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inscripturate

/ɪnˈskɹɪp.t͡ʃəˌɹeɪt/

inscripturate verb: to incorporate into scripture; to include within scripture.

Verb

inscripturate (third-person singular simple present inscripturates, present participle inscripturating, simple past and past participle inscripturated)

  1. (transitive) To incorporate into scripture; to include within scripture.
  2. (transitive) To communicate or express through the medium or form of scripture.
  3. (transitive) To put or make into writing or script; to write down.
    • We use pens, markers, pencils, printing presses, and spray paint to do our writing. These are the tools by which to inscripturate.2020 January 29, Douglas Groothuis, “Texts, Graphics, and Culture: On the Decline of Reading and Civilization”, in Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.: Christian Philosopher and Apologist

Adjective

IPA/ɪnˈskɹɪp.t͡ʃəɹɪt/

inscripturate (not comparable)

  1. (often) Incorporated into scripture; included within scripture.
  2. (often) Communicated or expressed through the medium or form of scripture.
    • If Jesus was the divine–human word incarnate, the Bible was seen as the divine–human word inscripturate.1998 April 8, "Hermeneutics and Christ", Matthias Media, St Matthias Press Ltd.
  3. Put in writing or script; written down.

Forms of inscripturate

third-person singular presentinscripturates
present participleinscripturating
past participleinscripturated
pastinscripturated
alternative formenscripturate

Origin of inscripturate

From in- + scripture + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

From in- + scripture + -ate (participial adjective-forming suffix).

Words formed from inscripturate

Questions about inscripturate

What does inscripturate mean?
Inscripturate means to incorporate into scripture; to include within scripture.
What part of speech is inscripturate?
Inscripturate can be a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce inscripturate?
Inscripturate is pronounced /ɪnˈskɹɪp.t͡ʃəˌɹeɪt/.
What is the past tense of inscripturate?
The past tense of inscripturate is inscripturated.

Words near inscripturate in the dictionary

  1. inscriptionless
  2. inscriptions
  3. inscriptive
  4. inscriptively
  5. inscripts
  6. inscripturate
  7. inscripturated
  8. inscripturates
  9. inscripturating
  10. inscripturation
  11. inscripturations

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