scrip·tur·al

[skrip-cher-uhl]
adjective
1.
( sometimes initial capital letter ) of, pertaining to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
2.
rendered in or related to writing.

Origin:
1635–45; < Late Latin scrīptūrālis. See Scripture, -al1

scrip·tur·al·ly, adverb
scrip·tur·al·ness, noun
an·ti·scrip·tur·al, adjective
non·scrip·tur·al, adjective
pro-Scrip·tur·al, adjective
un·scrip·tur·al, adjective
un·scrip·tur·al·ly, adverb
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scriptural (ˈskrɪptʃərəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  (often capital) of, in accordance with, or based on Scripture
2.  of or relating to writing
 
scripturally
 
adv

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Example sentences
Her legend is a conflation of numerous scriptural references and apocryphal
  stories.
No mere reliance on scriptural texts could meet the emergency.
Scriptural literalism can only be part of the answer.
Our effort to protect both the human community and the natural ecology are
  based on scriptural values.
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