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scribality

/skɹaɪˈbælɪti/

scribality noun: the practice of using scribes.

Noun

scribality

  1. The practice of using scribes.
    • The scribal culture of the technical wisdom movement, the mnemotechnical oral scribality of the pre-mishnaic rabbis and the scribality of monks produced noticeably different texts.1996, Ian H. Henderson, chapter 2, in Jesus, Rhetoric and Law, →ISBN, page 186
    • As a rule, those in positions of power shared a vested interest in advancing the cause of scribality because control over the medium allowed them to govern the public discourse.2004, Jonathan Draper, quoting Werner H. Kelber, Orality, Literacy, and Colonialism in Antiquity, Brill, →ISBN, Roman Imperialism and Early Christian Scribality, page 135

Origin of scribality

By surface analysis, scribal + -ity.

Questions about scribality

What does scribality mean?
Scribality means the practice of using scribes.
What part of speech is scribality?
Scribality is a noun.
How do you pronounce scribality?
Scribality is pronounced /skɹaɪˈbælɪti/.

Words near scribality in the dictionary

  1. scribable
  2. scribaceous
  3. scribacious
  4. scribaciousness
  5. scribal
  6. scribality
  7. scribally
  8. scribatious
  9. scribbet
  10. scribbets
  11. scribblage

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