Holy Scripture

Noun

Meaning

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

scripture bible septuagint gospel word book King James Bible holy writ vulgate word of God good book Authorized Version douay bible hierography Christian Bible

Antonyms

curse profanity swearing

Hypernyms

religious text sacred text sacred writing religious writing

Hyponyms

family Bible

Examples

That it has pleased God to make Holy Scripture obscure in certain places lest, if it were perfectly clear to all, it might be vulgarized and subjected to disrespect or be so misunderstood by people of limited intelligence as to lead them into error. Pope Gregory VII

I see no room in holy Scripture for any sexual activity outside of matrimony. George Carey

Indeed, it's futile to try and use Holy Scripture to support any political position. I deeply distrust anyone who does. Just look at what an Islamic Republic is like. Christopher Hitchens

When holy scripture speaks of following Jesus, it proclaims that people are free from all human rules, from everything which presumes, burdens, or causes worry and torment of conscience. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Holy scripture does not hold women back. It's the people that decide to interpret it in such a way for their own, sometimes political, agendas. Queen Rania of Jordan

He'd believe anything provided it's not in Holy Scripture. Douglas Feaver

Close letter words and terms

holy sacrilege holy sanctuary Holy Saturday Holy See Holy Sepulcher Holy Sepulchre