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1. Any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
   - sacred scripture

1. The Christian holy book
   "he went to carry the Holy Scripture to the heathen"; "he went to carry the Scripture to the heathen"
   - Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Word of God, Word

Derived forms: scriptures, Scriptures

See also: scriptural

Type of: religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing

Encyclopedia: Scripture