English Explanatory Dictionary

sola scriptura

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Protestant Christian doctrine that the Bible is the supreme authority in all matters of doctrine and practice.

Word forms

sola scriptura

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sōlā scrīptūrā (“by scripture alone”) (ablative).

Related words

nuda scriptura prima scriptura sola ecclesia tota scriptura church council
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