scriptural

Of holy writings

Scriptural means relating to or based on sacred writings, especially the Bible: scriptural authority, scriptural interpretation.

The term appears in religious contexts where texts are treated as divinely inspired or doctrinally binding: The pastor offered scriptural support for his position.

Something unscriptural contradicts or lacks basis in such texts.

sensename

biblical

Of sacred texts

Quran · Vedic · holy · testament · verse · chapter · psalm · sutra · prophetic · apostolic

authority

inerrant

Wholly free from fault

orthodox · literal · fundamentalist · revealed · divine · dogmatic · canonical · authentic · binding · normative

study

exegetical

Relating to critical interpretation

annotation · translation · seminary · scholar · theologian · commentary · interpretation · analysis · criticism · historicity

Categories
Opposites
religious textual authority

scripturalunscriptural

Contrary to scripture

unbiblical · non-canonical · apocryphal · uninspired · man-made

sacred vs. secular domain

scripturalsecular

Nonreligious, worldly

profane · worldly · temporal · mundane · earthly

orthodoxy vs. heterodoxy

scripturalheretical

Contrary to accepted doctrine

heterodox · nonorthodox · blasphemous · apostate · unorthodox

Phrases
Family

scripture, scriptures

Familiarity
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