Meaning of scripture | Babel Free
ˈskɹɪpt͡ʃɚDefinitions
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A sacred writing or holy book. countable, uncountable
- The foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy.
- document, deed
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An authoritative statement. broadly, countable, uncountable
- writing
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A (short) passage or verse from the Bible countable, informal, uncountable
- third-person singular present indicative
- 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, […]”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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