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Language that is cultivated for religious reasons
A sacred language, liturgical language, lingua sacra, or holy language is a language that is cultivated and used primarily for religious reasons (like
Sacred_language
Dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity
Wikiquote has quotations related to Holiness. Although the English language terms sacred and holy are similar in meaning, and they are sometimes used interchangeably
Sacredness
Indo-European language native to the Indian subcontinent
Pāḷi) is a Middle Indo-Aryan language that is widely studied as the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism and the language of the Tipiṭaka. Pali was designated
Pali
Process of making Hebrew a lingua franca in Israel
the language's usage changed from the purely sacred language of Judaism to a spoken and written language used for daily life among the Jews in Palestine
Revival of the Hebrew language
Revival_of_the_Hebrew_language
Ancient Indo-Aryan language of South Asia, mainly Indian subcontinent
the sacred language of Hinduism, the language of classical Hindu philosophy, and of historical texts of Buddhism and Jainism. It was a link language in
Sanskrit
Dialect of Middle Aramaic
medieval period. Syriac remains the sacred language of Syriac Christianity to this day. It is used as the liturgical language of several denominations, like
Syriac_language
Old language with established literature or use
language Sacred language Official language Standard language World language Hart, George. "Statement on the status of Tamil as a Classical Language"
Classical_language
Topics referred to by the same term
proper language with its own grammar, used to prevent understanding by outsiders; sometimes argot is used as a synonym of cant or jargon Sacred language, also
Secret_language
Locations of religious significance
A sacred place or holy site is a location which is regarded to be sacred or hallowed. The sacredness of a natural feature may accrue through tradition
Sacred_space
Language spoken by Adam in the Garden of Eden
origins of language Origin of language Proto-Human language Universal language Enochian Sacred language "Is 'Ge'ez' the original language of humanity
Adamic_language
Liturgical language of Zoroastrianism originating in the Old Iranian period
during its use as the sacred language of Zoroastrianism. In the first stage, Old Avestan would have become the liturgical language of the early Zoroastrian
Avestan
Language of the gods, or of god
Enochian Glossolalia Jindai moji Language of the birds Lingua ignota Medefaidrin Sacred language Twilight language Universal grammar Valarin Zaum Pettifer
Divine_language
Lack of respect for things that are held to be sacred
religious use may refer to a lack of respect for things that are held to be sacred, which implies anything inspiring or deserving of reverence, as well as
Profane_(religion)
Language of the Mandaean religion and community
correctly. Mandaic, or more specifically Classical Mandaic, is the liturgical language of Mandaeism and a South Eastern Aramaic variety in use by the Mandaean
Mandaic_language
Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee people
[dʒalaˈɡî ɡawónihisˈdî]), is an endangered-to-moribund Iroquoian language and the native language of the Cherokee people. Ethnologue states that there were 1
Cherokee_language
Academy in London, England
The Sacred Heart Language College is a Roman Catholic secondary school for girls located in Wealdstone, London, England. Sacred Heart High School was
Sacred_Heart_Language_College
Branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family
The Iranian languages, or Iranic languages, are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by
Iranian_languages
In Islam, the Arabic language is given more importance than any other language because the primary religious sources of Islam, the Quran and Hadith, are
Arabic_in_Islam
Sacred language of the Obɛri Ɔkaimɛ Ibibio community
(Medefidrin), or Obɛri Ɔkaimɛ, is a constructed language and script created as a Christian sacred language by an Ibibio congregation in 1930s Nigeria. It
Medefaidrin
Occult language
Enochian (/iːˈnɒkiən/ ee-NOK-ee-ən) is an occult constructed language—said by its originators to have been received from angels—recorded in the private
Enochian
Effort to promote an endangered language or revive a dead language
language Regional language Rosetta Project Sacred language Second-language acquisition Treasure language Languages in censuses Lingua Libre − a libre online
Language_revitalization
Process in which a language eventually loses its last native speaker
linguistics, language death occurs when a language loses its last native speaker. By extension, language extinction is when the language is no longer
Language_death
Activities performed according to a set sequence
indirect, expressing only a generalized belief in the existence of the sacred demanding a human response. National flags, for example, may be considered
