Etymology

sola scriptura

Today it means: The Protestant Christian doctrine that the Bible is the supreme authority in all matters of doctrine and practice. Full definition →

Latin sōlā scrīptūrā
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromsōlā scrīptūrā“by scripture alone”
  2. English todaysola scriptura

Borrowed from Latin sōlā scrīptūrā (“by scripture alone”) (ablative).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.