Definition of Holy writ

1. Noun. The sacred writings of the Christian religions. "He went to carry the Word to the heathen"


Definition of Holy writ

1. Noun. The Bible. ¹

2. Noun. The sacred writings of the Christian religion. ¹

3. Noun. The sacred writings of any religion. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Holy Writ

Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II
Holy Roman Empire
Holy Sacrament
Holy Scripture
Holy See
Holy Sepulcher
Holy Sepulchre
Holy Spirit
Holy Thursday
Holy Trinity
Holy War Warriors
Holy Wednesday
Holy Week
Holy Writ
Holy Year
Holy of Holies
Holyhead
Holynesses
Holyrood
Holzknecht
Holzknecht unit
Homalomyia
Homans
Homans' sign
Homaridae
Homarus americanus
Homarus capensis
Homarus vulgaris

Literary usage of Holy writ

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1830)
"... Jn a short allegory formed upon that beautiful passage in holy writ, ' And another angel came anc stood at the altar, having a golden censer, ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... a man fuU of the knowledge of holy writ, of the unction of the Divine Word in all his pastoral teaching; a man solely intent on sanctifying his people, ..."

3. An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures by Thomas Hartwell Horne (1825)
"The design of every portion of holy writ, its harmony with the rest, and the divine perfection of the ... V. Collections of Observations on holy writ. — VI. ..."

4. An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures by Thomas Hartwell Horne (1825)
"passages in holy writ more deeply affecting than this evangelist's narrative of the resurrection of Lazarus.1 SECTION VII ..."

5. The North American Review by Making of America Project, Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge (1860)
"... applied to the Elucidation of holy writ. By JOSEPH BONOMI, FRSL Third edition, ... holy writ ..."

6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1824)
"... with the express precepts of in the side of the pulpit, until by de^n>« Holy Writ, and we cannot but deplore the his congregation (consisting chiefly of ..."

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