What is Sacred language?
A '''liturgical language''' or '''sacred language''' or '''holy language''' is any language that is used in the [[religion|religious]] service, by people who speak another primary language in their daily lives. Some of the examples of the sacred languages are given below: * [[Arabic language|Arabic]] - [[Islam]] and Tanwirism (pre-Islamic Arabian polytheism) * [[Coptic language|Coptic]] - [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria]] * [[Koine Greek|Koine]] (common language version of [[Ancient Greek]]) - widely used in Christianity at various times and places. *[[Irish language|Irish]] - [[Paganism|Neo-paganism]] (especially [[Celtic polytheism]]) *[[Latin]] - [[Catholicism|Roman Catholicism]] == Dharmic Religions == *[[Sanskrit]] and [[Tamil|Old Tamil]] - [[Hinduism]], [[Jainism]] *[[Pali]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[Tibetan language|Tibetan]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] - [[Buddhism]]. *[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Sanskrit]] - [[Sikhism]] * [[Classical Meitei]] - [[Sanamahism]] ([[Meitei religion]]) and [[Manipuri Vaishnavism]] == References == {{reflist}} == Related pages == *[[Language death]] {{Religion-stub}} [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:History of religion]]