Sacred Writ

American  

noun

1. Scripture.

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Sacred Writ

We owe our grateful acknowledgments to Him who is, as he is frequently styled in Sacred Writ, 'The Lord of Hosts.'

From A Book of Autographs by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

But really with all due respect to Sacred Writ, I could never accept that serpent story without considerable salt.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 by Brann, William Cowper

"He was renowned for religious wisdom, and notably learned in Sacred Writ."

From Bibliomania in the Middle Ages by Merryweather, Frederick Somner

As most of his historical subjects are from Sacred Writ, he never loses sight of those qualities which take them out of the page of every-day occurrences.

From Rembrandt and His Works Comprising a Short Account of His Life; with a Critical Examination into His Principles and Practice of Design, Light, Shade, and Colour. Illustrated by Examples from the Etchings of Rembrandt. by Burnet, John

Of all we read, the Sacred Writ is best, Where great truths are in fewest words express'd.

From Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham by Denham, John, Sir