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Scripture

Scripture

118 7.0
The holy writings of the Christian religion, especially the Bible
  • noun
  • /ˈskrɪp.tʃər/
translation icon : escritura sagrada
  • That's why the Scriptures are very clear.
  • Holy Scripture
  • sacred Scripture
  • biblical Scripture

So I'm doing what the Scripture tells me to do, which is seek.

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Examples

  • The pastor quoted from Scripture to inspire the congregation during the service.

  • Have you forgotten your scripture?

  • It's like the Scripture tells us... you have to lose your life before you can... find it.

  • I hope you heard that part about the Scripture where Jesus was talking about the poor...

    Fiction book (2000)
  • I can live off anything, but yet that one scripture stayed in my mind.

  • You know every story in Scripture.

  • So I'm doing what the Scripture tells me to do, which is seek.

  • In the scriptures, Jesus rose on the third day.

  • Don't you see that even those who had received the Scripture know that it is the truth before their Lord?

    Academic text (2015)
  • Scripture tells us that without a vision, people perish.

Synonyms

Word
vsScripture
  • Formal
178 8.4

The holy book used by Christians, called the Bible

is the general category of those sacred Christian writings rather than the title
Word of God
vsScripture
  • Formal
41 6.5

Sacred writings and teachings believed to come from God that give guidance for living

refers simply to Christian sacred writings without stressing divine origin
Bible
vsScripture
12 1.3

A book of holy writings used by Christians

is the general term for Christian sacred writings, not only that collection
sacred text
vsScripture
5 6.3

A book or writing that people respect and use in worship in a religion

is the term used specifically for Christian sacred writings
religious text
vsScripture
5 3.7

A book or writing that people treat as holy in a religion

applies that idea specifically to the Christian religious tradition
Holy Scripture
vsScripture
5 5.2

Religious books of Christianity that include the Old and New Testaments

is a more general label for those Christian writings
Good Book
vsScripture
  • Informal
3 7.5

The Christian holy book used for teaching and comfort

is the formal description of those sacred Christian writings
Christian Bible
vsScripture
2 2.3

A collection of holy books for Christians including the Old and New Testaments

is the broader name for Christian sacred writings including that collection
Holy Writ
vsScripture
  • Archaic
2 9.2

The sacred writings of Christianity, especially the Bible

is the neutral modern term for the same body of writings
sacred scripture
vsScripture
1 7.5

A holy text that a religion treats as true and that guides people's lives

is specific to Christian sacred writings rather than any religion
sacred writing
vsScripture
1 7.7

A text that a religion treats as holy and important

applies only within the Christian tradition
religious writing
vsScripture
1 4.5

A text seen as holy and used for worship or teaching in a religion

applies only within the Christian tradition

Compounds

Religious books of Christianity that include the Old and New Testaments

A holy text that a religion treats as true and that guides people's lives

A holy book of Buddhism that contains its teachings

A set of Jewish sacred writings in three parts: the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings

How Sacred

Scripture
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book
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Surface Forms

Scripture singular
Scriptures plural

Morphology

Scripture = script (opaque) = script + ure

Although the form is historically related to 'script', the religious sense of 'Scripture' is a specialized loanword meaning not directly predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Scripture comes from the Latin scriptura, from scribere meaning 'to write'. Think of the common word script, a piece of writing you read, so Scripture means 'writings' and is used especially for sacred books like the Bible.