4 definitions found for Holy Writ

Holy Writ n 1: 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, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word]

holy 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>

Holy water (Gr. & R. C. Churches), water which has been blessed by the priest for sacred purposes. Holy-water stoup, the stone stoup or font placed near the entrance of a church, as a receptacle for holy water. Holy Week (Eccl.), the week before Easter, in which the passion of our Savior is commemorated. Holy writ, the sacred Scriptures. `` Word of holy writ.'' --Wordsworth.

holy writ Bible, Scriptures, Sacred Scriptures, Holy Scriptures, Old and New Testaments.