Holy+Writ
51holy — adj. (holier, holiest) 1 morally and spiritually excellent or perfect, and to be revered. 2 belonging to, devoted to, or empowered by, God. 3 consecrated, sacred. 4 used in trivial exclamations (holy cow!; holy mackerel!; holy Moses!; holy… …
52writ — 1 noun (C) a document from a court that orders someone to do or not to do something see also: Holy Writ 2 adjective writ large literary a) made clearer and easier to notice b) in a clearer and stronger form: The new evangelism is really old time… …
53writ — I. /rɪt / (say rit) noun 1. Law a. a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed, to do or refrain from some… …
54Holy Scripture — noun the sacred writings of the Christian religions (Freq. 1) he went to carry the Word to the heathen • Syn: ↑Bible, ↑Christian Bible, ↑Book, ↑Good Book, ↑Holy Writ, ↑Scripture, ↑ …
55holy — holy, sacred, divine, spiritual, religious, blessed are comparable chiefly as epithets applied to persons or things associated with religion or worship and therefore either regarded with special reverence or veneration or thought of as having a… …
56Writ — (engl., spr. Rit), 1) die Schrift, bes. die Heilige Schrift (Holy od. Sacred W.); 2) der (in England im Namen des Königs, resp. der Königin, u. unter Siegel von irgend einem Gerichtshof, in einigen der Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika von… …
57Service of a writ — Writ Writ, n. [AS. writ, gewrit. See {Write}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which is written; writing; scripture; applied especially to the Scriptures, or the books of the Old and New testaments; as, sacred writ. Though in Holy Writ not named. Milton.… …
58Holy Jesus Hospital — The Holy Jesus Hospital is a museum and tourist attraction in Newcastle upon Tyne, England in the care of the National Trust.The site of the building has had a 700 year history of helping the townspeople and this history is explained by the… …
59Holy Spirit — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… …
60Hierochloa alpina — Holy Ho ly, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE. holi, hali, AS. h[=a]lig, fr. h[ae]l health, salvation, happiness, fr. h[=a]l whole, well; akin to OS. h?lag, D. & G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr. See… …
