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sacred text vs Vedic literature

Vedic literature vs sacred text

sacred text and Vedic literature both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sacred text Yes No No No
Vedic literature Yes No No No
As nouns, Vedic literature is a hyponym of sacred text; that is, Vedic literature is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sacred text:
  • sacred text: writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
  • 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
Other hyponyms of sacred text include sacred scripture, scripture, Bible, Book, Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word, Word of God, Paralipomenon, Testament, evangel, Gospel, Gospels, Synoptic Gospels, Synoptics, prayer, service book, Apocrypha, sapiential book, wisdom book, wisdom literature, Pseudepigrapha, Talmudic literature, Veda, mantra, psalm.
sacred text (noun) Vedic literature (noun)
writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity (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
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