scripture — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. A sacred writing or holy book.

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   Beispiele

   The primary scripture in Zoroastrianism is the Avesta.

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   In a word, they were made uſe of by the immediate ſucceſſors of the Apoſtles, and many of them read in the Public Aſſemblies of Chriſtians, as Canonical Scripture, without the leaſt mark of Diſtinction, in point of Autority[…]

   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. An authoritative statement.

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3. A (short) passage or verse from the Bible.

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4. a Hindu liturgical text

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Substantiv

1. any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group

   Synonyme

   sacred scripture

   Oberbegriffe

   sacred textsacred writingreligious writingreligious text