Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A sacred writing or holy book.

    The primary scripture in Zoroastrianism is the Avesta.

    Schrift, heilige Schrift

    писа́ниеpisánije, свяще́нное писа́ниеsvjaščénnoje pisánije, свяще́нная кни́гаsvjaščénnaja kníga

    any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group

  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable)An authoritative statement.

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

  4. (Hinduism, countable, uncountable)A Hindu liturgical text

Examples

15 sentences
  1. Where is this mentioned in the scriptures?

    Де за це сказано у писаннях?

    ruГде об этом сказано в писаниях?

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  2. The problem is one of interpreting these ancient scriptures.

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  3. India's ancient scriptures and philosophical teachings offer profound wisdom and spiritual guidance.

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  4. Taoism scriptures have many Chinese medicine regimen.

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  5. The Quran is the holy scripture of Muslims.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
any sacred writing or book:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
any sacred writing or book:

Origin

From Middle English scripture, from Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptu

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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Forms

plural: scriptures
Singularscripture
Pluralscriptures

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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