scriptural

«scriptural» in Mova's school dictionary: Based on or connected with holy writings, especially the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (scriptural)

meaning for a pupil

(church, Bible) Based on or connected with holy writings, especially the Bible. tree →

sense in the lessons

In church and religion lessons: «a scriptural passage», «scriptural teaching». Other faiths have scriptures too (the Qur'an, the Torah, the Vedas). Phrases: «scriptural reading», «scriptural basis».

examples

• The vicar read a scriptural passage. tree →
• Christians look for scriptural guidance in the Bible. tree →
• The song uses scriptural words. tree →
• Each faith has its own scriptural texts. tree →
• The lesson had a scriptural theme. tree →
• The artist painted scriptural scenes. tree →

note

From «scripture». Formal. Sometimes with a capital «Scriptural». Speak respectfully: people of different faiths have different scriptures.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «scriptural» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.