Scripturist

Scripturist
Scripturist Scrip"tur*ist (?; 135), n. One who is strongly attached to, or versed in, the Scriptures, or who endeavors to regulate his life by them. [1913 Webster]

The Puritan was a Scripturist, -- a Scripturist with all his heart, if as yet with imperfect intelligence . . . he cherished the scheme of looking to the Word of God as his sole and universal directory. --Palfrey. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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