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scripture

noun
🔊/ˈskrɪptʃə(r)/
🔊/ˈskrɪptʃər/
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  1. Scripture
     [uncountable]
    (also the Scriptures [plural])
    the Bible《圣经》
    Extra Examples
    • She read from the scriptures.她朗读经文。
    • He teaches the holy scriptures as he travels around.他游历四方，讲授《圣经》。
    • You won't find this moral precept in the scriptures.你在《圣经》中找不到这种道德准则。
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • holy
    • sacred
    • ancient
    • …
    … of scripture
    • passage
    • verse
    • words
    • …
    verb + scripture
    • read
    • read from
    • interpret
    • …
    preposition
    • in the scriptures
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  2. scriptures
     [plural] the holy books of a particular religion（某宗教的）圣典，经文，经典
    • Hindu scriptures印度教经文
    • the sacred scriptures of the Buddhists佛教徒的神圣经文
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • holy
    • sacred
    • ancient
    • …
    … of scripture
    • passage
    • verse
    • words
    • …
    verb + scripture
    • read
    • read from
    • interpret
    • …
    preposition
    • in the scriptures
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin scriptura ‘writings’, from script- ‘written’, from the verb scribere.