Holy Writ

ˈhoʊli rɪt

Definition

Definition of Holy Writ - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Christian scripturethe Christian Bible

The priest quoted passages from the Holy Writ during the sermon..

religious textssacred writings of any religion

Different cultures have their own Holy Writ.

sacred text

scripture

metaphor

Rare

something regarded as unquestionable truth

Rare

For her, his words were like Holy Writ.

creed

dogma

gospel

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the Christian Bible

Expressions with holy

holy cow

exp.

used to express surprise or amazement

Holy cow, that was a close call!

holy grail

something very important that is hard to get

Finding a cure for cancer is the holy grail of medicine.

holy hell

intj.

shows strong displeasure or frustration about a situation

Holy hell, why did you do that?

holy moly

intj.

show shock or disbelief in a mild, friendly way

Holy moly! I can't believe you did that!

holy terror

very troublesome or mischievous child

My nephew is a holy terror at family gatherings.

holy grail quest

ultimate goal pursued with great effort

Winning the championship was his holy grail quest.

Expressions with writ

judicial writ

formal order from a court to do something

The judge issued a judicial writ to seize the property.

serve a writ on

officially give a legal order to someone

The lawyer will serve a writ on the company tomorrow.

writ large

adj.

magnified or on a large scale

The problem was society's issues writ large.

writ of election

document ordering new election

The governor issued a writ of election for the vacant seat.

writ of summons

legal document ordering someone to appear in court

He received a writ of summons for the upcoming trial..

writ of habeas corpus

court order to bring a person to court

The judge issued a writ of habeas corpus.

writ of possession

legal document granting property possession rights

The court issued a writ of possession to the landlord.

drop the writ

call a federal or provincial election in Canada

The Prime Minister decided to drop the writ today.

writ of attachment

legal document ordering the seizure of property

The court issued a writ of attachment against his assets.

writ of mandamus

court order forcing an official to do a required duty

The judge issued a writ of mandamus to the agency.

Examples of Holy Writ in a sentence

The Holy Writ is central to many religious discussions.
Scholars study the Holy Writ for guidance.
The Holy Writ is central to their faith.
The ancient text was treated as Holy Writ by the followers.
In the company, the CEO's decisions were considered Holy Writ.

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French:Saintes Écritures, Écritures Saintes, ...
German:Heilige Schrift, heilige Schrift, ...
Italian:Sacre Scritture, Scritture Sacre, ...
Spanish:Sagrada Escritura, Escritura Sagrada, ...
Portuguese:Santa Escritura, Escritura Sagrada, ...
Chinese:圣经, 圣典, ...
Japanese:聖書, 聖典, ...
Arabic:الكتاب المقدس, الكِتَابُ المُقَدَّس, ...
Hebrew:כְּתוּבִים קְדוֹשִׁים, הַכְּתוּבִים הַקְּדוֹשִׁים, ...
Russian:Священное Писание, ...
Ukrainian:Святе Письмо, священні писання, ...
Hindi:पवित्र शास्त्र, पवित्र लेखन, ...
Bengali:পবিত্র শাস্ত্র, পবিত্র গ্রন্থ, ...
Catalan:Escriptura Sagrada, escrit sagrat, ...
Czech:Bible, posvátné spisy, ...
Danish:Den Hellige Skrift, hellige skrifter, ...
Dutch:Heilige Schrift, heilige schrift, ...
Greek:Βίβλος, Ιερά Κείμενα, ...
Hungarian:Szentírás, szentírás, ...
Khmer:ព្រះគម្ពីរ, គម្ពីរសក្ការៈ, ...
Korean:성경, 성서, ...
Persian:کتاب مقدس, ...
Polish:Pismo Święte, pisma święte, ...
Portuguese (BR):Escritura Sagrada, Escrituras Sagradas, ...
Romanian:Sfânta Scriptură, scrieri sacre, ...
Swedish:den Heliga Skrift, heliga skrifter, ...
Thai:พระคัมภีร์ศักดิ์สิทธิ์, คัมภีร์ศักดิ์สิทธิ์, ...
Turkish:Kutsal Yazı, kutsal yazı, ...
Vietnamese:Kinh Thánh, ...

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