scripture

CEFRB2

/ˈskɹɪpt͡ʃɚ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The sacred writings of a religion.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A sacred writing or holy book.

Examples

  • I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture.

  • The Quran is the holy scripture of Muslims.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An authoritative statement.

  2. A (short) passage or verse from the Bible.

More examples

In context

  • Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.

  • The primary scripture in Zoroastrianism is the Avesta.

  • 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, […]

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Origin

noun

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