unscriptural

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adjective

Not scriptural.

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

adjectiveunscriptural (comparative more unscriptural, superlative most unscriptural)

comparative more unscriptural · superlative most unscriptural

  1. Not scriptural.

    The continuance of these unscriptural terms, without an exact application of them in sermons and catechisms, heathenizes all the common people, nay and great numbers of not unlearned persons.

    1698, Stephen Nye, An account of Mr. Firmin's religion

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kreybʰ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kréybʰeti
  11. Proto-Italic*skreiβō
  12. Latinscrībō
  13. Latinscrīptūra
  14. Middle Englishscripture
  15. Englishscripture
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishscriptural
  19. Englishunscriptural

From un- + scriptural.

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APA

unscriptural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unscriptural

MLA

“unscriptural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unscriptural. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unscriptural,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unscriptural.

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