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holy place

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holy place
n
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) the outer chamber of a Jewish sanctuary
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) a place of pilgrimage
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Noun1.holy placeholy place - a sacred place of pilgrimage        
holy, sanctum
place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"


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Receive my head into your hands, for it is a great satisfaction to me to sit facing my holy place, where I was wont to pray, that I may also, sitting, call upon my Father.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
He had gone to the holy place with his son, his son's wife, and a little child; and on their return, by the favour of the Most High, they all died: the strong man, the young mother, the little child--they died; and the old man reached his country alone.
Tales of Unrest by Conrad, Joseph View in context
The family, too, though so kind and hospitable, had that consciousness of unity among themselves, and separation from the world at large, which, in every domestic circle, should still keep a holy place where no stranger may intrude.
The Great Carbuncle by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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