scripture

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/ˈskɹɪpt͡ʃɚ/

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/ˈskɹɪpt͡ʃɚ/ · /ˈskɹɪptʃə/

Definition of scripture

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noun

The foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy.

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noun

The foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy.
(countable, uncountable)A sacred writing or holy book.

“The primary scripture in Zoroastrianism is the Avesta.”
“In a word, they were made uſe of by the immediate ſucceſſors of the Apoſtles, and many of them read in the Public Aſſemblies of Chriſtians, as Canonical Scripture, without the leaſt mark of Diſtinction, in point of Autority[…]”
“It would be quite unwise to deem the whole historical enterprise as wrong-headed and to think that one can revert to the gospels' way of reading scripture, […]”
(broadly, countable, uncountable)An authoritative statement.
(countable, uncountable)A (short) passage or verse from the Bible.

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From Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“to write”).

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