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Holy City
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Holy City
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1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) Jerusalem, esp when regarded as the focal point of the religions of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity heaven regarded as the perfect counterpart of Jerusalem
3. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) any city regarded as especially sacred by a particular religion
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Noun1.Holy CityHoly City - phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'"
Celestial City, City of God, Heavenly City
Heaven - the abode of God and the angels
Translations
Holy City n the Holy City (Jerusalem) → la città santa
Holy City n the Holy City (Jerusalem) → la città santa


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In a dozen chapters, each ten to fifteen pages long, he describes and compares Islamic and Christian perspectives on the topics of creation, the nature of grace and mercy, Jesus as Messiah and Muhammad as the "seal of the prophets," the Qur'an and the Bible, revelation, power in the Hijrah and the cross, the holy cities of Medina and Jerusalem, the unity of God, the place of pilgrimage, prayer and fellowship, and the understanding of global mission.
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Wrote the king in a royal decree: "The right to express anger and protest what people see as oppression and excess against our brothers in religion and Arabism in Palestine and Jerusalem, and the violation of the holy cities and what happened in Iraqi prisons, is a legitimate right of the citizens and we share those sentiments.
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