scriptural

English

Etymology

From scripture +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• enPR: skrĭpˈ -chə-rəl, -cho͝o-rəl, -shrəl
• IPA^(key): /ˈ skɹɪp.t͡ʃəɹəl/, /ˈ skɹɪp.t͡ʃʊɹəl/, /ˈ skɹɪp.ʃɹəl/

Adjective

scriptural (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or in accordance with scripture.

Synonyms

• biblical
• orthodox

Antonyms

• antibiblical
• antiorthodox
• antiscriptural
• (archaic) exscriptural
• heretical
• heterodox
• nonbiblical
• nonorthodox
• nonscriptural
• unbiblical
• unscriptural

Derived terms

• scripturalism
• scripturalist
• scripturality
• scripturally
• scripturalness

 

Translations

biblical

• Catalan: bíblic (ca)
• Galician: bíblico
• Italian: scritturale (it), biblico (it)
• Mirandese: bíblico
• Portuguese: bíblico (pt)
• Spanish: escritural, bíblico (es)

Anagrams

• ultracrisp

French

Adjective

scriptural (feminine scripturale, masculine plural scripturaux, feminine plural scripturales)

1. scriptural
2. (relational) writing; having to do with writing or written words.

Further reading

• “scriptural”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.