SCRIPTURAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scriptural mean? 

• SCRIPTURAL (adjective)
  The adjective SCRIPTURAL has 2 senses:

1. of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible

2. written or relating to writing

  Familiarity information: SCRIPTURAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCRIPTURAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

biblical; scriptural

Context example:

biblical Hebrew

Pertainym:

Scripture (the sacred writings of the Christian religions)

Derivation:

Scripture (the sacred writings of the Christian religions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Written or relating to writing

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain usage:

archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)

Pertainym:

script (a particular orthography or writing system)

Derivation:

script (something written by hand)

 Context examples 

Things began to whirl through my brain just as the cloudy column was now whirling in the room, and through it all came the scriptural words "a pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night."

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)