scripturalness

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noun

The quality of being scriptural; scripturality.

OriginEnglish scriptural ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English scripture →
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Meanings

nounscripturalness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being scriptural; scripturality.

    And, of course, it is not startling news that the Zwickau prophets had questioned the scripturalness of the practice as early as 1521.

    1996, William R Estep, The Anabaptist Story, 3rd edition, Eerdmans, page 20

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kreybʰ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kréybʰeti
  4. Proto-Italic*skreiβō
  5. Latinscrībō
  6. Latinscrīptūra
  7. Middle Englishscripture
  8. Englishscripture
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishscriptural
  12. Englishscripturalness

From scriptural + -ness.

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