Holy Scriptures
Divinely inspired writings
Holy Scriptures refers to sacred religious texts considered divinely inspired or authoritative.
For Christians, this means the Bible; for Jews, the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh.
The term carries more reverence than simply saying "the Bible"—it emphasizes the texts' sacred status: She spent each morning studying the Holy Scriptures.
Often capitalized to mark this reverence.
- Guru Granth SahibSikh sacred scripture
- BibleChristian sacred writings
- Zend-AvestaZoroastrian sacred writings
- ancient wisdomLong-held profound understanding
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
exegesis · Quran · divine revelation · oral transmission · religious study · Torah · typology · canonization · prayer · hermeneutics · chapter and verse · Vedas · allegory · doctrine · commentary · literalism · meditation · Upanishads
- BibleOld Testament, New Testament, Adam, Moses, Eve
Holy Scripturesscientific literature
Formal research documentation
technical manuals · legal codes · popular fiction · newspapers · tabloids
Holy Scripturespornography
Sexually explicit arousing material
forbidden books · banned literature · filth · smut · profanity
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