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sacred writing

n. writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity [syn: sacred text, religious writing, religious text]

Usage examples of "sacred writing".

Their flicker exposed the looping lines of the sacred writing on the wall behind them, the gold characters of the Hymn to the Fire God glinting red with reflected flame.

The science of life is an addition to a Hindu sacred writing dating from 1200 B.

Ancient text of sacred writing, comprising the Good Old Testament, the New Improved Testament, and the Book of Regulations.

His passionate interest in everything he came across had led him to examine Videssos' sacred writing as soon as he could read them, even if he could not accept their precepts.

A sacred writing of another race at another time in another language can also be inspired history.