单词 | scripture story |
释义 | > as lemmasscripture story c. attributive, with the sense ‘recorded or described in scripture’ as scripture account, scripture history, scripture miracle, scripture story, etc. ΚΠ 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 71v A kinde of Enterlude, compiled in Cornish out of some scripture history. 1671 A. Woodhead in tr. Life St. Teresa Pref. 12 The Prayers of the greatest and most illuminated Scripture-Saints are rather frequent. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 142. ⁋2 The great and venerable Simplicity of the Scripture Stories. a1732 F. Atterbury Serm. Several Occas. (1734) I. 195 The Scripture Accounts of these things are short. 1751 J. Brown Ess. Characteristics 284 This seems to be the true light, in which the evidence arising from the scripture-miracles ought to be placed. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. iii. 62 Scenes taken from scripture history. 1905 H. G. Guinness Hist. unveiling Prophecy viii. 186 The Apocalypse, as the gift of the ascended Saviour, and the last great Scripture prophecy, held a place of preeminence. 2006 J. Christ Journeying with Luke 5 The story of Adam and Eve is probably one of the first scripture stories that you learned as a child. < as lemmas |
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