Sacred+or+holy+place

  • 1holy place — sacred place, spiritual place …

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  • 2holy place — noun a sacred place of pilgrimage • Syn: ↑sanctum, ↑holy • Hypernyms: ↑topographic point, ↑place, ↑spot …

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  • 3Sacred — ground redirects here. For the Star Trek: Voyager episode, see Sacred Ground (Star Trek: Voyager). Sanctity redirects here. For other uses, see Sanctity (disambiguation). Holy redirects here. For other uses, see Holy (disambiguation). For other… …

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  • 4HOLY PLACES — HOLY PLACES. Because of its history, the Land of Israel possesses places holy to the three monotheistic religions, although the term holy means something different to each of these religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. (See Map: Holy… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 5holy — [hō′lē] adj. holier, holiest [ME holie < OE halig (akin to Ger heilig) < base of OE hal, sound, happy, WHOLE: first used in OE as transl. of L sacer, sanctus, in the Vulg.] [often H ] 1. dedicated to religious use; belonging to or coming… …

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  • 6Sacred name Bibles — Sacred name BiblesA number of sacred name Bible translations have been done in English with the specific aim of carrying into English the actual names of God as they were in the originals. Some have been done by people from the Sacred Name… …

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  • 7sacred — 1 *holy, divine, blessed, spiritual, religious Analogous words: dedicated, consecrated, hallowed (see DEVOTE): cherished, treasured, valued (see APPRECIATE) Antonyms: profane Contrasted words: secular, lay, temporal (see PROFANE) 2 Sacred,… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 8holy — /hoh lee/, adj., holier, holiest, n., pl. holies. adj. 1. specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground. 2. dedicated or devoted to the service of God, the church, or religion: a holy man. 3.… …

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  • 9sacred kingship — ▪ religious and political concept Introduction       religious and political concept by which a ruler is seen as an incarnation, manifestation, mediator, or agent of the sacred or holy (the transcendent or supernatural realm). The concept… …

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  • 10Holy of Holies — The Holy of Holies is a term in the Hebrew Bible which referred to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem which could be entered only by the High Priest on Yom Kippur. Contemporary Judaism and certain branches of… …

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