scripture
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈskrɪp.tʃɚ/
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escritura
- According to the holy scripture, love and compassion are essential virtues.
- sacred scriptures
- holy scripture
- read scripture
So you'll see him citing scripture here and there very often.
- So you'll see him citing scripture here and there very often.
- One, my mom was very open to various scriptures around the world.
- But the scripture says seek and ye shall find.
- And they're, you know, they're working off of scriptures that, that talk about anger.
- But the scripture says seek and you shall find.
- And you're like, it's like in the scripture says that his peace and joy is above our understanding.
- And there's there's a scripture in the Bible that says only a fool tells his whole heart.
- And this is where, say, Loctansius could come up, or, you know, ancient Jewish scriptures talking about God's anger.
- And he created this, these legions of angels whose purpose is describe the Scripture to minister to God's people.
- Bold expositor of the gnostic Gospels, reading ancient scriptures anew.
- And recognize that just as once was said by Shakespeare, the devil can cite scripture for his purpose.
- They've they've made a habit out of memorizing scriptures that are really connected to virtue and character.
- Instead, we are meditating on the scriptures like the Upanishads and we're like diving into that.
- I have applied six scriptures to change my life.
- I'll continue to find fruit beyond the scriptures right Scriptures to me are journals.
- And then you start to heal and those scriptures there is there for now, no condemnation.
Examples
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And there is so much in scripture about being a father.
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Almost without exception, clerics used a narrow selection of scripture to support their case against dancing.
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I brought something, some scripture to share with the people.
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In that month, every religious scripture was revealed.
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But the scripture says seek and ye shall find.
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Would you also like to study the scriptures?
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Since her retirement, she has spent much of her time reading scripture and studying commentaries on it.
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Some of the texts from Baha'i scripture have already been cited and need not be repeated.
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There is no authoritative interpretation of the scriptures in this world.
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Although Mormons are Christians, they believe in several new scriptures, such as The Book of Mormon.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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8.4
The holy book used by Christians, called the Bible
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6.5
Sacred writings and teachings believed to come from God that give guidance for living
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7.9
All Jewish religious writings and the teachings passed down about them
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4.0
Books that form the first part of the Christian Bible and contain Hebrew sacred writings
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1.3
A book of holy writings used by Christians
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6.3
A book or writing that people respect and use in worship in a religion
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3.7
A book or writing that people treat as holy in a religion
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5.2
Religious books of Christianity that include the Old and New Testaments
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7.5
The Christian holy book used for teaching and comfort
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2.3
A collection of holy books for Christians including the Old and New Testaments
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9.2
The sacred writings of Christianity, especially the Bible
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7.5
A holy text that a religion treats as true and that guides people's lives
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7.7
A text that a religion treats as holy and important
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9.9
A group of Jewish holy books, including the Torah, the Prophets and the Writings
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7.4
A holy book of Buddhism that contains its teachings
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4.5
A text seen as holy and used for worship or teaching in a religion
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7.0
A set of Jewish sacred writings in three parts: the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings
Compounds
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7.0
A set of Jewish sacred writings in three parts: the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings
How Sacred
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scripture comes from the Latin root scrib-/script-, which means 'to write', and you can see the same root in words like script and manuscript. It once meant 'a writing', so scripture now refers to the sacred or important writings of a religion.