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Scripture
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scripture
English
Etymology
From en la scrīptūra a writing, scripture, from la scrīptum, the supine of la scrībō to write.
Noun
The foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy.
Usage notes
Often used by religious people as a proper noun for their own religion's foundational text.
Translations
religious text
Bulgarian: bg свето писание n
Finnish: fi pyhä kirja, fi Sana
German: de Heilige Schrift f
Japanese: ja 聖句 せいく, seiku
Lithuanian: lt šventraštis m, lt raštas m figuratively
Polish: pl święte księgi nv-p
Portuguese: pt Escrituras f-p
Romanian: ro Sfânta Scriptură f
Russian: ru Писа́ние n
Tagalog: tl kasulatan
Tumbuka: tum malembo 6
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