scripture text

  • 11text — textless, adj. /tekst/, n. 1. the main body of matter in a manuscript, book, newspaper, etc., as distinguished from notes, appendixes, headings, illustrations, etc. 2. the original words of an author or speaker, as opposed to a translation,… …

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  • 12Scripture — /skrip cheuhr/, n. 1. Often, Scriptures. Also called Holy Scripture, Holy Scriptures. the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together. 2. (often l.c.) any writing or book, esp. when of a sacred or religious nature. 3. (sometimes …

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  • 13Text Encoding Initiative — The Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) is a consortium of institutions and research projects which collectively maintains and develops a standard for the representation of texts in digital form. Originally sponsored by three scholarly societies, the… …

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  • 14Scripture Gift Mission — Die Scripture Gift Mission (jetzt SGM Lifewords) ist eine christliche britische Missionsgesellschaft, die in London ansässig ist. Sie wurde 1888 gegründet von dem Drucker William Walter, der Bibeln frei verfügbar machen wollte.[1] Sie verteilt… …

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  • 15text — n. 1 the main body of a book as distinct from notes, appendices, pictures, etc. 2 the original words of an author or document, esp. as distinct from a paraphrase of or commentary on them. 3 a passage quoted from Scripture, esp. as the subject of… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 16text — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French tiste, texte, from Medieval Latin textus, from Latin, texture, context, from texere to weave more at technical Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) the original words and form of a written or printed work …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 17text — [[t]tɛkst[/t]] n. 1) the main body of matter in a manuscript, book, etc., as distinguished from notes, appendixes, illustrations, etc 2) the actual, original words of an author or speaker, as opposed to a translation, paraphrase, or the like 3)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18text — /tɛkst / (say tekst) noun 1. the main body of matter in a book or manuscript, as distinguished from notes, appendixes, etc. 2. the original words of an author as distinct from a translation, paraphrase, commentary, or the like. 3. the actual… …

  • 19Scripture and Tradition —    This term refers to the fact that the Revelation given by Jesus Christ to his Apostles has been transmitted in two forms: (1) the oral Tradition that began with the Apostles and has continued through the centuries under the guidance of the… …

    Glossary of theological terms

  • 20text — n. 1. Body (of a literary work, as distinguished from comments), true copy. 2. Verse (of Scripture), passage, sentence, clause, paragraph. 3. Topic, subject, theme, thesis …

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