a territory regarded as sacred or having special religious significance for a particular group.
the Holy Land, the area corresponding to ancient Palestine, containing sites of special religious significance to Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
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Bushwick, the borough’s holy land for warehouse raves and dive bars, voted for Zohran by a 66 point margin.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2025
Perhaps that’s because most of us will never scale the towering rock walls that make Yosemite the holy land for hard-core climbers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
Chanting the Hebrew prayer for peace, they bowed toward a knitted white-and-blue sign in Hebrew spelling “Jerusalem,” which pointed them in the direction of their holy land.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2022
Dubbed the "holy land of revolution" by KCNA, the northern alpine town of Samjiyon is near the border with China and Mount Paektu, the holy mountain where Kim's family claims its roots.
From Reuters ● Feb. 15, 2022
Each of us stands in a peculiar relation to a holy land.
From Revisiting the Earth by Hill, James Langdon
The first Bible to include a map of the Holy Land appeared in 1525, exactly 500 years ago.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025
The most remarkable aspect of the Treasure of the Custody of the Holy Land is that the extraordinary objects on view still exist, thanks to the Franciscans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
Abed, who sports an impressive beard and a baritone voice, passionately advocates for Christians to stay in the Holy Land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
"The agreement to begin the peace process has given a spark of hope in the Holy Land," the US-born pontiff said at the end of Sunday's Angelus prayer.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025
If you can go by ship from the Holy Land back to Venice, which is how we came, it’s half the time.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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