sacred language
Also known as holy language, liturgical language, religious language
language that is cultivated for religious reasons
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The oldest surviving manuscript in the sacred Sanskrit language: Devi Māhātmya, on palm-leaf, in the Nepalese Bhujimol script 11th century.
A sacred language, liturgical language, lingua sacra, or holy language is a language that is cultivated and used primarily for religious reasons (like church service) by people who speak another, primary language in their daily lives.