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Scripture

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Noun

1. bible, book, christian bible, good book, holy scripture, holy writ, scripture, word, word of god

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

Example Sentences:
'he went to carry the Word to the heathen'

2. sacred scripture, scripture

any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Scripture

see synonyms of scripture
noun
a sacred, solemn, or authoritative book or piece of writing
noun
1. Also called: Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, the Scriptures Christianity
the Old and New Testaments
2. 
any book or body of writings, esp when regarded as sacred by a particular religious group

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Scripture

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noun
1.  Obsolete
anything written
2.  [S-]
a Bible passage
3. 
a. 
any sacred writing or books
b. 
any writing regarded as authoritative and inviolable
4.  [S-] [often pl.]
the sacred writings of the Jews, identical with the Old Testament of the Christians
5.  [S-] [often pl.]
the Christian Bible; Old and New Testaments

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Scripture

see synonyms of scripture
n.
1.
a. A sacred writing or book.
b. A passage from such a writing or book.
2. often Scripture or Scriptures The writings collected as the Bible.
3. A statement regarded as authoritative.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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