Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who adheres literally to the Scriptures, and makes them the foundation of all philosophy; one well versed in Scripture; a student of Scripture.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who adheres literally to the Scriptures.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who adheres
literally to theScriptures .
Etymologies
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scriptural + -ist
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Examples
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Has there been an an officially non scripturalist regime which did not slaughter its people?
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The Sufi orders varied widely in their practices and general outlook: some tended toward a sober pietistic and ascetic view consistent with the scripturalist conception of Islam; others promoted ecstatic practices, magical beliefs, and the veneration of saints.
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If you're going to be a Constitutional scripturalist whack-job, at least read your secular Bible closely.
unknown title 2009
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