sacred writ
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While still treated as sacred writ, the constitution no longer described the nation’s existing system of governance.
From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2020
How truly this applies to the persons mentioned in sacred writ!
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859 by Various
Shakespeare writes— "From the table of my memory I'll wipe away all saws of books," and elsewhere of another of his characters he says that "his weapons" were "holy saws of sacred writ."
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)
One-third of the human race love and cherish his memory, and repeat his words as sacred writ.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers by Hubbard, Elbert
With humiliating directness He admonished these learned men of the law, these interpreters of the prophets, these professional expounders of sacred writ, to betake themselves to reading and study.
From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward
