Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
scrip·ture
\\ˈskrip(t)-shər\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Late Latin scriptura, from Latin, act or product of writing, from scriptus
DATE 14th century
1.
a.
(1)capitalized : the books of the Bible — often used in plural
(2)often capitalized : a passage from the Bible
b. a body of writings considered sacred or authoritative2. something written
the primitive man's awe for any scripture — George Santayana scripture
c.1300, "a writing, an act of writing," esp. "the sacred writings of the Bible," from L.L. scriptura "the writings contained in the Bible, a passage from the Bible," from L. scriptura "a writing, character, inscription," from scriptus, pp. of scribere "write" (see script).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
scripture
scrip·ture / 5skriptFE(r) / noun1. Scripture [U] (also the Scriptures [pl.]) the Bible
《圣经》
2. scriptures [pl.] the holy books of a particular religion
(某宗教的)圣典,经文,经典:
Hindu scriptures
印度教经文
• scrip·tural / 5skriptFErEl / adj.:
scriptural references
《圣经》引文
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishscripture
noun (often scriptures)
ADJ. holy, sacred the sacred scripture of the Buddhists | Christian, Hebrew, Hindu, Jewish, etc.
QUANT. passage, verse
VERB + SCRIPTURE interpret, read (from) She read from the scriptures. | teach | follow | quote (from)
PREP. in the ~s You won't find this moral precept in the scriptures.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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scrip·ture
\ˈskripchə(r), -psh-\
noun
(
-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin
scriptura, from Latin, act or product of writing, from
scriptus (past participle of
scribere to write) +
-ura -ure — more at
scribe
1.
a.
(1) usually capitalized : the books of the Old and New Testament or of either of them
: bible
< a collection … from the various parts of the Scripture — J.C.Swaim >
— often used in plural
< the demand for the Scriptures in a familiar tongue has found expression in a great activity of Bible translation — L.A.Weigle >
(2) usually capitalized : a passage or text from the Bible
< in their case was the Scripture fulfilled that the first shall be last and the last first — E.C.Colwell >
b. : sacred writing of a religion
< Buddhist scripture >
c. : a body of writings considered as authoritative
< his critical essays provide the scripture of the movement >
or as classically embodying the essence of a way of life, movement, era, or nation — often used in plural
< the American scriptures, the great books of the eighteen-fifties — Van Wyck Brooks >2. : something written
: a writing or portion of a writing
< the primitive man's awe for any scripture — George Santayana >