Synonyms for scriptural


Grammar : Adj
Spell : skrip-cher-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈskrɪp tʃər əl


Définition of scriptural

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Modern Latin scripturalis, from Latin scriptura (see scripture). Related: Scripturally.
  • adj ecclesiastical
Example sentences :
  • The scriptural truths are to be judged by no other test than that of their worth for life.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • This illustrates the scriptural term in the history of Deborah.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • There was, indeed, but little said, but the words were savory and Scriptural.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • Yet we have scriptural authority for it: "Deceiving and being deceived."
  • Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
  • There have been three different cubits—the Scriptural, the Roman, and the English.
  • Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett
  • The place given it in the text is that in which it appears in the scriptural record.
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
  • This conception is confirmed as a fact by scriptural attestation.
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
  • Every one knew that it had come about in church history and was not scriptural or primitive.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • The Scriptural injunction is to be obeyed: "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
  • Extract from : « No Compromise with Slavery » by William Lloyd Garrison
  • This is certainly going beyond Scriptural authority and example.
  • Extract from : « The Story of My Life » by Egerton Ryerson

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