1. scripture(n = noun.communication) bible, book, christian bible, good book, holy scripture, holy writ, word, word of god - the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
is a kind of religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing
has parts: old testament, testament, new testament, text
has particulars: family bible, vulgate, douay-rheims bible, douay-rheims version, douay bible, douay version, rheims-douay bible, rheims-douay version, authorized version, king james bible, king james version, revised version, new english bible, american revised version, american standard version, revised standard version
Derived form adjective scriptural1
2. scripture(n = noun.communication) sacred scripture - any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group;
is a kind of religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing
has particulars: canon
1. Anything written; a writing; a document; an inscription. [1913 Webster]
"I have put it in scripture and in remembrance." [1913 Webster]
"Then the Lord of Manny read the scripture on the tomb, the which was in Latin." [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
"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." [1913 Webster]
"Compared with the knowledge which the Scriptures contain, every other subject of human inquiry is vanity." [1913 Webster]
3. A passage from the Bible; a text. [1913 Webster]
"The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose." [1913 Webster]
"Hanging by the twined thread of one doubtful Scripture." [1913 Webster]
scripture, n.
1 sacred writings.
2 (Scripture or the Scriptures) a the Bible as a collection of sacred writings in Christianity. b the sacred writings of any other religion.
Etymology:
ME f. L scriptura (as SCRIPT)
N Judeo-christian revelation, revelation, inspiration, afflatus, theophany, theopneusty, Word, Word of God, Scripture, the Scriptures, the Bible, Holy Writ, Holy Scriptures, inspired writings, Gospel, Old Testament, Septuagint, Vulgate, Pentateuch, Octateuch, the Law, the Jewish Law, the Prophets, major Prophets, minor Prophets, Hagiographa, Hagiology, Hierographa, Apocrypha, New Testament, Gospels, Evangelists, Acts, Epistles, Apocalypse, Revelations, Talmud, Mishna, Masorah, prophet, evangelist, apostle, disciple, saint, the Fathers, the Apostolical Fathers, Holy Men of old, inspired penmen, scriptural, biblical, sacred, prophetic, evangelical, evangelistic, apostolic, apostolical, inspired, theopneustic, theophneusted, apocalyptic, ecclesiastical, canonical, textuary.
N certainty, necessity, certitude, surety, assurance, dead certainty, moral certainty, infallibleness, infallibility, reliability, indubitableness, inevitableness, unquestionableness, gospel, scripture, church, pope, court of final appeal, res judicata, ultimatum positiveness, dogmatism, dogmatist, dogmatizer, doctrinaire, bigot, opinionist, Sir Oracle, ipse dixit, fact, positive fact, matter of fact, fait accompli, certain, sure, assured, solid, well-founded, unqualified, absolute, positive, determinate, definite, clear, unequivocal, categorical, unmistakable, decisive, decided, ascertained, inevitable, unavoidable, avoidless, ineluctable, unerring, infallible, unchangeable, to be depended on, trustworthy, reliable, bound, unimpeachable, undeniable, unquestionable, indisputable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indubitable, irrefutable, conclusive, without power of appeal, indubious, without doubt, beyond a doubt, without a shade or shadow of doubt, without question, beyond question, past dispute, clear as day, beyond all question, beyond all dispute, undoubted, uncontested, unquestioned, undisputed, questionless, doubtless, authoritative, authentic, official, sure as fate, sure as death and taxes, sure as a gun, evident, self-evident, axiomatic, clear, clear as day, clear as the sun at noonday, certainly, for certain, certes, sure, no doubt, doubtless, and no mistake, flagrante delicto, sure enough, to be sure, of course, as a matter of course, a coup sur, to a certainty, in truth, at any rate, at all events, without fail, coute que coute, coute qu'il coute, whatever may happen, if the worst come to the worst, come what may, happen what may, come what will, sink or swim, rain or shine, cela va sans dire, there is no question, no question, not a shadow of doubt, there is not a shadow of doubt, the die is cast, facts are stubborn things.