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1. (n.) Scripture
Often, Scriptures.
2. Scripture
(often l.c.) any writing or book, esp. when of a sacred or religious nature.
3. Scripture
(sometimes l.c.) a particular passage from the Bible.
4. Scripture
(l.c.) any collection of writings considered sacred.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < L scrīptūra writing. See script , -ure)
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| Definition of 'scripture' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
"he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
2. (noun) scripture, sacred scripture
any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) scripture
anything written; a writing; a document; an inscription
2. (noun) scripture
the books of the Old and the new Testament, or of either of them; the Bible; -- used by way of eminence or distinction, and chiefly in the plural
3. (noun) scripture
a passage from the Bible;; a text
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Sense: the sacred writings of a religion
Buddhist and Hindu scriptures.
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 Afrikaans: geskrifte |
 Arabic: كتاب مُقَدَّس |
 Bulgarian: свещени книги |
 Brazilian: livros sagrados |
 Czech: posvátné knihy |
 German: die heilige Schrift |
 Danish: hellig skrift |
 Greek: οι ιερές γραφές μιας θρησ |
 Spanish: escritura |
 Estonian: pühakiri |
 Farsi: كتب آسماني |
 Finnish: pyhä kirjoitus |
 French: écriture(s) |
 Hebrew: כִּתבֵי הַקוֹדֶש |
 Hindi: धार्मिक पुस्तकें |
 Croatian: sveto pismo |
 Hungarian: szentírás |
 Indonesian: kitab suci |
 Icelandic: helgirit |
 Italian: scrittura |
 Japanese: 聖典 |
 Korean: 경전 |
 Lithuanian: šventasis raštas, knyga |
 Latvian: svētie raksti |
 Malay: kitab |
 Dutch: heilig geschrift |
 Norwegian: hellig skrift/bok |
 Polish: święta księga |
 Persian: كتب آسماني |
 Pashto: ]انجيل، مقدس كتاب |
 Portuguese: livros sagrados |
 Romanian: carte sfântă |
 Russian: писания |
 Slovak: posvätné písmo |
 Slovenian: sveto pismo |
 Serbian: sveta knjiga |
 Swedish: helig skrift |
 Thai: คัมภีร์ |
 Turkish: kutsal metinler |
 Taiwanese: 宗教經文 |
 Ukrainian: священна книга |
 Urdu: مقدس صحیفہ |
 Vietnamese: kinh (của một tôn giáo) |
 Chinese: 经文 |
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