high place

American  

noun

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

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high place British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

Asked if aurora hunters needed to find a high place to watch the skies, Dr Walach said: "No, not at all."

From BBC

Looking at them I flashed on an image that certain Buddhists have of the universe as a high place, a mountain, canopied by a sheer, limitless light-spilling mesh — Indra’s net, it’s called — and sewn with faceted gems, each of which reflects the other jewels.

From New York Times

Books have a high place in hip-hop.

From Salon

“This was very scary for me because they always held me in this high place,” Monteiro said.

From Seattle Times