Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scripture"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Scripture
invariably in the New Testament denotes that definite collection
of sacred books, regarded as given by inspiration of God, which
we usually call the Old Testament (2 Tim. 3:15, 16; John 20:9;
Gal. 3:22; 2 Pet. 1:20). It was God's purpose thus to perpetuate
his revealed will. From time to time he raised up men to commit
to writing in an infallible record the revelation he gave. The
"Scripture," or collection of sacred writings, was thus enlarged
from time to time as God saw necessary. We have now a completed
"Scripture," consisting of the Old and New Testaments. The Old
Testament canon in the time of our Lord was precisely the same
as that which we now possess under that name. He placed the seal
of his own authority on this collection of writings, as all
equally given by inspiration (Matt. 5:17; 7:12; 22:40; Luke
16:29, 31). (See {BIBLE}; {CANON}.)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scripture \Scrip"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. scriptura, fr. scribere,
scriptum, to write: cf. OF. escripture, escriture, F.
['e]criture. See {Scribe}.]
1. Anything written; a writing; a document; an inscription.
I have put it in scripture and in remembrance.
--Chaucer.
Then the Lord of Manny read the scripture on the
tomb, the which was in Latin. --Ld. Berners.
2. The books of the Old and the new Testament, or of either
of them; the Bible; -- used by way of eminence or
distinction, and chiefly in the plural.
There is not any action a man ought to do, or to
forbear, but the Scripture will give him a clear
precept or prohibition for it. --South.
Compared with the knowledge which the Scripteres
contain, every other subject of human inquiry is
vanity. --Buckminster.
3. A passage from the Bible;; a text.
The devil can eite Scripture for his purpose.
--Shak.
Hanging by the twined thread of one doubtful
Scripture. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Scripture
n 1: the sacred writings of the Christian religion; "he went to
carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {bible}, {Good
Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ}, {Scripture}, {Word
of God}, {Word}]
2: any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
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