unscriptural
Against holy writ
Unscriptural describes beliefs, practices, or teachings that contradict or lack support in scripture—typically the Bible.
The term carries weight primarily in religious contexts where scriptural authority matters: The pastor called the doctrine unscriptural.
Something unscriptural isn't merely absent from holy texts but incompatible with them.
Unverified and probably untrue
- noncanonicalOutside official doctrine
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
- unsanctifiedNot made holy
- unholyWicked, impious, sinful
secular · uninspired · spurious · deuterocanonical · unbiblical · unorthodox · misinterpretation · proof-texting
Belief opposing official doctrine
- heterodoxyUnorthodox belief or opinion
- apostasyRenunciation of former beliefs
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
idolatry · paganism · schism · excommunication · anathema · sectarianism · infidelity · irreligion
Contrary to accepted practice
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- deviantOne diverging from norms
rebellious · renegade · schismatic · sectarian · dissident · radical · innovative · revisionist
Severe disapproval expressed formally
- rebukeExpress sharp disapproval
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- denunciationFormal public accusation
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
reprehension · disparagement · refutation · correction · admonishment · reproof · objection · challenge
apocryphal
Unverified and probably untrue
- noncanonicalOutside official doctrine
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
- unsanctifiedNot made holy
unholy · secular · uninspired · spurious · deuterocanonical · unbiblical · unorthodox · misinterpretation · proof-texting · distortion
heresy
Belief opposing official doctrine
- heterodoxyUnorthodox belief or opinion
- apostasyRenunciation of former beliefs
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
sacrilege · idolatry · paganism · schism · excommunication · anathema · sectarianism · infidelity · irreligion · iconoclasm
unorthodox
Contrary to accepted practice
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
deviant · rebellious · renegade · schismatic · sectarian · dissident · radical · innovative · revisionist · progressive
condemnation
Severe disapproval expressed formally
- rebukeExpress sharp disapproval
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- denunciationFormal public accusation
disapproval · reprehension · disparagement · refutation · correction · admonishment · reproof · objection · challenge · rejection
unscripturalscriptural
Of sacred writings
biblical · orthodox · canonical · apostolic · evangelical
unscripturalorthodox
Conforming to established belief
canonical · authoritative · creedal · traditional · faithful
script, description, prescription, manuscript, subscription, proscribe, transcript, postscript, scripture