n.
Pronunciation: ' skrip(t)-sh ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin scriptura, from Latin, act or product of writing, from scriptus
Date: 14th century
1 a (1) capitalized : the books of the Bible ― often used in plural (2) often capitalized : a passage from the Bible b : a body of writings considered sacred or authoritative
2 : something written <the primitive man's awe for any scripture ― George Santayana>