From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Scripture \Scrip"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. scriptura, fr. scribere,
scriptum, to write: cf. OF. escripture, escriture, F.
['e]criture. See {Scribe}.]
1. Anything written; a writing; a document; an inscription.
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I have put it in scripture and in remembrance.
--Chaucer.
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Then the Lord of Manny read the scripture on the
tomb, the which was in Latin. --Ld. Berners.
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2. The books of the Old and the New Testament, or of either
of them; the Bible; -- used by way of eminence or
distinction, and chiefly in the plural.
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There is not any action a man ought to do, or to
forbear, but the Scripture will give him a clear
precept or prohibition for it. --South.
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Compared with the knowledge which the Scriptures
contain, every other subject of human inquiry is
vanity. --Buckminster.
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3. A passage from the Bible; a text.
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The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
--Shak.
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Hanging by the twined thread of one doubtful
Scripture. --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Scripture
n 1: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to
carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {Christian
Bible}, {Book}, {Good Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ},
{Scripture}, {Word of God}, {Word}]
2: any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
[syn: {scripture}, {sacred scripture}]
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