Holy Writ
Священное писание, библия
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The BibleThe Bible.
» My book became the Holy writ for all those engineers.
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4 senses(uncountable, usually)The Bible.
Heilige Schrift
Свяще́нное писа́ниеSvjaščénnoje pisánije, би́блияbíblija
(uncountable, usually)The sacred writings of the Christian religion.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
(uncountable, usually)The sacred writings of any religion.
(uncountable, usually)Unquestionable truth.
to accept something as Holy Writ; to take something as Holy Writ
Examples
1 sentencesMy book became the Holy writ for all those engineers.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
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Origin
From Middle English Holi Writ, hali writ, from Old English hāliġ ġewrit (“scripture”, liteFrom Middle English Holi Writ, hali writ, from Old English hāliġ ġewrit (“scripture”, literally “holy writing”). By surface analysis, holy + writ (“scripture, writing”).
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Forms
plural: Holy WritsSynonyms
12 synonymsgospel truthHoly BibleHoly BookHoly ScriptureSacred Scripture
Close in meaning
- the sacred writings of the Christian religions:BibleChristian BibleBookGood BookHoly ScriptureScriptureWord of GodWord
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable