聖典(せいてん)

せいてん
noun
sacred scripture; holy text; canon
religion
1. sacred scripture; holy text; canon
The holy book or books of a religion, such as the Bible or the Buddhist sutras.
聖典(せいてん)を読(よ)む。
To read sacred scripture.
この宗教(しゅうきょう)の聖典(せいてん)は何百年(なんびゃくねん)も前(まえ)に書(か)かれた。
The sacred texts of this religion were written hundreds of years ago.
聖典(せいてん)の教(おし)えに基(もと)づいて生活(せいかつ)する人々(ひとびと)が世界中(せかいじゅう)にいる。
There are people all over the world who live their lives based on the teachings of sacred scriptures.

A general term for authoritative religious texts regarded as sacred or divinely inspired. Can refer to the Bible, the Quran, Buddhist sutras, or the scriptures of any religion.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 経典(きょうてん): sutra, religious text — often specifically Buddhist scriptures
  • 聖書(せいしょ): the Bible — specifically the Christian scripture
  • 教典(きょうてん): religious canon — the body of authoritative texts of a particular faith

Related Words

Compare: 経典(きょうてん) (sutra, religious text)
Compare: 聖書(せいしょ) (the Bible)
Related: 旧約聖書(きゅうやくせいしょ) (Old Testament)
Related: 新約聖書(しんやくせいしょ) (New Testament)
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