Scripture

Pronunciation

Origin

From Latin scrīptūra ("a writing, scripture"), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō ("I write").

Full definition of scripture

Noun

1. A sacred writing or holy book.The primary scripture in Zoroastrianism is the Avesta.
• 2001, Leander Keck, Who is Jesus? (ISBN 0567088332), page 143: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, ...
2. (by extension) An authoritative statement.

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