Holy Island

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noun

an island off the east coast of Northumberland, England. 3 miles (4.8 km) long.Also called Lin·dis·farne

[lin-duhs-fahrn] /ˈlɪn dəsˌfɑrn/ .

an island off the west coast of Anglesey, in northwestern Wales. 7 miles (11 km) long.Formerly Holyhead Island .

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His holy book says: There is more joy over one sinner that repenteth than over ninety and nine just men.
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Their sin began on Holy Thursday, with so little secrecy and so bad an example, that the affair was beginning to leak out.
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British Dictionary definitions for Holy Island

Holy Island

noun

Also called: Lindisfarne an island off the NE coast of Northumberland, linked to the mainland by road but accessible only at low water: site of a monastery founded by St Aidan in 635

an island off the NW coast of Anglesey. Area: about 62 sq km (24 sq miles)

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