Meanings
adjectiveextrascriptural (not comparable)
- not comparableOutside of scripture.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
- Proto-Italic*eksteros
- Latinexter
- Latinextrā
- Englishextra-
- 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
- Englishextrascriptural
From extra- + scriptural.
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APA
extrascriptural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrascriptural
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“extrascriptural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrascriptural. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extrascriptural,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrascriptural.
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