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- pronunciation:
- skrIp
chr
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
(often plural) the Bible; Holy Scriptures.
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definition 2: |
(often lower case) a passage from the Bible.
My mother has studied the Bible and knows many scriptures by heart. |
definition 3: |
(sometimes lower case) any sacred writing.
- similar words:
- bible
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Scripture comes from a Latin word that means "the product of writing."
The word scripture
contains the following parts:
scrib, script
Latin
root
that means to write
Example words:
describe, description, descriptive, inscribe, manuscript, postscript, prescribe, prescription, scribble, scribe1, script, Scripture, subscribe, subscription
-ure
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act or process of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ure
attaches to Latin verb roots and English verbs.
Example words:
acupuncture, adventure, agriculture, aquaculture, capture, composure, enclosure, exposure, failure, figure, fixture, fracture, lecture, legislature, literature, manufacture, miniature, picture, posture, pressure, procedure, rapture, rupture, Scripture, seizure, structure, texture, torture
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