"Scripture" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Scriptures [plural]
Etymology: From Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“I write”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|scrīptūra||a writing, scripture}} Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Scripture (plural Scriptures)
  1. The foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy. Wikipedia link: Scripture Translations (religious text): свето писание (sveto pisanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), pyhä kirja (Finnish), Sana (Finnish), Heilige Schrift [feminine] (German), 聖句 (seiku) (alt: せいく) (Japanese), šventraštis [masculine] (Lithuanian), raštas [figuratively, masculine] (Lithuanian), Sfânta Scriptură [feminine] (Romanian), Писа́ние (Pisánije) [neuter] (Russian), kasulatan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-Scripture-en-noun--8O9LSME Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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