religious text
religious text · religious texts
A text which is considered to be of central importance to a religion or multiple religionsA text which is considered to be of central importance to a religion or multiple religions.
» Corpora for medieval languages tend to contain little beyond religious and political texts.
Meaning
1 sensesA text which is considered to be of central importance to a religion or multiple religions.
More definitions
- writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
Examples
2 sentencesCorpora for medieval languages tend to contain little beyond religious and political texts.
Jewish prayer, religious texts, and commentary are rife with references to Jews as a nation.
Origin
From religious + text.From religious + text.
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Forms
plural: religious texts| Singular | religious text |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity:sacred textsacred writingreligious writing