scriptural

[skrip-cher-uh l] /ˈskrɪp tʃər əl/

adjective

(sometimes initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.

rendered in or related to writing.

Origin

1635-45; < Late Latin scrīptūrālis. See Scripture, -al¹

Related forms

scripturally, adverb

scripturalness, noun

antiscriptural, adjective

nonscriptural, adjective

pro-Scriptural, adjective

unscriptural, adjective

unscripturally, adverb

Examples from the web for scriptural

scriptural literalism can only be part of the answer.
Most arise from an insistence on scriptural infallibility.
Testaments of faith have become so common that they have spawned a kind of counter-scriptural mockery.
No mere reliance on scriptural texts could meet the emergency.
There the scriptural phrase descriptive of the wealthy found exact illustration.
In many respects the scriptural universal religions are all different kinds of overlays on a common substrate.
Her legend is a conflation of numerous scriptural references and apocryphal stories.
They both rejected the scriptural origin tale, seeking a natural and rational starting point fora theory of human culture.
Our effort to protect both the human community and the natural ecology are based on scriptural values.
Their scriptural focus led lollards to refuse the taking of oaths.

British Dictionary definitions for scriptural

/ˈskrɪptʃərəl/

adjective

(often capital) of, in accordance with, or based on Scripture

of or relating to writing

Derived Forms

scripturally, adverb

Word Origin and History for scriptural

adj.

1640s, from Modern Latin scripturalis, from Latin scriptura (see scripture). Related: Scripturally.