scripture
English
/ˈskɹɪptʃɚ/, /ˈskɹɪptʃə/
noun
Definitions
- A sacred writing or holy book.
- (by extension) An authoritative statement.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scrīptūra (a writing, scripture).
Origin
Latin
scrīptūra
Gloss
a writing, scripture
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiscriptural English
- nonscriptural English
- protoscripture English
- scriptural English
- scripturalism English
- scripturalist English
- scripturality English
- scripturally English
- scripturalness English
- scriptureless English
- scripturelike English
- unscriptural English
- scrīptūra Latin
- scrittura Italian
- escriture Old French
- escritura Galician
- scriptură Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- scriptuir Old Irish
- escriptura Old Portuguese
- scripturã Aromanian
- escritura Asturian
- scriture Friulian
- screptra Middle Irish
- escritura Old Spanish