sacred text
Divine written revelation
A sacred text is a writing regarded as holy or divinely inspired within a religious tradition—the Bible, the Quran, the Torah, the Vedas.
Such texts typically serve as foundations for belief, practice, and moral guidance: Scholars have studied the sacred texts of Buddhism for centuries.
The phrase sometimes extends to secular writings treated with unusual reverence: The Constitution has become a sacred text in American political discourse.
- holy bookSacred religious text
- AnalectsClassical Chinese wisdom text
- QuranIslam's central scripture
- Sefer YetzirahHebrew mystical cosmogony treatise
- BibleChristian sacred writings
King James Bible · prayer · Torah · Guru Granth Sahib · revelation · Mahabharata · Enuma Elish · Epic of Gilgamesh · Upanishads · Vedas · Ramayana · canon · chapter and verse · oral tradition · covenant · psalm · holy · devotion
- mythsmyth, legend, fable, fairy tale, folk tale
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- sacredholy, sanctity, sacredness, holiness, divine
- spiritualityenlightened, divine, holy, spiritual growth, spiritual practice
- secret societysecret handshake, password, cipher, coded message, insignia
- Bible textsHebrew Bible, New Testament, Old Testament, Septuagint, King James Version
sacred textpulp fiction
Sensational cheap literature
instruction manual · tabloid · junk mail · comic book · grocery list
sacred textforbidden book
Prohibited publication
banned literature · pornography · toilet paper · garbage · scrap paper
sacred textephemera
Disposables preserved as collectibles
junk mail · scrap paper · toilet paper · kindling · wastepaper