protoscripture
protoscripture noun: something which is not yet scripture, but which is becoming or will become scripture.
Noun
protoscripture (countable and uncountable, plural protoscriptures)
- Something which is not yet scripture, but which is becoming or will become scripture
- If there is anything that can be called protoscripture, it is surely the utterances of ecstatics, prophets and seers...1993, William A. Graham, Beyond the written word: oral aspects of scripture in the history of religion, Cambridge University Press, page 65
Forms of protoscripture
| plural | protoscriptures |
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Origin of protoscripture
From proto- + scripture.
Questions about protoscripture
- What does protoscripture mean?
- Protoscripture means something which is not yet scripture, but which is becoming or will become scripture.
- What part of speech is protoscripture?
- Protoscripture is a noun.
- What is the plural of protoscripture?
- The plural of protoscripture is protoscriptures.
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