scripture

Borrowed from Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“I write”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈskɹɪptʃɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈskɹɪptʃə/

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• Hyphenation: scrip‧ture

scripture (countable and uncountable, plural scriptures)

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.

• (religious texts) scripture, religious text; Bible,‎ Qur'an,‎ Tao Te Ching,‎ Torah,‎ Veda ^{(Category: en:Religion) [edit]}

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scrīptūre

1. vocative masculine singular of scrīptūrus