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Dedicated or devoted to the service of God, the church, or religion.
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From Old English halig, “holy, consecrated, sacred; godly; ecclesiastical”; from Proto-Germanic hailaga-, from kailo- “whole, uninjured”. Adopted at conversion for Latin sanctus.
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Something written; a writing.
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From Old English writ, “something written, piece of writing”; from the past participle stem of writan. Used of legal documents or instruments at least since 1121.
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