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scripture
noun
the
holy
writings
of
any
religion
•
Buddhist
monks
patiently
copied
the
ancient
scripture
onto
palm-leaf
pages
.
Buddhist
monks
patiently
copied
the
ancient
scripture
onto
palm-leaf
pages
.
•
The
museum
displayed
fragments
of
Mayan
scripture
carved
into
stone
tablets
.
The
museum
displayed
fragments
of
Mayan
scripture
carved
into
stone
tablets
.
Same
origin
as
the
capitalized
form
,
from
Latin
scriptura
“
writing
”,
broadened
to
mean
any
sacred
writing
.
Scripture
noun
-
Scripture
the
sacred
writings
of
Christianity
,
especially
the
Bible
•
During
the
Sunday
service
,
the
minister
read
a
passage
from
Scripture
about
compassion
.
During
the
Sunday
service
,
the
minister
read
a
passage
from
Scripture
about
compassion
.
•
She
finds
comfort
in
turning
to
Scripture
whenever
she
feels
anxious
.
She
finds
comfort
in
turning
to
Scripture
whenever
she
feels
anxious
.
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
scriptura
“
writing
”,
from
scribere
“
to
write
”,
later
used
specifically
for
sacred
writings
.