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Let us search into the records of Holy Writ, if out of this their great charter, there be not a seal grant of a lesser, though like privilege, and this by virtue of Christ, in that we have the honour to be accounted Abraham's seed as truly as they.
Thomas Goodwin

Meaning of "Holy Writ" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOLY WRIT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOLY WRIT

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Holy Writ is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOLY WRIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Holy Writ

Religious text

Religious texts, also known as scripture, scriptures, holy writ, or holy books, are the texts which various religious traditions consider to be sacred, or central to their religious tradition. Many religions and spiritual movements believe that their sacred texts are divinely or supernaturally revealed or inspired.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOLY WRIT

Holy Roller
Holy Roman Empire
holy rood
Holy Saturday
Holy Scripture
Holy See
Holy Sepulchre
Holy Spirit
holy synod
holy terror
Holy Thursday
holy tide
Holy Trinity
holy war
holy water
Holy Week
Holy Willie
Holy Year
Holyhead
Holyoake

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOLY WRIT

amrit
brit
culprit
esprit
free spirit
frit
grit
holiday spirit
Holy Spirit
inherit
jeu d´esprit
merit
Nayarit
Sanskrit
spirit
sprit
team spirit
the Spirit
Tikrit
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Synonyms and antonyms of Holy Writ in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Holy Writ» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOLY WRIT

Find out the translation of Holy Writ to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Holy Writ from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Holy Writ» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

圣经
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la Sagrada Escritura
570 millions of speakers

English

Holy Writ
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पवित्र रिट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأوامر المقدسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Священное Писание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sagradas Escrituras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পবিত্র রীতিনীতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Écriture sainte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Writ Holy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heilige Schrift
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聖書
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tulisan Suci
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thánh thư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புனித ரைட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पवित्र राइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kutsal Yazı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sacra Scrittura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pismo Święte
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Святе Письмо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sfânta Scriptură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αγία Γραφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Heilige Skrif
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heliga skrift
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Den hellige skrift
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLY WRIT»

The term «Holy Writ» is regularly used and occupies the 87.551 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Holy Writ

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QUOTES WITH «HOLY WRIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Holy Writ.
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Thomas Goodwin
Let us search into the records of Holy Writ, if out of this their great charter, there be not a seal grant of a lesser, though like privilege, and this by virtue of Christ, in that we have the honour to be accounted Abraham's seed as truly as they.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLY WRIT»

Discover the use of Holy Writ in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Holy Writ and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Holy Writ as Oral Lit: The Bible as Folklore
This book helps us resolve some of the mysteries and contradictions that evolved during the Bible's pre-written legacy and that persist in the Great Book today.
Alan Dundes, 2000
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Holy Writ: Interpretation in Law and Religion
This volume presents a discussion of interpretation in law and religion with the multidisciplinary group of authors discussing the textualist approach presented here by American Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, with reference to both ...
Professor Paul Cliteur, Dr Arie-Jan Kwak, 2013
3
Holy Writ
In several of the essays, she is joined by colleagues from the writing community -- practising Catholic Philip Marchand, one-time Quaker Elizabeth Hay and atheist Russell Smith among them.
Kathleen Daisy Miller, 2001
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By The Inspiration of His Word: Holy Writ Inspired Praying
This e-Book contains eighty-four personalized prayers based on scriptural verses that will empower and inspire you in your devotionals as the Holy Spirit works in you.
Saundra L Washington, Saundra L. Washington D.D., 2011
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Propaganda and the Holy Writ of the Process Church of the ...
Full reproductions of the most notorious magazines of the most notorious cult of the twentieth century.
Malachi McCormick, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Lydia Lunch, 2011
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Astrology Theologized: The Spiritual Hermeneutics of ...
With a Prefatory Essay on the True Method of Interpreting Holy Scripture.
Valentine Weigelius, 1993
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Scoffing at Scripture: A Commoner Reads the World's Holy ...
Thus was born Scoffing at Scripture: A Commoner Reads the World's Holy Writ and Rejects Traditional Religion, a book from which the author hopes the open-minded reader will draw a secularly pure, spiritual sustenance.
Frank Bolger Kelly, 2011
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Humanists and Holy Writ: New Testament Scholarship in the ...
Focusing on the work of Lorenzo Valla, the Spanish Complutensian scholars, and Erasmus of Rotterdam, this book examines the New Testament studies of the Renaissance humanists rather than their more frequently studied religious, moral, and ...
Bentley, 2012
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Pronaos to Holy Writ: Establishing on Documentary Evidence, ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Isaac Mayer Wise, 2010
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Passages from Holy Writ Chosen and Arranged for Family, ...
In extending the design of the work to the books of the New Testament, the importance of presenting, as supreme, the teachings of our Savior as they are appreciated and applied by the help of the Holy Spirit, has led to giving them the ...
Anonymous, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLY WRIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Holy Writ is used in the context of the following news items.
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Meme: Magneto and Professor X's Epic Romance, Nick Jonas' First …
... movement really standing on solid ground to demand that we all respect the Obergefell decision as holy writ? And if cities, states or Congress ... «TheBacklot, Jul 15»
2
The coming era of civil disobedience - Beaufort Observer
... Mount Sinai moment of their movement really standing on solid ground to demand that we all respect the Obergefell decision as holy writ? «Beaufort Observer, Jul 15»
3
National Anthem Or Lullaby Of Scoundreldon
It mutantly breaches the principles of imitatio dei non imitatiohominis because the holy writ says “Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's.” Nigerians ... «Nigerian Observer, Jul 15»
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Pat Buchanan: A coming era of civil disobedience?
... Mount Sinai moment of their movement really standing on solid ground to demand that we all respect the Obergefell decision as holy writ? «The Union Leader, Jul 15»
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A Coming Era of Civil Disobedience?
... Mount Sinai moment of their movement really standing on solid ground to demand that we all respect the Obergefell decision as holy writ? «Marietta Daily Journal, Jul 15»
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About Those Five Non-Negotiables, Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter …
Reasonable enough, but by no means Holy Writ and not without its problems, which a decades worth of politics has now thoroughly exposed. «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Are Fundamentalists Our Modern Scribes? Divine Revelation as …
There are no divine projects without human ones, and while we can point to tradition or even sacred holy writ, Jesus seems to be warning to ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
A new era of civil disobedience?
... Mount Sinai moment of their movement really standing on solid ground to demand that we all respect the Obergefell decision as holy writ? «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
9
Gay 'marriage' and not making Jesus your sock puppet
Holy writ is holy, but Jesus is the Holy One himself, the fountain of all holiness. Naturally, “what Jesus would have thought” always turns out to ... «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»
10
The Soft Underbelly of “Hard Data”
And when those figures were called “statistics,” they acquired the authority and sanctity of Holy Writ.” (E. Devons Planning in Practice: Essays in ... «Pulse, Jul 15»

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