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scribism

scribism noun: the character and opinions of a Jewish scribe in the time of Jesus Christ.

Noun

scribism (uncountable)

  1. The character and opinions of a Jewish scribe in the time of Jesus Christ.
    • The great danger to which scribism yielded was that of moral pedantry and pride1899, Shailer Matthews, A History of New Testament Times in Palestine

Origin of scribism

From scribe + -ism.

Questions about scribism

What does scribism mean?
Scribism means the character and opinions of a Jewish scribe in the time of Jesus Christ.
What part of speech is scribism?
Scribism is a noun.

Words near scribism in the dictionary

  1. scribing compass
  2. scribing compasses
  3. scribing iron
  4. scribing irons
  5. scribings
  6. scribism
  7. scribler
  8. Scriblerian
  9. Scriblerians
  10. scriblers
  11. Scribner

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