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Scripture — • Sacred Scripture is one of the several names denoting the inspired writings which make up the Old and New Testament Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Scripture Scripture … Catholic encyclopedia
Scripture — Scrip ture (?; 135), n. [L. scriptura, fr. scribere, scriptum, to write: cf. OF. escripture, escriture, F. [ e]criture. See {Scribe}.] 1. Anything written; a writing; a document; an inscription. [1913 Webster] I have put it in scripture and in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scripture — [skrip′chər] n. [ME < L scriptura, a writing, in LL(Ec), a Scripture, passage of Scripture < scriptus: see SCRIPT1] 1. Obs. anything written 2. [S ] a Bible passage 3. a) any sacred writing or books b) any … English World dictionary
scripture — (n.) c.1300, a writing, an act of writing, especially the sacred writings of the Bible, from L.L. scriptura the writings contained in the Bible, a passage from the Bible, from L. scriptura a writing, character, inscription, from scriptus, pp. of… … Etymology dictionary
scripture — (also scriptures) ► NOUN 1) the sacred writings of Christianity contained in the Bible. 2) the sacred writings of another religion. ORIGIN Latin scriptura writings , from scribere write … English terms dictionary
Scripture — /skrip cheuhr/, n. 1. Often, Scriptures. Also called Holy Scripture, Holy 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 … Universalium
scripture — UK [ˈskrɪptʃə(r)] / US [ˈskrɪptʃər] noun Word forms scripture : singular scripture plural scriptures 1) a) scripture or Scripture [uncountable] the Bible b) the study of the Bible 2) [countable/uncountable] the holy writings of any religion the… … English dictionary
scripture — noun (often scriptures) ADJECTIVE ▪ holy, sacred ▪ the sacred scripture of the Buddhists ▪ ancient ▪ Buddhist, Christian … Collocations dictionary
scripture — From the Latin for ‘writing’. In Judaism the term ‘scripture’ was eventually restricted to those books in the OT which were recognized as canonical, though the content of the canon was disputed. Christians used the Greek OT and this was… … Dictionary of the Bible
Scripture — Invariably in the New Testament denotes that definite collection of sacred books, regarded as given by inspiration of God, which we usually call the Old Testament (2 Tim. 3:15, 16; John 20:9; Gal. 3:22; 2 Pet. 1:20). It was God s purpose thus… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
scripture — scrip|ture [ˈskrıptʃə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: scriptura something written , from scribere; SCRIBE] 1.) Scripture[U] also the (Holy) Scriptures the Bible ▪ the way God is portrayed in Scripture 2.) [U … Dictionary of contemporary English
