scripture

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.