Ritual
Name of a thing or being that expresses its true nature
somehow identical to, its true nature. The notion that language, or some specific sacred language, refers to things by their true names has been central
True_name
Formula intended to trigger a magical effect
that "the language of magic is sacred, set and used for an entirely different purpose to that of ordinary life." The two forms of language are differentiated
Incantation
Personification of the "destructive spirit" in Zoroastrianism
191–202. ISBN 978-9004043190. Haug, Martin (1878). Essays on the Sacred Language, Writings, and Religion of the Parsis. Trübner & Co. pp. 300–311. "Ahriman"
Ahriman
Semitic language
Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 9783447045575. John F. A., Sawyer (1999). Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts. London and New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781134801398. Shepardson
Aramaic
Common speech variety of a specific population
that is, H must be used for special purposes, such as a liturgical or sacred language. Fasold expanded the concept still further by proposing that multiple
Vernacular
Ancient Mesopotamian civilization from 3300 to 1900 BC
Empire around 2270 BC (short chronology), but Sumerian continued as a sacred language. Native Sumerian rule re-emerged for about a century in the Third Dynasty
Sumer
Jewish term attributed to the Hebrew language
the Revival of the Hebrew language. Jewish philosophers have offered various reasonings for Hebrew being the "Sacred Language". Maimonides, in his book
Lashon_Hakodesh
Topics referred to by the same term
language, a secondary language that has official recognition Sacred language, also called liturgical language or initiation language, used in religious services
Auxiliary_language
Archaic form of the Hebrew language
Hebrew, is an archaic form of the Hebrew language, a language in the Canaanitic branch of the Semitic languages spoken by the Israelites in the area known
Biblical_Hebrew
Person trained to practise a form of divination
(250–200 BCE) epitaph mentions a book he wrote on haruspicy. A collection of sacred texts called the Etrusca disciplina, written in Etruscan, were essentially
Haruspex
Form of the Arabic language
the liturgical language of Islam, "Quranic" referring to the Quran. Classical Arabic is, furthermore, the register of the Arabic language on which Modern
Classical_Arabic
Standardized dialect of Tibetan
Tibetan. Like many languages, Lhasa Tibetan has a variety of language registers: ཕལ་སྐད། (Wylie: phal skad, literally "demotic language"): the vernacular
Lhasa_Tibetan
printing settings. A Meitei language stone inscription in Meitei script about a royal decree of a Meitei king found in the sacred site of God Panam Ningthou
Languages_of_India
Something unreasonably immune from criticism
only sacred cow". Discordians use the identically pronounced symbol the "sacred chao". Holy cow (expression) Iconoclasm Literal and figurative language Malapropism
Sacred_cow_(idiom)
Institutional and doctrinal divisions of Buddhism
well as other forms of Pali literature. The Pali language is thus its lingua franca and sacred language. This tradition is sometimes denominated as a part
Schools_of_Buddhism
Early form of Tibetan language
Bhutan, is a liturgical language of Tibetan Buddhism that dates from the 9th century. It particularly refers to the language of early canonical texts
Classical_Tibetan
Extinct Mongolic literary language
Classical Mongolian was the literary language of Mongolian that was first introduced shortly after 1600 when Ligdan Khan set his clergy the task of translating
Classical_Mongolian
Ritual lexicon of Cuban Orisa devotees
towards the end of the Atlantic Slave Trade. It is used as the liturgical language of Santería in the Spanish Caribbean and other communities that practice
Lucumí_language
Emblem of a group of people
A totem (from Ojibwe: ᑑᑌᒼ or ᑑᑌᒻ 'doodem') is a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family
Totem
Form of a language used in written literature
dictionary. Aureation Classical language Official language Sacred language Standard language Written language Acrolect List of languages by first written accounts
Literary_language
Reading tradition used liturgically by the Samaritans
ceased to be a spoken everyday language. It was succeeded by Samaritan Aramaic, which itself ceased to be a spoken language sometime between the 10th and
Samaritan_Hebrew
Northern Kurdish dialect
form of Kurdish. Kurmanji is also the common and ceremonial language of Yazidis. Their sacred book Mishefa Reş and all prayers are written and spoken in
Kurmanji
Quality of ambiguity, disorientation, or state of transition
fully dead. Liminal existence can be located in a separated sacred space, which occupies a sacred time. Examples in the Bible include the dream of Jacob (Genesis
Liminality
Bible translations that use Hebraic forms of God's personal name (YHWH)
