Holy Writ
Divine Christian canon
Holy Writ is the Bible, treated as sacred scripture and divine revelation.
The term emphasizes the text's authority as God's word: They regarded Holy Writ as the ultimate guide for moral conduct. (Lowercase holy writ refers to any authoritative text, often ironically.)
Authoritative reference work
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- psalmSacred scriptural song
- proverbTraditional saying expressing truth
- genesisPoint of creation
revelation · exodus · epistle · manuscript · scroll · papyrus · vulgate · canon
Incapable of being wrong
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- canonicalAccepted as standard
- inerrantWholly free from fault
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
Of or from gods
- hallowedMade or regarded holy
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- blessedReceiving divine favor
venerated · revered · spiritual · devotional · sacrosanct · heavenly · celestial · prophetic
bible
Authoritative reference work
genesis · revelation · exodus · epistle · manuscript · scroll · papyrus · vulgate · canon · chapter
infallible
Incapable of being wrong
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- canonicalAccepted as standard
- inerrantWholly free from fault
orthodox · doctrinal · foundational · immutable · irrefutable
divine
Of or from gods
- hallowedMade or regarded holy
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
blessed · venerated · revered · spiritual · devotional · sacrosanct · heavenly · celestial · prophetic · inspired
- scriptureBible, New Testament, Old Testament, verses, passages
Holy Writscientific literature
Formal research documentation
philosophy · fiction · pulp fiction · tabloid journalism · pornography
Holy Writoral tradition
Culture passed by speech
folk wisdom · mystical experience · unwritten law · living word · glossolalia