Scribe
31scribe — {{11}}scribe (n.) c.1200, professional interpreter of the Jewish Law (late 11c. as a surname), from L.L. scriba teacher of Jewish law, used in Vulgate to render Gk. grammateus, corresponding to Heb. sopher writer, scholar. In secular Latin,… …
32scribe — noun 1) historical a medieval scribe Syn: clerk, secretary, copyist, transcriber, amanuensis; historical penman, scrivener 2) informal a local scribe Syn: writer, author, penman; journalist …
33scribe — UK [skraɪb] / US noun [countable] Word forms scribe : singular scribe plural scribes 1) someone whose job was to copy documents and books before printing was invented 2) humorous a writer, especially a journalist …
34scribe — I [[t]skraɪb[/t]] n. v. scribed, scrib•ing 1) a professional copyist, esp. one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing 2) a public clerk or writer, esp. one with official status 3) jud one of a group of Palestinian… …
35scribe — [14] Scribe is at the centre of a large network of English words that go back to Latin scrībere ‘write’. Others include ascribe [15], describe, scribble [15], and shrive, while its past participle scriptus has contributed script [14], scripture… …
36Scribe — n. & v. n. 1 a person who writes out documents, esp. an ancient or medieval copyist of manuscripts. 2 Bibl. an ancient Jewish record keeper or professional theologian and jurist. 3 (in full scribe awl) a pointed instrument for making marks on… …
37scribe — n. & v. n. 1 a person who writes out documents, esp. an ancient or medieval copyist of manuscripts. 2 Bibl. an ancient Jewish record keeper or professional theologian and jurist. 3 (in full scribe awl) a pointed instrument for making marks on… …
38scribe — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin scriba official writer, from scribere to write; akin to Greek skariphasthai to scratch an outline Date: 14th century 1. a member of a learned class in ancient Israel through New Testament times… …
39scribe — scribe1 scribal, adj. /skruyb/, n., v., scribed, scribing. n. 1. a person who serves as a professional copyist, esp. one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing. 2. a public clerk or writer, usually one having official… …
40scribe — [[t]skra͟ɪb[/t]] scribes N COUNT In the days before printing was common, a scribe was a person who wrote copies of things such as letters or documents …
