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scripture

[skrip-cher] / ˈskrɪp tʃər /
NOUN
bible
Synonyms
STRONG
authority creed doctrine guide guidebook handbook manual testament text
WEAK
sacred writ sacred writings the good news
NOUN
fact
Synonyms
STRONGEST
case evidence experience law matter
STRONG
actuality appearance authenticity basis certainty certitude dope genuineness gospel intelligence palpability permanence scene solidity stability substantiality verity
WEAK
bottom line brass tacks concrete happening gospel truth how it is like it is naked truth what's what
Antonyms
STRONG
theory
WEAK
fabrication lie
NOUN
gospel
Synonyms
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dogma faith truth
STRONG
actuality authority belief certainty credo creed testament truism veracity verity
WEAK
last word
Antonyms
STRONGEST
doubt unbelief
WEAK
hypothesis theory
NOUN
prayer book
Synonyms
WEAK
Book of Common Prayer Mass book breviary canon lectionary missal book prayers psalmbook psalter
NOUN
scroll
Synonyms
STRONGEST
manuscript
STRONG
document paper parchment

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the November 14, 2025, print edition as 'The Catholic Case for Purgatory in Scripture'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

If you read “The Scripture of the Golden Eternity,” you really see how much he was impacted and inspired by Buddhism and how much he actually understood the teachings.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2025

Taylor reads the Scientific Statement of Being, and Johnson a selection from Scripture.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

“They’ve had an inability to acknowledge the legitimate diversity of opinion among committed Christians who have studied Scripture, who are believers, and aren’t trying to go along with what is culturally easy.”

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

Different nationalities were asked to translate different bits of Scripture.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.