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Scripture

American  
[skrip-cher] / ˈskrɪp tʃər /

noun

  1. Also called Holy Scripture.  Also called Holy Scriptures.  Often Scriptures. the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together.

  2. (often lowercase) any writing or book, especially when of a sacred or religious nature.

  3. (sometimes lowercase) a particular passage from the Bible; text.

Scripture 1 British  
/ ˈskrɪptʃə /

noun

  1. Also called: Holy Scripture.   Holy Writ.   the Scriptures.  Christianity the Old and New Testaments

  2. any book or body of writings, esp when regarded as sacred by a particular religious group

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scripture 2 British  
/ ˈskrɪptʃə /

noun

  1. a sacred, solemn, or authoritative book or piece of writing

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Other Word Forms

  • anti-Scripture adjective
  • pro-Scripture adjective
  • subscripture noun

Etymology

Origin of Scripture

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin scrīptūra writing. See script, -ure

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the November 14, 2025, print edition as 'The Catholic Case for Purgatory in Scripture'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

The judgment of Solomon, found in Chapter 3 of 1 Kings, is one of the most familiar stories in the Hebrew Scripture.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

Scripture and natal charts existed in tandem, along with palm-reading diagrams, recipes for potions and instructions for alchemical reactions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

Scripture does not record the birth date of Jesus Christ, and so early Christian scholars spent centuries wrangling over when to celebrate this most important apotheosis.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

Momma used the baubles to buy several hogs, and that was how Rose Hill came to have pork chops every Sunday after the Scripture was read.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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