{Holy water} (Gr. & R. C. Churches), water which has been blessed by the priest for sacred purposes. {Holy-water stoup}, the stone stoup or font placed near the entrance of a church, as a receptacle for holy water. {Holy Week} (Eccl.), the week before Easter, in which the passion of our Savior is commemorated. {Holy writ}, the sacred Scriptures. `` Word of holy writ.'' --Wordsworth.