scriptural

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

  2. rendered in or related to writing.

Origin of scriptural

1
From the Late Latin word scrīptūrālis, dating back to 1635–45. See Scripture, -al1

Other words from scriptural

  • 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

Words Nearby scriptural

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How to use scriptural in a sentence

  • But to rulers possessed of scriptural qualifications, cordial obedience is due.

  • In order that the Church may act in character, her procedure in regard to the election of pastors and elders, must be scriptural.

  • The government itself, though for certain ends it applies the oath, is not scriptural.

  • The sufferings of the patriarch Job form the subject of a few of these scriptural illustrations.

    The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
  • For each or either of these extra-scriptural Articles of Faith the preceding Aphorism supplies a safe criterion.

    Aids to Reflection | Samuel Taylor Coleridge

British Dictionary definitions for scriptural

scriptural

/ (ˈskrɪptʃərəl) /


adjective
  1. (often capital) of, in accordance with, or based on Scripture

  2. of or relating to writing

Derived forms of scriptural

  • scripturally, adverb

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