scriptures is a form of:

Scripture



noun
1.
(the sacred writings of the Jews; any sacred writing, the Bible) គម្ពីរសាសនា (អ្វីមួយ)
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
Anything written; a writing; a document; an inscription.
2.
The books of the Old and the new Testament, or of either of them; the Bible; -- used by way of eminence or distinction, and chiefly in the plural.
3.
A passage from the Bible; a text.