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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

communication go
something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

black and white, written communication, written language go
communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)

writing, written material, piece of writing go
the work of a writer

sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity

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scripture, sacred scripture go
any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word go
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
Paralipomenon go
(Old Testament) an obsolete name for the Old Testament books of I Chronicles and II Chronicles which were regarded as supplementary to Kings
Testament go
either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible
Gospel, Gospels, evangel go
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
Synoptic Gospels, Synoptics go
the first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's life from a similar point of view
prayer go
a fixed text used in praying
service book go
a book setting forth the forms of church service
Apocrypha go
14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible
sapiential book, wisdom book, wisdom literature go
any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain wisdom
Pseudepigrapha go
52 texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 but ascribed to various prophets and kings in the Hebrew scriptures
Talmudic literature go
(Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings
Vedic literature, Veda go
(from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit
mantra go
(Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism
psalm go
any sacred song used to praise the deity