#sacred_text__sacred_writing__religious_writing__religiouswriting__religious_text__religioustext writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
supertype: written_material__writtenmaterial__writing__piece_of_writing the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
subtype: scripture any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
subtype: canon.scripture a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
subtype: Zend-Avesta__Avesta sacred text of Zoroastrianism
subtype: Bhagavad-Gita (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
subtype: Mahabharata__Mahabharatam__Mahabharatum (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families
subtype: Bible__bible__Good_Book__Holy_Scripture__Holy_Writ__Scripture__Word_of_God__Word the sacred writings of the Christian religion; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
subtype: family_Bible a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births
subtype: Vulgate the Latin version of the Bible used by Roman Catholics
subtype: Rheims-Douay_Bible__Douay_Bible__Douay_Version__Douay-Rheims_Bible__Douay-Rheims_Version__Rheims-Douay_Version an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars
subtype: King_James_Bible__King_James_Version__Authorized_Version an English translation of the Bible published in 1611
subtype: British_Revised_Version a British revision of the Authorized Version
subtype: New_English_Bible a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha
subtype: American_Standard_Version__American_Revised_Version a revised version of the King James Version
subtype: Revised_Standard_Version a revision of the American Standard Version
subtype: Pentateuch__Torah__Laws the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Old Testament considered as a unit
subtype: Prophets the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
subtype: Hagiographa__Writings the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
subtype: Testament__testament either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible
subtype: Gospel__Gospels__evangel four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
subtype: Gospel_According_to_Matthew__Matthew one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount
subtype: Gospel_According_to_Mark__Mark the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
subtype: Gospel_According_to_Luke__Luke one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life
subtype: Gospel_According_to_John__John the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament
subtype: Word_of_God.Gospel__wordofgod the message of the gospel of Christ
subtype: The_Book_of_Mormon__Book_of_Mormon revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith
subtype: prayer.sacred_text a fixed text used in praying
subtype: Angelus a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation
subtype: Ave_Maria__Hail_Mary a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to Her
subtype: Canticle_of_Simeon__Nunc_dimittis the prayer of Simeon; Luke 2:29-32
subtype: Evening_Prayer__evensong (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer
subtype: Kol_Nidre the opening prayer on the eve of Yom Kippur
subtype: Litany a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
subtype: Lord's_Prayer the prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13)
subtype: Paternoster (Roman Catholic) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as "our father"
subtype: service_book__servicebook a book setting forth the forms of church service
subtype: Book_of_Common_Prayer the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language
subtype: Apocrypha 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible
subtype: Koran__Quran sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Mohammed during his life at Mecca and Medina; divided into 114 chapters
subtype: Talmud sacred writings of Orthodox Judaism
subtype: Veda__Samhita any of the Hindu sacred writing
subtype: Rig-Veda a Veda consisting of Hindu poems dating from before 2000 BC
subtype: Sama-Veda a collection of mantras and tunes for use with the Rig-Veda
subtype: Atharva-Veda a collection of mantras and formulas
subtype: Yajur-Veda a collection of sacrificial formulas
subtype: Brahmana Hindu sacred text instructing the Brahmins to perform the Vedic rituals
subtype: Upanishad later sacred texts of Hinduism dealing with broad philosophical questions
subtype: mantra (Hinduism or Buddhism) a sacred word or syllable repeated in prayer or meditation
subtype: psalm any sacred song used to praise the Deity
subtype: Psalm one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
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