thánh thư
Definition
- Noun:
- Holy scripture(s): The sacred writings or texts of a religion, considered to be divinely inspired or of supreme spiritual authority.
- The scriptures: Often used specifically to refer to the canonical texts of a religion, such as the Bible in Christianity or the Vedas in Hinduism.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Kinh Thánh là thánh thư của đạo Cơ Đốc. (The Bible is the holy scripture of Christianity.)
- Các tôn giáo lớn đều có thánh thư của riêng mình. (Major religions all have their own holy scriptures.)
- Những lời dạy trong thánh thư có ảnh hưởng sâu sắc đến tín đồ. (The teachings in the scriptures have a profound influence on believers.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal, academic, or religious contexts to discuss sacred texts collectively or comparatively.
- It can be used metaphorically in secular contexts to refer to any text regarded with extreme reverence or as an ultimate authority (e.g., a manual or guidebook treated as infallible).
Variants and Related Words
- Kinh thánh (n): Specifically refers to the Bible in a Christian context.
- Thánh kinh (n): Another term for holy scripture; often used interchangeably with .
Synonyms
- Sacred texts: Writings regarded as holy.
- Canonical scriptures: The officially accepted sacred books of a religion.
- Holy writ: A formal term for sacred scripture.
Related Idioms
- While itself is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions, it is central to the idiom:
- Coi như thánh thư: To treat something as gospel/holy writ; to regard something as an unquestionable truth or authority.
- Anh ấy coi cuốn sách hướng dẫn đó như thánh thư. (He treats that manual as holy writ.)