Scribality
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /skɹaɪˈbælɪti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scribality is a noun meaning The practice of using scribes.
Meaning
The practice of using scribes.
Example Sentences
As a rule, those in positions of power shared a vested interest in advancing the cause of scribality because control over the medium allowed them to govern the public discourse.
The scribal culture of the technical wisdom movement, the mnemotechnical oral scribality of the pre-mishnaic rabbis and the scribality of monks produced noticeably different texts.
He has stressed, first, the great differences between a manuscript and a printed text, and second, the multiple interactions between orality and scribality in the first century, including the variability of early manuscripts.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sphenography, sciography, sigillography, bibliotics, bookism, bibliopoesy.
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