sacred writing vs prayer

prayer vs sacred writing

sacred writing and prayer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sacred writing	Yes	No	No	No
prayer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, prayer is a hyponym of sacred writing; that is, prayer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sacred writing:

sacred writing: writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
prayer: a fixed text used in praying

Other hyponyms of sacred writing 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, service book, Apocrypha, sapiential book, wisdom book, wisdom literature, Pseudepigrapha, Talmudic literature, Veda, Vedic literature, mantra, psalm.

sacred writing (noun)	prayer (noun)
writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity	the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
	earnest or urgent request
	a fixed text used in praying
	reverent petition to a deity
	someone who prays to God

Difference between sacred writing and prayer

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