scripture.
A sacred writing or holy book.
Meaning & usage
A sacred writing or holy book.
The primary scripture in Zoroastrianism is the Avesta.
An authoritative statement.
A (short) passage or verse from the Bible.
a Hindu liturgical text
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin scrīptūrader. Middle English scripture English scripture From Middle English scripture, from Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“to write”). By surface analysis, script + -ure.
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