protoscripture

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noun

Something which is not yet scripture, but which is becoming or will become scripture

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Meanings

nounprotoscripture (countable and uncountable, plural protoscriptures)

plural protoscriptures

  1. countableuncountableSomething which is not yet scripture, but which is becoming or will become scripture

    If there is anything that can be called protoscripture, it is surely the utterances of ecstatics, prophets and seers...

    1993, William A. Graham, Beyond the written word: oral aspects of scripture in the history of religion, Cambridge University Press, page 65

Origin

From proto- + scripture.

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APA

protoscripture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protoscripture

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“protoscripture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protoscripture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protoscripture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protoscripture.

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