Examples of scribal in a Sentence
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There’s no scribal activity.
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Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 22 June 2020
The alphabets packaged in a light scroll allowed for literacy to be more broadly accessible to the higher orders of society, rather than just the specialized vocation of a scribal class.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2013
This could simply be the result of changes made in the process of scribal transmission—alterations commonly attend the reproduction of old narratives—but some see it as reason for skepticism.
—Elizabeth Winkler, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2022
In a scribal culture, maintaining some measure of control over ideas and their dissemination was straightforward.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2019
This involved faithfully copying the Middle English text from the medieval manuscript, then editing that text for a modern reader, such as adding modern punctuation and correcting scribal errors.
—Erin Connelly, Smithsonian, 19 Apr. 2017
This involved faithfully copying the Middle English text from the medieval manuscript, then editing that text for a modern reader, such as adding modern punctuation and correcting scribal errors.
—Erin Connelly, Smithsonian, 19 Apr. 2017
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Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 22 June 2020
The alphabets packaged in a light scroll allowed for literacy to be more broadly accessible to the higher orders of society, rather than just the specialized vocation of a scribal class.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2013
This could simply be the result of changes made in the process of scribal transmission—alterations commonly attend the reproduction of old narratives—but some see it as reason for skepticism.
—Elizabeth Winkler, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2022
In a scribal culture, maintaining some measure of control over ideas and their dissemination was straightforward.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2019
This involved faithfully copying the Middle English text from the medieval manuscript, then editing that text for a modern reader, such as adding modern punctuation and correcting scribal errors.
—Erin Connelly, Smithsonian, 19 Apr. 2017
This involved faithfully copying the Middle English text from the medieval manuscript, then editing that text for a modern reader, such as adding modern punctuation and correcting scribal errors.
—Erin Connelly, Smithsonian, 19 Apr. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1693, in the meaning defined above
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“Scribal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scribal. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.
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