textuary
textuary noun: one who is well versed in Scripture; a textman.
Noun
textuary (plural textuaries)
- One who is well versed in Scripture; a textman.
- I cannot omit to take notice here of that common axiom, "A good textuary is a good divine;" and to observe, that it is most true, if rightly understood: if by a textuary, we mean him who hath not only a concordance of Scriptures in his memory, but also a commentary on them in his understanding […]a. 1710, Bishop George Bull, Some important points of primitive Christianity maintained and defended
- One who adheres strictly or rigidly to a text.
Adjective
textuary (not comparable)
- Contained in a text; textual.
- Some who have had the honour to be textuary in divinity are of opinion it shall be the same specifical fire with ours.1642, [Thomas Browne], “(please specify the page)”, in Religio Medici, London: […] Andrew Crooke, →OCLC
- Serving as a text; authoritative.
- I can see no ground, why his Reason should be textuary to ours; or that God, or Nature, ever intended him an Universal Headship1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science; […], London: […] E. C[otes] for Henry Eversden […], →OCLC
Forms of textuary
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Origin of textuary
Compare French textuaire.
Questions about textuary
- What does textuary mean?
- Textuary means one who is well versed in Scripture; a textman.
- What part of speech is textuary?
- Textuary can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of textuary?
- The plural of textuary is textuaries.
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