Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holy book

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: holy -book
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Bible or Quran, or by extension the scripture of another religion.

Etymology

From Middle English holy boke, holi boc, haly boke, haliȝ boc, from Old English hāliġ bōc, equivalent to holy + book.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: holy boke, hāliġ bōc

Questions

What does holy book mean?: The Bible or Quran, or by extension the scripture of another religion.
Where does holy book come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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