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Holy Writ
noun
- the Scriptures.
Holy Writ
noun
- another term for Scripture
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Notes
Figuratively, “holy writ” is any text or document that is presumed to speak with unquestioned authority.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Holy Writ1
before 1000; Middle English holi writ, Old English hālige writu (plural)
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Huneven’s fellow congregants must be poring over these pages like Holy Writ searching for signs of their faces and foibles.
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It’s fitting, then, that here Bible draws up his own Holy Writ, both recoiling from religious fervor and bowing to its power.
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Mr. Trump glowered and hefted the Holy Writ as if he meant to swat a fly with it.
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Analytics border on Holy Writ in baseball front offices and for many sportswriters, and this too acts to strangely diminish stars even in their moment of glory.
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Just how did the Song of Songs, a racy pop album that was possibly sung in ancient taverns, arrive in Holy Writ?
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