scripture

1. 1.

   the sacred writings of the Christian religions

   “he went to carry the Word to the heathen”

   SynonymsBibleChristian BibleBookGood BookHoly ScriptureHoly WritWord of GodWord

   Broadersacred text

   Narrowerfamily BibleVulgateDouay BibleAuthorized VersionRevised VersionNew English BibleAmerican Standard VersionRevised Standard Version

   PartsOld TestamentTestamentNew Testamenttext
2. 2.

   any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group

   Synonymssacred scripture

   Broadersacred text

   Narrowercanon

Other forms of scripture

plural

scriptures·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about scripture

What does scripture mean?

scripture means "the sacred writings of the Christian religions". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in scripture?

scripture has 2 syllables: scrip-ture. The stress falls on "scrip". In IPA it is /ˈskɹɪptʃɚ/.

What is another word for scripture?

Close synonyms include Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scripture a common word?

scripture is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.