holy writ

1. 1.

   the sacred writings of the Christian religions

   “he went to carry the Word to the heathen”

   SynonymsBibleChristian BibleBookGood BookHoly ScriptureScriptureWord of GodWord

   Broadersacred text

   Narrowerfamily BibleVulgateDouay BibleAuthorized VersionRevised VersionNew English BibleAmerican Standard VersionRevised Standard Version

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Questions about holy writ

What does holy writ mean?

holy writ means "the sacred writings of the Christian religions".

What is another word for holy writ?

Close synonyms include Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is holy writ a common word?

holy writ is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.