scriptural

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: scrip=tur=al

CIDE DICTIONARY

scriptural, a. 

 Contained in the Scriptures; according to the Scriptures, or sacred oracles; biblical; as, a scriptural doctrine.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

scriptural, adj.
1 of or relating to a scripture, esp. the Bible.
2 having the authority of a scripture.

Derivative

scripturally adv.

Etymology

LL scripturalis f. L scriptura: see SCRIPTURE

THESAURUS

scriptural

Biblical, Christian, Gospel, Mosaic, New-Testament, Old-Testament, accepted, apocalyptic, apostolic, approved, authentic, authoritative, autograph, autographic, calligraphic, canonical, chirographic, conventional, correct, cursive, customary, engrossed, evangelic, evangelical, evangelistic, faithful, firm, flowing, gospel, graphic, graphoanalytic, graphologic, graphometric, holograph, holographic, in longhand, in shorthand, in writing, inscribed, inspired, italic, italicized, literal, longhand, manuscript, of the faith, on paper, orthodox, orthodoxical, penciled, penned, printed, proper, prophetic, received, revealed, revelational, right, running, scriptorial, shorthand, sound, standard, stylographic, textual, textuary, theopneustic, traditional, traditionalistic, true, true-blue, written

ROGET THESAURUS

scriptural

Orthodoxy

N orthodoxy, strictness, soundness, religious truth, true faith, truth, soundness of doctrine, Christianity, Christianism, Catholicism, Catholicity, the faith once delivered to the saints, hyperorthodoxy, iconoclasm, The Church, Catholic Church, Universal Church, Apostolic Church, Established Church, temple of the Holy Ghost, Church of Christ, body of Christ, members of Christ, disciples of Christ, followers of Christ, Christian, Christian community, true believer, canonist, Christendom, collective body of Christians, canons, thirty nine articles, Apostles' Creed, Nicene Creed, Athanasian Creed, Church Catechism, textuary, orthodox, sound, strick, faithful, catholic, schismless, Christian, evangelical, scriptural, divine, monotheistic, true, of the true faith.

Judeo-Christian Revelation

N Judeo-christian revelation, revelation, inspiration, afflatus, theophany, theopneusty, Word, Word of God, Scripture, the Scriptures, the Bible, Holy Writ, Holy Scriptures, inspired writings, Gospel, Old Testament, Septuagint, Vulgate, Pentateuch, Octateuch, the Law, the Jewish Law, the Prophets, major Prophets, minor Prophets, Hagiographa, Hagiology, Hierographa, Apocrypha, New Testament, Gospels, Evangelists, Acts, Epistles, Apocalypse, Revelations, Talmud, Mishna, Masorah, prophet, evangelist, apostle, disciple, saint, the Fathers, the Apostolical Fathers, Holy Men of old, inspired penmen, scriptural, biblical, sacred, prophetic, evangelical, evangelistic, apostolic, apostolical, inspired, theopneustic, theophneusted, apocalyptic, ecclesiastical, canonical, textuary.