Meanings
adjectiveantiscriptural (comparative more antiscriptural, superlative most antiscriptural)
comparative more antiscriptural · superlative most antiscriptural
- that contradicts scripture
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kreybʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kréybʰeti
- Proto-Italic*skreiβō
- Latinscrībō
- Latinscrīptūra
- Middle Englishscripture
- Englishscripture
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishscriptural
- Englishantiscriptural
From anti- + scriptural.
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antiscriptural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiscriptural
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