scripture
noun
[ ˈskrɪptʃə ]
• the sacred writings of Christianity contained in the Bible.
• "passages of scripture"
Similar:
sacred text,
Holy Writ,
the Bible,
the Holy Bible,
the Gospel,
the Good Book,
the Word of God,
the Book of Books,
Origin:
Middle English: from Latin scriptura ‘writings’, from script- ‘written’, from the verb scribere .
