scripturalizev.
/ˈskrɪptʃ(ə)rəlʌɪz/, /ˈskrɪptʃ(ə)rl̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈskrɪp(t)ʃ(ə)rəˌlaɪz/ transitive. To make (something) scriptural; esp. to bring (something) into conformity with biblical doctrine.
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scripturalize1805
1805 S. T. Coleridge Notebks. (1962) II. 2670 They prove how intimately the works of Homer & Virgil &c were worked in & scripturalized in their minds.
1858 F. W. Faber Spiritual Conf. 382 This I must heighten, modify and scripturalize a little.
1948 Rev. Politics 10 100 The mind that has been scripturalized, the mind that draws its sources of value and discernment and power out of the energy of the Old and New Testaments.
2008 Church Hist. 77 1024 Equiano was heir to a history of scripturalizing the world—remaking it to conform to biblical characterizations.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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