"scriptural" meaning in English

See scriptural in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈskɹɪp.t͡ʃəɹəl/, /ˈskɹɪp.t͡ʃʊɹəl/, /ˈskɹɪp.ʃɹəl/
enPR: skrĭpˈ-chə-rəl, -cho͝o-rəl, -shrəl Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin scrīptūrader. Middle English scripture English scripture Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English scriptural From scripture + -al. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|scripture|-al|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin scrīptūrader. Middle English scripture English scripture Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. 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  1. Of, relating to, or in accordance with scripture. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: biblical, orthodox Derived forms: scripturalism, scripturalist, scripturality, scripturally, scripturalness Translations (biblical): bíblic (Catalan), bíblico (Galician), scritturale (Italian), biblico (Italian), bíblico (Mirandese), bíblico (Portuguese), escritural (Spanish), bíblico (Spanish)
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        "1": "-"
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      "expansion": "scriptural (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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        "English entries with etymology texts",
        "English entries with etymology trees",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)ker- (cut)",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- (grow)",
        "English terms suffixed with -al",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncomparable adjectives",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Mirandese translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              378,
              388
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2025 January 31, James Orr, “JD Vance States the Obvious About Ordo Amoris”, in First Things, archived from the original on 08 Feb 2025:",
          "text": "When explicated in Augustine’s On Christian Teaching or in Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae, the ordo amoris emerges as a concept that is both cogent on its own terms—reciprocal obligations incurred through birth and upbringing are, after all, self-evidently stronger than those we freely undertake through choice or circumstance—and entirely consistent with the moral grammar of the scriptural witness.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of, relating to, or in accordance with scripture."
      ],
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        [
          "scripture",
          "scripture#English"
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      ],
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    {
      "enpr": "skrĭpˈ-chə-rəl"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "-cho͝o-rəl"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "-shrəl"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈskɹɪp.t͡ʃəɹəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈskɹɪp.t͡ʃʊɹəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈskɹɪp.ʃɹəl/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "biblical"
    },
    {
      "word": "orthodox"
    }
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "biblical",
      "word": "bíblic"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "biblical",
      "word": "bíblico"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "biblical",
      "word": "scritturale"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "biblical",
      "word": "biblico"
    },
    {
      "code": "mwl",
      "lang": "Mirandese",
      "lang_code": "mwl",
      "sense": "biblical",
      "word": "bíblico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "biblical",
      "word": "bíblico"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "biblical",
      "word": "escritural"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "biblical",
      "word": "bíblico"
    }
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}

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