Scripturist

One who is strongly attached to, or versed in, the Scriptures, or who endeavours to live by them.

Noun

  1. One who is strongly attached to, or versed in, the Scriptures, or who endeavours to live by them.
    • The Puritan was a Scripturist,—a Scripturist with all his heart, if, as yet, with imperfect intelligence. […] [H]e cherished the scheme of looking to the Word of God as his sole and universal directory. - 1858, John...

Origin

From Scripture + -ist.

Forms

Scripturists

Related

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