Scripture

Scrip·ture  (skrpchr)

n.

1.

a. A sacred writing or book.

b. A passage from such a writing or book.

2. The sacred writings of the Bible. Often used in the plural. Also called Holy Scriptures.

3. scripture A statement regarded as authoritative.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin scrptra, from Latin, act of writing, from scrptus, past participle of scrbere, to write; see skrbh- in Indo-European roots.]

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scripture [ˈskrɪptʃə]

n

a sacred, solemn, or authoritative book or piece of writing

[from Latin scriptūra written material, from scrībere to write]

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Scripture [ˈskrɪptʃə]

n

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Also called Holy Scripture Holy Writ the Scriptures Christianity the Old and New Testaments

2. any book or body of writings, esp when regarded as sacred by a particular religious group

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Scripture - the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Bible, Word of God, Book, Word 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 group sacred scripture religious 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]

Translations

Scripture [ˈskrɪptʃəʳ] N

1. (also Holy Scripture) → Sagrada Escritura f

2. (Scol) (= subject, lesson) → Historia f Sagrada

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Scripture [ˈskrɪptʃə^r] n

(Christian) → Écriture f sainte
the Holy Scriptures → les Saintes Écritures

(non-Christian) → texte m sacré

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scripture

n

Scripture, the Scriptures → die (Heilige) Schrift; the Hindu scriptures → die heiligen Schriften or Bücher der Hindus

(Sch) → Religion f

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Scripture [ˈskrɪptʃəʳ] n (also Holy Scripture) → Sacre Scritture fpl

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scripture

n scripture [ˈskriptʃə]

1 the sacred writings of a religion Buddhist and Hindu scriptures. geskrifte كتاب مُقَدَّس свещени книги posvátné knihy hellig skrift die heilige Schrift οι ιερές γραφές μιας θρησκείας escritura pühakiri كتب آسماني pyhä kirjoitus écriture(s) כִּתבֵי הַקוֹדֶש धार्मिक पुस्तकें sveto pismo szentírás kitab suci helgirit scrittura 聖典 경전 šventasis raštas, knyga svētie raksti kitab heilig geschrift hellig skrift/bok święta księga livros sagrados carte sfântă писания posvätné písmo sveto pismo sveta knjiga helig skrift คัมภีร์ kutsal metinler 宗教經文 священна книга مقدس صحیفہ kinh (của một tôn giáo) 权威性的著作

2 the Bible. die Skrif الكِتاب المُقَدَّس، التوراه Библията Písmo svaté Bibelen die Heilige Schrift Αγία Γραφή Sagradas Escrituras piibel كتاب مقدس raamattu Ecriture sainte הַתנ”ך बाईबिल Biblija a Biblia, a Szentírás Alkitab biblían Scrittura, Sacre Scritture 聖書 성경 Biblija Bībele kitab Bible bijbel Den hellige skrift, Skriften, Bibelen Biblia Sagrada Escritura Sfânta Scriptură Библия Písmo sväté, biblia Sveto pismo Biblija den heliga skrift, Bibeln หนังสือไบเบิ้ล İncil 聖經 Біблія, священне письмо بائیبل، انجیل kinh thánh 圣经

adj scriptural

skriftuurlik مُتَعَلِّق بالكِتاب المقَدَّس библейски biblický skrift-; fra de hellige skrifter Schrift-... που έχει σχέση με την Αγία Γραφή bíblico piibli- اهل كتاب raamatullinen biblique שֶׁל כִּתבֵי הַקוֹדֶש धर्मग्रन्थ biblijski bibliai, szentírási mengenai Alkitab ritningar- della Bibbia 聖書の 성경의 Biblijos Bībeles-; Svēto rakstu- seperti kitab bijbels bibelsk biblijny da escritura biblic библейский biblický svetopisemski svetoknjiški biblisk, bibel- ตรงกับคัมภีร์ kutsal kitaba ait 聖經的，手稿的 біблійний صحائف سماوی سے متعلق thuộc kinh thánh 圣经的，手稿的