Holy+Writ
1Holy writ — Holy Ho ly, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE. holi, hali, AS. h[=a]lig, fr. h[ae]l health, salvation, happiness, fr. h[=a]l whole, well; akin to OS. h?lag, D. & G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr. See… …
2Holy Writ — n [U] 1.) writing or instructions that people treat as if it were completely true in every detail ▪ Lenin s word was by no means accepted as holy writ. 2.) old fashioned the Bible …
3Holy Writ — ► NOUN ▪ sacred writings collectively, especially the Bible …
4Holy Writ — n. the Bible …
5holy writ — noun Usage: often capitalized H&W Date: before 12th century 1. bible 1 2. a writing or utterance having unquestionable authority < its financial precepts were not necessarily Holy Writ Herbert Stein > …
6Holy Writ — Holy Scriptures, Bible; something having unquestionable authority …
7Holy Writ — the Scriptures. [bef. 1000; ME holi writ, OE halige writu (pl.)] * * * …
8Holy Writ — Ho′ly Writ′ n. rel Scripture 1) • Etymology: bef. 1000 …
9holy writ — Bible, Scriptures, Sacred Scriptures, Holy Scriptures, Old and New Testaments …
10Holy Writ — noun the sacred writings of the Christian religions he went to carry the Word to the heathen • Syn: ↑Bible, ↑Christian Bible, ↑Book, ↑Good Book, ↑Holy Scripture, ↑Scripture, ↑Word of God, ↑ …
11Holy Writ — noun a) The Bible. b) The sacred writings of the Christian religion …
12Holy Writ — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. Scriptures, the Gospel, the Canon; see bible 2 …
13Holy Writ — noun sacred writings collectively, especially the Bible …
14Holy Writ — noun (U) 1 a piece of writing that people treat as if it were completely true in every detail 2 old fashioned the Bible …
15Holy Writ — n See Scripture …
16Holy Writ — UK / US noun [uncountable] 1) something that someone writes or says that people accept as being completely true or correct 2) old fashioned the Bible …
17Holy Writ — Святое Писание …
18Holy Writ — /hoʊli ˈrɪt/ (say hohlee rit) noun the Scriptures …
19Writ — Writ, n. [AS. writ, gewrit. See {Write}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which is written; writing; scripture; applied especially to the Scriptures, or the books of the Old and New testaments; as, sacred writ. Though in Holy Writ not named. Milton. [1913 …
20Writ of account — Writ Writ, n. [AS. writ, gewrit. See {Write}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which is written; writing; scripture; applied especially to the Scriptures, or the books of the Old and New testaments; as, sacred writ. Though in Holy Writ not named. Milton.… …
