| 单词 | sacred text |
| 释义 | sacred text (once / 19472 pages) n WORD FAMILY sacred text: sacred texts USAGE EXAMPLES“Above all, we convey the sense of how artists from north Africa to Afghanistan found different ways to honor the same sacred text of Islam.” The Guardian(Oct 24, 2016) The program’s four works explored Ms. Saariaho’s interests in medieval arts and sacred texts from all religions. New York Times(Oct 14, 2016) If Susannah is cast, there might be public outcry over allowing an adulteress to sing a sacred text. Seattle Times(Oct 10, 2016) n writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper religious text, religious writing, sacred writing Granth Sahib the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus Zend-Avestaa collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries 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 Mahabharatam(Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families Pentateuchthe first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit Torahthe whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition Hebrew Scripturethe Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings Prophetsthe second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures Hagiographathe third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures Book of Mormona sacred text revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith al-Qur'anthe sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina Gemarathe second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna Mishnahthe first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200 Upanishada later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions Psalmone of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David Gospel According to Matthewone of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount Gospel According to Markthe shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament Gospel According to Lukeone of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life Gospel According to Johnthe last of the four Gospels in the New Testament Vulgatethe Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century; as revised in 1592 it was adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church Douay-Rheims Versionan English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars Authorized Versionan English translation of the Bible published in 1611 Revised Versiona British revision of the Authorized Version New English Biblea modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha American Standard Versiona revised version of the King James Version Revised Standard Versiona revision of the American Standard Version Angelusa prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation Ave Mariaa salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her Canticle of Simeonthe prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32) Evening Prayer(Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer Kol Nidrethe opening prayer on the eve of Yom Kippur Book of Common Prayerthe 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 Litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation Lord's Prayerthe prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13) Talmudthe collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition (the Mishna and the Gemara) that constitute the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism Samhitaone of four collections of sacred texts Brahmanaprose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the bahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals Aranyakaa treatise resembling a Brahmana but to be read or expounded by anchorites in the quiet of the forest VedangaVedic texts from the fifth and fourth centuries BC dealing with phonetics and ritual injunctions and linguistics and grammar and etymology and lexicography and prosody and astronomy and astrology sacred scripture, scripture any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group Bible, Book, Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word, Word of Godthe sacred writings of the Christian religions Paralipomenon(Old Testament) an obsolete name for the Old Testament books of I Chronicles and II Chronicles which were regarded as supplementary to Kings Testamenteither of the two main parts of the Christian Bible Gospel, Gospels, evangelthe four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings Synoptic Gospels, Synopticsthe first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's life from a similar point of view prayera fixed text used in praying service booka book setting forth the forms of church service Apocrypha14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status sapiential book, wisdom book, wisdom literatureany of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain wisdom Pseudepigrapha52 texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 but ascribed to various prophets and kings in the Hebrew scriptures; many are apocalyptic in nature Talmudic literature(Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings Veda, Vedic literature(from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads mantra(Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns psalmany sacred song used to praise the deity canona collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired family Biblea large Bible with pages to record marriages and births Word of Godthe message of the Gospel of Christ Agnus Deia liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words Hagada, Haggada, HaggadahTalmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition Halacha, Halaka, HalakahTalmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures Massa sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite Shemaa liturgical prayer (considered to be the essence of Jewish religion) that is recited at least twice daily by adult Jewish males to declare their faith piece of writing, writing, written material the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect) |
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