Holy Office

name

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"holy-office" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Holy Office” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Key facts for Holy Office
PropertyValue
HeadwordHoly Office
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Holy Office” sits in English frequency

Holy Office falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Holy Office is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Holy Office in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: An English calque of Medieval Latin Sanctum Officium. The correct English form is Holy Office, spelled H-O-L-Y- -O-F-F-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
  2. 2
    The Inquisition.

Etymology

An English calque of Medieval Latin Sanctum Officium.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Holy Office"?
"Holy Office" is spelled H-O-L-Y- -O-F-F-I-C-E.
What does "Holy Office" mean?
As a proper noun, "Holy Office" means: The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
What is the origin of the word "Holy Office"?
An English calque of Medieval Latin Sanctum Officium. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Holy Office”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is H-O-L-Y- -O-F-F-I-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list