holy land
noun
a territory regarded as sacred or having special religious significance for a particular group.
holy land
American
[hoh-lee land]
/ ˈhoʊ li ˌlænd /
noun
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a territory regarded as sacred or having special religious significance for a particular group.
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the Holy Land, the area corresponding to ancient Palestine, containing sites of special religious significance to Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
Holy Land
British
noun
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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
For centuries, Jews have faced Jerusalem to pray, a reflection of the spiritual pull of a holy land.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
"I never believed I would visit the holy land," said Francisca Teresinha de Jesus Fernandes Farias, 85, from Brazil.
From Reuters ● Apr. 10, 2022
It may be a soulless landscape to some, but in Southern California, to its pilgrims, a house of one’s own is a holy land indeed, even to this day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2021
Red Wind from over sea, Scourging our holy land!
From A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats
"We need peace in the Holy Land," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
One tourist from Russia, Angelica, is on her second pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
In a Reformation context where certain religious images were restricted, maps of the Holy Land became acceptable visual aids and took on devotional significance.
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
He told Robin, too, of far countries: the Holy Land where crusaders had fought for the tomb of our Lord, and of Greece and Rome, whose ancient languages were the beginnings of many other tongues.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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