Sacred Name Bibles are Bible translations that consistently use Hebraic forms of the God of Israel's personal name, instead of its English language translation
Sacred_Name_Bible
Mystical properties of numbers
English Language, or, Suggestive Gematria. Holden Research Circle. Hulse, David Allen (2000). The Western Mysteries: An Encyclopedic Guide to the Sacred Languages
Numerology
Classical and liturgical language of central Sahel
also known as Old Kanembu or Classical Kanembu, is a classical and sacred language created and used by Muslim scholars in the Kanem–Bornu Empire, located
Tarjumo_language
Adherents of Hinduism
describe them and the sacred geography. This, states Fleming, is apparent given the sophistication of the architecture and the sacred sites along with the
Hindus
Level of respect towards a language variety in a speech community
1525/aa.1958.60.4.02a00050. JSTOR 665673. Haeri, Niloofar (2003). Sacred Language, Ordinary People: Dilemmas of Culture and Politics in Egypt. Palgrave
Prestige_(sociolinguistics)
Zoroastrian exegetical glosses, paraphrases, commentaries and translations
the Avestan language texts remained sacrosanct and continued to be recited in the Avestan language, which was considered a sacred language. The Middle
Zend
Valley in the Andes Mountains of Peru
withdrew from the Sacred Valley and the area came under the control of the Spanish colonists. Oral histories in the Quechua language suggest that the ancient
Sacred_Valley
2017 film by Yorgos Lanthimos
The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a 2017 absurdist psychological horror thriller film directed and co-produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, who also co-wrote the
The_Killing_of_a_Sacred_Deer
Extinct ancient Anatolian language
inscriptions also refer to religious rituals, where a more archaic sacred language may have been deemed appropriate (cf. for example the continued use
Milyan_language
Ritual reflecting change of social status
rooms. Van Gennep further distinguishes between "the secular" and "the sacred sphere." Theorizing that civilizations are arranged on a scale, implying
Rite_of_passage
Christian devotion
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Latin: Cor Jesu Sacratissimum) is one of the most widely practised and well-known Catholic devotions, wherein the heart
Sacred_Heart
Priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, Greece
Themis and Phoebe, and the site was initially sacred to Gaia. Subsequently, it was believed to be sacred to Poseidon, the god of earthquakes. During the
Pythia
2024 film by Mohammad Rasoulof
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Persian: دانهی انجیر معابد, romanized: Dāne-ye anjīr-e ma'ābed) is a 2024 political drama film written, co-produced and directed
The_Seed_of_the_Sacred_Fig
Buddhist cultivation stages
Buddhist canon surviving in a classical Indian language, Pāli, which serves as the school's sacred language and lingua franca. In contrast to Mahāyāna and
Pariyatti, paṭipatti, paṭivedha
Pariyatti,_paṭipatti,_paṭivedha
Form of liturgy in the Roman Rite
primarily in missionary areas or for ancient churches with an established sacred-language tradition: In Dalmatia and parts of Istria in Croatia, the liturgy
Tridentine_Mass
Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group
we call by the Persian name ''Penjab'' is named Panchanada in the sacred language of the Indians; either of which names may be rendered in Greek by Πενταποταμια
Punjabis
Japanese private women's university
The University of the Sacred Heart (聖心女子大学, Seishin Joshi Daigaku) is a Japanese private women's university located in Hiroo, Shibuya, Tokyo. It was established
University of the Sacred Heart (Japan)
University_of_the_Sacred_Heart_(Japan)
Language isolate of New Mexico, United States
Keresan beliefs postulate that Keres is a sacred language that must exist only in its spoken form. The language's religious connotation and years of persecution
Keres_language
Indian crime thriller television series
Sacred Games is an Indian Hindi-language neo-noir crime thriller television series based on Vikram Chandra's 2006 novel of the same name. Produced and
Sacred_Games_(TV_series)
Sexual rite performed in the context of religious worship
prefer the terms "sacred sex" or "sacred sexual rites" in cases where payment for services is not involved. The historicity of literal sacred prostitution
Sacred_prostitution
Native ethnic group of Sri Lanka
languages, prominently Pali, the sacred language of Southern Buddhism, Telugu and Sanskrit. Many early texts in the language such as the Hela Atuwa were lost
Sinhalese_people
Species of aquatic flowering plant
romanized: Padma, lit. 'Lotus') or Kamala (Sanskrit: कमल, lit. 'Lotus'), sacred lotus, pink lotus, Indian lotus, or simply lotus, is one of two extant species
Nelumbo_nucifera
Mayan language spoken in Central America
"The language of Classic Maya inscriptions." Current Anthropology 41.3 (2000): 321–356. Print. Keys, David (2003-12-07). "'Lost' Sacred Language of the
Chʼortiʼ_language
