One entry found for scripture. Main Entry: scrip·ture
Pronunciation:
skrip-ch
rFunction: noun
Etymology: Middle English scripture, Scripture "the books of the Bible," from Latin scriptura (same meaning), from earlier scriptura "the act or product of writing," from scriptus, past participle of scribere "to write" --related to SCRIBE
1 a capitalized : the books of the Old and New Testaments or of either of them : BIBLE -- often used in plural b often capitalized : a portion of writing from the Bible
2 : the sacred writings of a religion
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