holy writ

Noun

Meaning

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Holy Scripture scripture bible word book Holy Bible word of God good book Christian Bible Holy Book sacred scripture koran septuagint pentateuch gospel
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Antonyms

curse profanity swearing misinformation bad news bad language
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Hypernyms

religious text sacred text sacred writing religious writing

Hyponyms

family Bible

Examples

Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmations strong As proofs of holy writ. William Shakespeare

With the same bricks one may erect... a palace or a prison.... The same letters are used in Holy Writ and heretical works. Isaac Leib Peretz

THERE is a passage of Holy Writ that exhorts us that if there be any good things, such as love, virtue, truth, and so on, we ought to think on these things. Frank Crane

I'm a politician. What I say is not holy writ. Jacob K. Javits

he went to carry the Word to the heathen Source: Internet

Additionally, he was "so familiar with Holy Writ, that his speeches were fairly sparkling with well-chosen texts of the Sacred Books"." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

holy woman holy wood holy wort holy writing holy writings Holy Year