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Definition of Holy Writ noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Holy Writ

noun

/ˌhəʊli ˈrɪt/

/ˌhəʊli ˈrɪt/

[uncountable] (old-fashioned)

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the Bible
- (figurative) You shouldn't take what he says as Holy Writ (= accept that it is true without questioning it).
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