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prima scriptura

prima scriptura noun: the doctrine that canonized scripture is first or above all other sources of divine revelation.

Noun

prima scriptura (uncountable)

  1. The doctrine that canonized scripture is first or above all other sources of divine revelation.

Origin of prima scriptura

From Latin [Term?] (literally “primary scripture”).

Questions about prima scriptura

What does prima scriptura mean?
Prima scriptura means the doctrine that canonized scripture is first or above all other sources of divine revelation.
What part of speech is prima scriptura?
Prima scriptura is a noun.

Words near prima scriptura in the dictionary

  1. prima facia
  2. prima faciality
  3. prima facie
  4. prima materia
  5. prima mobilia
  6. prima scriptura
  7. prima-donnaish
  8. primability
  9. primable
  10. primacies
  11. primacist

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