scripture

Definitions

1. A sacred writing or holy book.
   countable, uncountable
2. The foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy.
3. document, deed
4. An authoritative statement.
   broadly, countable, uncountable
5. writing
6. A (short) passage or verse from the Bible
   countable, informal, uncountable
7. third-person singular present indicative
8. second-person singular imperative

Equivalents

Examples

“The primary scripture in Zoroastrianism is the Avesta.”

“In a word, they were made uſe of by the immediate ſucceſſors of the Apoſtles, and many of them read⟳ in the Public Aſſemblies of Chriſtians, as Canonical Scripture, without the leaſt mark⟳ of Diſtinction, in point⟳ of Autority[…]”

“It would be quite unwise to deem the whole historical enterprise as wrong-headed and to think⟳ that one can revert to the gospels' way of reading scripture, […]”

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