A sacred language, holy language, or liturgical language is a language that is cultivated and used primarily for religious reasons by people who speak another, primary language in their daily lives.
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Arabic is a Semitic language known for its significance in Islamic culture and literature.
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Greek was widely used in the Eastern Roman Empire and is known for its contributions to philosophy, science, and literature.
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Hebrew is a Semitic language with ancient roots, used for religious texts like the Old Testament.
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Latin was the language of the Roman Empire and continued as the language of scholarship, the church, and science.
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Church Slavonic was used in Orthodox Christian liturgy and religious texts in Eastern Europe.
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