Scripture

Etymology
From, from , the supine of.

Noun

 * 1) The foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy.

Usage notes
Often used by religious people as a proper noun for their own religion's foundational text.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: свето писание
 * Finnish: pyhä kirja, Sana
 * German:
 * Japanese:
 * Lithuanian: šventraštis, raštas
 * Romanian: Sfânta Scriptură
 * Russian:
 * Tagalog: kasulatan