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high place

American  

noun

  1. (in ancient Semitic religions) a place of worship, usually a temple or altar on a hilltop.

high place British  

noun

  1. Old Testament a place of idolatrous worship, esp a hilltop

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“It must have come from a very high place because nobody’s talking.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

Fury, quite rightly, has a very high place in the list, the best of his generation, but Lewis was a giant.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2022

Fasting has a high place of prominence in numerous major world religions, as well as even more informal practices.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2022

Woody Harrelson has a friend in a very high place.

From Fox News • Sep. 29, 2021

Captain Black was deeply disillusioned by this treacherous stab in the back from someone in high place upon whom he had relied so confidently for support.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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