English noun: Scripture |
1. | Scripture (communication) the sacred writings of the Christian religions |
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| Samples | He went to carry the Word to the heathen.
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| Synonyms | Bible, Book, Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Word, Word of God |
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| Broader (hypernym) | religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | family Bible |
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| Instance hyponym | American Revised Version, American Standard Version, Authorized Version, Douay Bible, Douay Version, Douay-Rheims Bible, Douay-Rheims Version, King James Bible, King James Version, New English Bible, Revised Standard Version, Revised Version, Rheims-Douay Bible, Rheims-Douay Version, Vulgate |
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| Part holonym | New Testament, Old Testament, Testament, text |
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| Domain category members | covenant, demythologise, demythologize, eisegesis, exegesis, Gabriel, Noachian deluge, Noah and the Flood, Noah's flood, the Flood |
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2. | scripture (communication) any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group |
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| Synonyms | sacred scripture |
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| Broader (hypernym) | religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | canon |
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