Opposed to or contradicting the teachings of religious scriptures; contrary to biblical authority.
From anti- (against) + scriptural (from Latin scriptura meaning 'writing'). Scriptural derives from the root meaning 'writing' and specifically refers to sacred texts, so antiscriptural describes positions opposing religious written authority.
During the Reformation, Protestants called Catholic practices 'antiscriptural' because they found no biblical basis for them—but Catholics retorted the same about Protestant theology. This single word reveals how 'scripture' itself became a battlefield.
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