Ancient Roman priest tasked with divination by the observation of birds
will of the gods by studying events he observed within a predetermined sacred space (templum). The templum corresponded to the heavenly space above. The
Augur
Middle Aramaic language once used by Jewish writers in Lower Mesopotamia
fourth and eleventh centuries. It is most commonly identified with the language of the Babylonian Talmud (which was completed in the fifth century), the
Jewish_Babylonian_Aramaic
Tree which a community deems to hold religious significance
A sacred tree or holy tree is a tree which is considered to be sacred, or worthy of spiritual respect or reverence. Such trees appear throughout world
Sacred_tree
Life force energy, power, effectiveness, and prestige in Pacific Island culture
Polynesian theology, a spiritual quality with a supernatural origin and a sacred, impersonal force. To have mana implies influence, authority, and efficacy:
Mana_(Oceanic_cultures)
Language of ancient Sumer and Babylon
debated), but Sumerian continued to be used as a sacred, ceremonial, literary, and scientific language in Akkadian-speaking Mesopotamian states, such as
Sumerian_language
Northwest Semitic language
Hebrew is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the
Hebrew_language
Purported control of a human body by spirits, ghosts, demons
was a sacred spiritual realm. The center of the ring shout is where the ancestors and the Holy Spirit reside at the center. The Ring Shout (a sacred dance
Spirit_possession
Ceremonial smoking pipe, used by Indigenous peoples of North America
culture's indigenous language. There is no single word for all ceremonial pipes across the hundreds of diverse Native cultures. The Lakota sacred pipe is called
Ceremonial_pipe
Sino-Tibetan language group
Dhuleli, Chaudangsi, Rangas, and perhaps Zhangzhung. Zhangzhung, the sacred language of the Bon religion, was spoken north of the Himalayas across western
West_Himalayish_languages
Roman Catholic Chinese school in Mandaue, Philippines
with a curriculum that includes a Chinese language course. On March 4, 2010, the board of trustees of the Sacred Heart School unanimously approved the changing
Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu
Sacred_Heart_School_–_Ateneo_de_Cebu
Religious mountain in Tibet Autonomous Region
Brahmaputra, and Ghaghara lie in the vicinity of the region. Mount Kailash is sacred in Bon, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. People from China, India, Nepal
Mount_Kailash
Rite-of-passage ceremony
sacred history of the world. And through this recapitulation, the whole world is sanctified anew... [the initiand] can perceive the world as a sacred
Initiation
North American Indigenous structure and ceremony for prayer and healing
life through purification. They should also be able to understand our sacred language, to be able to understand the messages from the Grandfathers, because
Sweat_lodge
School in Japan
studies, art, drama, foreign languages, music, personal and social education, physical education, pottery/3D Art, and values. Sacred Heart has a Creative and
International School of the Sacred Heart
International_School_of_the_Sacred_Heart
Russian-Jewish linguist and journalist (1858–1922)
natural language without any native speakers subsequently acquiring several million native speakers, and no other examples of a sacred language becoming
Eliezer_Ben-Yehuda
Sacred sound in Indian religions
romanized: Oṃ, Auṃ, ISO 15919: Ōṁ) is a polysemous symbol representing a sacred sound, seed syllable, mantra, and invocation in Hinduism as well as in other
Om
Indo-European language
official language of their religion used to write their religious texts in the languages that they knew, though in the alphabet where the sacred texts of
Greek_language
Use of Latin in Christian liturgies
liturgical language. Over time, as vernacular languages drifted further from Latin, the use of Latin came to be understood in terms of its role as a sacred language
Liturgical_use_of_Latin
Hindu tradition that reveres goddess Radha as the Supreme being
sampradaya are created in regional language Braj Bhasha, which is regarded within the tradition as the sacred language associated with Radha and Krishna
Radha_Vallabha_Sampradaya
Form of sacred musical composition
liturgy in Latin, the sacred language of the Catholic Church's Roman Rite, but there are a significant number written in the languages of non-Catholic countries
Mass_(music)
Sacred language of the Okule
Kiliji is a variety of Yoruba language, or a Yoruboid dialect that functions as the ritual or sacred language of the Okule or Oko Alija all-female religious
Kiliji_language
Language spoken in Indonesia
Indonesia) is the official and national language of Indonesia. It is a standardized variety of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca
Indonesian_language
Chinese metaphor in Buddhism and Daoism
Shengtai (Chinese: 聖胎, "sacred embryo" or "embryo of sagehood") is a Chinese syncretic metaphor for achieving Buddhist liberation or Daoist transcendence
