Scripture: meaning, definitions and examples
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scripture
[ หskrษชptสษr ]
holy book
Scripture refers to sacred writings or texts that are considered authoritative within a particular religious tradition. These texts often contain moral and spiritual teachings, as well as stories of the origins and beliefs of the religion.
Synonyms
holy book, religious writings, sacred text
Examples of usage
- The Bible is a scripture revered by Christians.
- The Quran is the scripture of Islam.
- The Vedas are ancient scriptures of Hinduism.
Translations
Translations of the word "scripture" in other languages:
๐ต๐น escritura
๐ฎ๐ณ เคถเคพเคธเฅเคคเฅเคฐ
๐ฉ๐ช Schrift
๐ฎ๐ฉ kitab suci
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟะธัะฐะฝะฝั
๐ต๐ฑ pismo
๐ฏ๐ต ่ๆธ (ใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท รฉcriture
๐ช๐ธ escritura
๐น๐ท kutsal yazฤฑ
๐ฐ๐ท ์ฑ๊ฒฝ (seonggyeong)
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุต
๐จ๐ฟ pรญsmo
๐ธ๐ฐ pรญsmo
๐จ๐ณ ็ปๆ (jฤซngwรฉn)
๐ธ๐ฎ pisava
๐ฎ๐ธ ritning
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถะฐะทั
๐ฌ๐ช แฌแแ แแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ yazฤฑ
๐ฒ๐ฝ escritura
Word origin
The word 'scripture' originated from the Latin word 'scriptura', which means 'a writing' or 'a scripture'. It has been used for centuries to refer to sacred texts in various religious traditions.
See also: conscript, script, scripted, scripting, Scriptural, scriptwriter, scriptwriters, transcript, unscripted.