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- Dictionaryscribe/skrʌɪb/
noun
- 1. a person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented. historical Similar
- 2. a Jewish recordkeeper or, later, a professional theologian and jurist. historical
verb
- 1. write: literary "he scribed a note that he passed to Dan"
- 2. mark with a pointed instrument: "mark the position of the lock body on the door edge, then scribe a centre mark"
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SCRIBE definition: 1. a person employed before printing was invented to make copies of documents 2. in biblical times…. Learn more.
The meaning of SCRIBE is a member of a learned class in ancient Israel through New Testament times studying the Scriptures and serving as copyists, editors, teachers, and jurists.
A scribe is a term for someone employed to make written copies of documents. Before printing was invented, the busy scribes in a village would write copies of all the legal documents. As a noun, scribe has several meanings. It's used as an informal term to refer to journalists.
1. a person who copies documents, esp a person who made handwritten copies before the invention of printing. 2. a clerk or public copyist. 3. Old Testament. a recognized scholar and teacher of the Jewish Law. 4. Judaism. a man qualified to write certain documents in accordance with religious requirements. 5.
noun. a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing. a public clerk or writer, usually one having official status. Also called sopher, sofer.
SCRIBE meaning: 1. a person employed before printing was invented to make copies of documents 2. in biblical times…. Learn more.
Definition of scribe noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 2, 2024 · scribe (third-person singular simple present scribes, present participle scribing, simple past and past participle scribed) To write . To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe .
SCRIBE meaning: 1 : a person in the past whose job was to copy manuscripts and books; 2 : a journalist or writer.
What does the noun scribe mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun scribe, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. scribe has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
