Sentence examples for sacred language from inspiring English sources

As a sacred language, Latin really has no parallel.

At that time, however, the sacred language did not afford the richness of expression he sought.

Isn't it?" LIZADONNELLY: Are the Brits as picky as the French with their sacred language?

Because it's distilled to its essence, poetry is powerful, almost a sacred language.

The entire Cūlavaṃsa is written in Pāli, the sacred language of Buddhism, and displays a variety of epic styles.

All the early Vedic forms are expressly classed as belonging to the sacred language (chandas) by Pāṇini.

Jews have always made a genuine effort to learn some Hebrew, and other sacred languages are archaic forms of the vernacular; the English of the Authorized Version of the Bible became the language of prayer in many Protestant churches.

Although at times the Hebrew and Greek of the Bible have been treated as sacred languages, and the history contained in the text has been regarded as somehow different from "ordinary" history, most forms of biblical exegesis employed in the modern era are applicable to many other bodies of literature.

Mon monks and scholars taught the Burmans the sacred Pali language and the Buddhist scriptures, and the Burmans soon became scholars themselves, making Pagan the centre of Theravada learning.

He is opposed to "barriers" between audiences and singers, and so dislikes period costume and even the sacred original-language performance.

It ranges from the elementary teaching of Latin through "rational grammar" (linguistics) to a knowledge of the sacred "Wisdom" languages.