Shengtai
Grove of trees of special religious importance to a particular culture
Sacred groves, sacred woods, or sacred forests are groves of trees that have special religious importance within a particular culture. Sacred groves feature
Sacred_grove
Topics referred to by the same term
German-language version The Olympic flame, used in the Olympic torch relay. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Sacred Flame
The_Sacred_Flame
The Frankish Church held that god could only be venerated in three sacred languages—Hebrew, Greek and Latin—while the Byzantine Church introduced a liturgy
Names_of_Germany
Central Semitic language
because it is the language of the Islamic sacred book, the Quran. Arabic is also an important source of vocabulary for languages such as Amharic, Azerbaijani
Arabic
Form of Lebanese nationalism
Classical Syriac remained in use only for liturgical purposes, as a sacred language (also considered as such in Judaism, alongside Hebrew). Today the vast
Phoenicianism
psychological alone. Like Durkheim, he saw the sacred as central to religion, but differing from Durkheim, he views the sacred as often dealing with the supernatural
Theories_about_religion
Aramaic-language expression used by Orthodox Jews
without fear of violation. Other languages, according to Judaism, are not considered the same as the sacred language (lashon Hakodesh), and therefore
Besiyata_Dishmaya
Emergence of religious behavior discussed in terms of natural evolution
verbal, since the sacred truths have to be stated. If so, religion, at least in its modern form, cannot pre-date the emergence of language. It has been argued
Evolutionary origin of religion
Evolutionary_origin_of_religion
SACRED LANGUAGE
SACRED LANGUAGE
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German, Jamaican, Welsh
Gray; Sacred; Grey Haired
Female
Welsh
Welsh form of Greek Margarites, MARED means "pearl."
Boy/Male
Native American
Sacred.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Sacred
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Jared, JARRED means "descent."
Girl/Female
Latin
Sacred.
Boy/Male
Italian Spanish Greek
sacred'.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Secret, Sacred relating to Islam
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Secret/Sacred relating to Islam
Boy/Male
German
Sacred
Male
Hebrew
(יֶרֶד) Variant spelling of Hebrew Yered, YARED means "descent." The English form is Jared.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sacred
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Sacred.
Boy/Male
German
Sacred
Male
English
Anglicized form of Greek Iaret (Hebrew Yered), JARED means "descent." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Enoch and a descendant of Judah. Also spelled Jered.
Girl/Female
Latin Italian Spanish
Sacred.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Celtic, Christian, English, Irish, Welsh
White Haired; The Hollow; Flood; Gray-haired; Gray; Sacred; Gray Haired
Boy/Male
Polish
sacred'.
Boy/Male
Italian American
Sacred.
Boy/Male
Indian
Sacred
SACRED LANGUAGE
SACRED LANGUAGE
Boy/Male
Greek Biblical
Manly beauty. In Greek mythology, Apollo was the god of medicine and healing who drove his fiery...
Biblical
the hill of Mars
Boy/Male
Muslim
Support. Pillar. Confidence.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
House of God.
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Greek Gabriēl, KAAPRO means "man of God" or "warrior of God."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Biblical
hedges
Girl/Female
Australian, Czech, Czechoslovakian, German
A Winding Sheet
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord of affection
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
A Bird
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SACRED LANGUAGE
a.
Having a back; fitted with a back; as, a backed electrotype or stereotype plate. Used in composition; as, broad-backed; hump-backed.
n.
A wooden straightedge used to lay across the plaster screed, as a limit for the thickness of the coat.
a.
Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history.
v. t.
To consecrate; to make sacred.
a.
Possessing acres or landed property; -- used in composition; as, large-acred men.
a.
Firmly barred or closed.
a.
In composition: Having (such) hair; as, red-haired.
a.
Sacred; inviolable.
a.
Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair.
a.
Without scales, or with the scales removed; as, scaled herring.
a.
Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow.
a.
Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.
v. t.
To keep secret.
a.
Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service.
a.
Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive.
a.
Sacred.
n.
Sacred writing.
n.
Holiness; sanctity; sacred oath; sacred things; sanctuary; -- used chiefly in oaths.
a.
Of or pertaining to the sacrum; in the region of the sacrum.
a.
Having feathers which in form, color, or arrangement somewhat resemble scales; as, the scaled dove.