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scrip·ture
(skrĭp′chər)n.
1.
a. A sacred writing or book.
b. A passage from such a writing or book.
2. often Scripture or Scriptures The writings collected as the Bible.
3. A statement regarded as authoritative.
[Middle English, from Late Latin scrīptūra, from Latin, act of writing, from scrīptus, past participle of scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]
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scripture
(ˈskrɪptʃə)n
a sacred, solemn, or authoritative book or piece of writing
[C13: from Latin scriptūra written material, from scrībere to write]
Scripture
(ˈskrɪptʃə)n
1. (Bible) Christianity Also called: Holy Scripture, Holy Writ or the Scriptures the Old and New Testaments
2. any book or body of writings, esp when regarded as sacred by a particular religious group
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Scrip•ture
(ˈskrɪp tʃər)n.
1. Often, Scriptures. Also called Holy Scripture (or Scriptures). the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together.
2. (often l.c.) any writing or book, esp. when of a sacred or religious nature.
3. (sometimes l.c.) a particular passage from the Bible.
4. (l.c.) any collection of writings considered sacred.
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| Noun | 1. |  Scripture - the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing - writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity family Bible - a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible Testament - either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible covenant - (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return eisegesis - personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas exegesis - an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) text - a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon; "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon" Gabriel - (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God Noachian deluge, Noah and the Flood, Noah's flood, the Flood - (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings demythologise, demythologize - remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value" |
| 2. |  scripture - any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious groupreligious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing - writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity canon - a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired |
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scripture
noun The Bible, The Word, The Gospels, The Scriptures, The Word of God, The Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Holy Bible, The Book of Books a quote from scripture
Quotations
"The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose" [William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice]
"The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose" [William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice]
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Translations
الكِتاب المُقَدَّس، التوراهكتاب مُقَدَّس
Písmo svatéposvátné knihy
Bibelenhellig skrift
Szentírás
biblíanhelgirit
šventasis raštas
Bībelesvētie raksti
Písmo svätéposvätné knihy
sveto pismo
İncilkutsal metinler
Scripture
[ˈskrɪptʃəʳ] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Scripture
[ˈskrɪptʃər] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
scripture
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scripture
(ˈskriptʃə) noun1. the sacred writings of a religion. Buddhist and Hindu scriptures.
2. the Bible.
ˈscriptural adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.