How to spell scripture

hear itscrip·ture/'skriptʃər/nounHidden vowels

What it means: Sacred writings in a religious context.

In a sentence: The teacher read a short scripture to the class.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as scriptur or scripter.

Same family: script, inscription, manuscript, prescription, description. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Scripture” comes from Latin *scriptura*, meaning “writing,” from *scribere*, “to write.” Over time, English speakers began using it mainly to refer to holy writings, especially the Bible.

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