holies
- plural of holy.
Example Sentences
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But the holiest of holies were the works of Judy Blume, who taught us that people with seemingly enviable lives had problems of their own.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2023
Jerusalem was also the site of the holiest of holies of Judaism, the most sacred of spaces where the Temple of Solomon had stood until its destruction by the Romans.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
For a great number of Texans, the Alamo is the holiest of holies, a place, a totem, a shrine that physically embodies the values — courage, independence, liberty — they hold precious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2021
The holy of holies makes a return to Broadway, this time in the person of Sean Hayes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2016
But then they entered Elinor’s holy of holies.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
