Holy Land

Holy Land

The biblical region of Palestine.

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Holy Land

n

(Placename) the. another name for Palestine [1]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Holy Land - an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism Canaan, Promised Land, Palestine Juda, Judah - an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center Judaea, Judea - the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ Samaria - an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern Jordan Philistia - an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical times Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations Jordan, Jordan River - a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan chebab - a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis

Translations

Holy Land n
the Holy Land → la Terre Sainte
holy matrimony n → liens mpl sacrés du mariage
holy of holies [ˌhəʊliəvˈhəʊliz] n

(= holy place) → Saint des Saints m

(fig) → Saint des Saints m
the Aldeburgh Festival, the holy of holies in the contemporary British music scene → Le festival d'Aldeburgh, le Saint des Saints de la scène musicale britannique contemporaine
holy orders npl → ordres mpl (majeurs)
to take holy orders → entrer dans les ordres
Holy See n → Saint-Siège m
Holy Spirit Holy Ghost n
the Holy Spirit → le Saint-Esprit
Holy Trinity n
the Holy Trinity → la sainte Trinité
holy water n → eau f bénite
Holy Week n → semaine f sainte

Holy Land n the Holy Land → la Terra Santa