Main Entry: scrip·ture

Pronunciation: \ˈskrip(t)-shər\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin scriptura, from Latin, act or product of writing, from scriptus

Date: 14th century

1 a (1) capitalized : the books of the Bible —often used in plural (2) often capitalized : a passage from the Bible b : a body of writings considered sacred or authoritative
2 : something written <the primitive man's awe for any scripture — George Santayana>