WordNet
n. any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group [syn: scripture]
Usage examples of "sacred scripture".
Nevertheless there died in the deluge none of those mentioned in the sacred Scripture as descended from Seth.
But, then, from what I gather there have been many changes in the Sacred Scripture since Mother's death.
In Thailand, diseases are treated with pills manufactured from pulverized sacred Scripture.
Common people could own their own copies of Sacred Scripture, books of the Holy Hours, books of comic stories and pretty poems.
Osoru is no longer taught, Sacred Scripture has been distorted beyond recognition.
Here indeed considerable progress has been made-although proponents of fundamentalist faiths will be distressed to hear from the Pontiff that Sacred Scripture is not always literally true.
But Sacred Scripture tells us that Joshua commanded the Sun to stand still, and not the Earth.
Environmental issues are the most complicated ones this side of theology, and reading the text of the world is often (though not always) more prone to ambiguity than interpreting a sacred scripture.