scripture — Английский словарь

Существительное

1. A sacred writing or holy book.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

   The primary scripture in Zoroastrianism is the Avesta.

   Другие примеры (1)

   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.

   Употребление

   • broadly
   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

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

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

4. a Hindu liturgical text

   Употребление

   • Hinduism
   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

Существительное

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

   Синонимы

   sacred scripture

   Более общие понятия

   sacred textsacred writingreligious writingreligious text