Sacred Words & Phrases

Eight living traditions: Hindu, Sikh, Islam, Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Jain and Zoroastrian. Each tradition is filterable using the pills in the hero. Within a tradition you can further narrow by category — deity names, mantras, festivals, rituals, sacred places, scripture and objects.

This archive is a reference and learning resource, not a liturgical guide. Every entry includes its tradition and source so you can verify pronunciation and context before using it in a formal ceremony. For sacred occasions, please consult a practitioner of that tradition.

Use the second filter row (Deity, Figure, Mantra, Concept, Festival, Ritual, Place, Scripture, Object) to narrow by category. You can combine it with a tradition filter — for example, "Hindu + Mantra" shows only Hindu mantras. The search bar matches on the word, its original script and its meaning simultaneously.

The vocabulary is curated from classical texts, liturgical sources and bilingual reference works for each tradition. Entries include the original script (Sanskrit, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.), transliteration, meaning and source text where known. The dataset is reviewed for accuracy — if you find an error, please let us know.