Holy Writ

noun

1. the Scriptures.

Holy Writ

noun

1. another term for Scripture

Holy Writ

1. Another name for the Bible (see also Bible ).

Notes

Figuratively, “holy writ” is any text or document that is presumed to speak with unquestioned authority.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Holy Writ¹

before 1000; Middle English holi writ, Old English hālige writu (plural)

Example Sentences

Raised in small towns across North Dakota and Minnesota, Mr. Schjeldahl was fascinated by language ever since he was a boy — “At breakfast, I’d pore over every word on a cereal box as if it were holy writ,” he recalled — and dreamed of a bohemian, big-city life somewhere on the coasts.

From Washington Post

After all, there are few things crazier than America’s insistence on treating the Second Amendment as holy writ rather than the grubby racist compromise it was.

From Seattle Times

Huneven’s fellow congregants must be poring over these pages like Holy Writ searching for signs of their faces and foibles.

From Washington Post

While ostensibly about historical issues, the Central Committee’s resolution — practically holy writ for officials — will shape China’s politics and society for decades to come.

From New York Times

His hubris is that, like Mao, he now seeks to become a man-God, whose thoughts are holy writ.

From Washington Post