Meaning of scripture in English:
scripture
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noun
mass noun1
(also Scripture, Scriptures)The sacred writings of Christianity contained in the Bible.‘passages of scripture’- ‘the fundamental teachings of the scriptures’
- ‘It is difficult to find a Father who does not quote the Apocrypha and treat it as Scripture.’
- ‘The terms ‘Trinity’ and ‘persons’ as related to the Godhead, while not found in the Scriptures, are words in harmony with Scripture.’
- ‘We read in Scripture that truth is an attribute of God (Jeremiah 10:10; John 1:14; 14:6; 17:3), and that God speaks truthfully - that is, He does not lie.’
sacred text, Holy Writ, the Bible, the Holy Bible, the Gospel, the Good Book, the Word of God, the Book of BooksView synonyms- 1.1The sacred writings of a religion other than Christianity.‘It is standard Islamic belief that all holy scriptures except the Qur'an have been altered from their original forms over time.’
- ‘Hindu scripture is overwhelmingly written in Sanskrit.’
- ‘The Pauranas are called Dharma Shastras, scriptures on Dharma, how to live a righteous life.’
Origin
Middle English from Latin scriptura ‘writings’, from script- ‘written’, from the verb scribere.
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