Holy Writ
English
Alternative forms
- holy writ, Holy Writs
Etymology
From Middle English Holi Writ, hali writ, from Old English hāliġ ġewrit (“scripture”, literally “holy writing”), equivalent to holy + writ (“scripture, writing”).
Noun
Holy Writ (usually uncountable, plural Holy Writs)
- The Bible.
- The sacred writings of the Christian religion.
- The sacred writings of any religion.
- Unquestionable truth.
- Synonym: gospel truth
- to accept something as Holy Writ, to take something as Holy Writ
Synonyms
(Bible):
- Holy Bible
- Holy Book
- Holy Scripture
- Sacred Scripture
Translations
Bible
|
Christian sacred writings
|
any sacred writings
|
writings of unchallenged authority — see gospel truth
Further reading
- “Holy Writ”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Holy Writ”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “Holy Writ” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “Holy Writ” (US) / “Holy Writ” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
Anagrams
- worthily