Keyword: «semantic nests»

Conceptually significant words in the early poems of A. A. Akhmatova are considered in the article. The poems under analysis belong to the non-devotional genre. Semantic nests of words, as well as lexemes, which actualize the semantic spheres "song", "prayer", "love" are revealed. It is established that conceptually significant language units are words, mostly related to the sacred sphere, expressing the religious worldview of the poet. Concepts of “life” and “love” are verbalized by commonly used linguistic units.