sacred scripture

ˈseɪkrɪd ˈskrɪptʃə

Definition

Definition of sacred scripture - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

faith bookstexts treated as divine and binding within a belief tradition

They read sacred scripture aloud during the festival.
Pilgrims gathered to hear passages from the sacred scripture.
Each verse of the sacred scripture is carefully memorized by students.

melodramatic

theatrical

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Expressions with sacred

sacred cow

institution treated with excessive respect

The old law was a sacred cow, never challenged.

sacred trust

responsibility considered very important and respected

Caring for children is a sacred trust.

nothing is sacred

exp.

no thing or idea is protected from criticism or jokes

In this show, nothing is sacred.

is nothing sacred

exp.

expresses shock when something respected is treated badly

Someone stole the church bell—is nothing sacred?

let nothing be sacred

allow no idea or belief to be unquestioned

In his writings, he let nothing be sacred.

sacred ground

land treated with deep respect or as holy

The cemetery is considered sacred ground by the community.

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Granth Sahib

holy book

sacred scripture of Sikhism

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French:écriture sacrée, ...
German:Heilige Schrift, ...
Italian:scrittura sacra, ...
Spanish:escritura sagrada, ...
Portuguese:escritura sagrada, ...
Chinese:圣典, ...
Japanese:聖典, ...
Arabic:كِتابٌ مُقَدَّسٌ, ...
Hebrew:כִּתְבֵי קֹדֶשׁ, ...
Russian:священное писание, ...
Ukrainian:священне писання, ...
Hindi:पवित्र ग्रंथ, ...
Bengali:পবিত্র ধর্মগ্রন্থ, ...
Catalan:escriptura sagrada, ...
Czech:posvátné písmo, ...
Danish:hellig skrift, ...
Dutch:heilige schrift, ...
Greek:ιερές γραφές, ...
Hungarian:szentírás, ...
Khmer:គម្ពីរសក្ការៈ, ...
Korean:성서, ...
Persian:متون مقدس, ...
Polish:święte pisma, ...
Portuguese (BR):escritura sagrada, ...
Romanian:scriptură sacră, ...
Swedish:helig skrift, ...
Thai:คัมภีร์ศักดิ์สิทธิ์, ...
Turkish:kutsal metin, ...
Vietnamese:thánh kinh, ...

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