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
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
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
There were many more like the latter, so many that their sanctuaries made the realm a holy land, but one which, administratively, was an aggregate of principalities that Sargon, nearly six thousand years ago, combined.
From The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal by Edgar Saltus
One tourist from Russia, Angelica, is on her second pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
The first Bible to include a map of the Holy Land appeared in 1525, exactly 500 years ago.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025
In the 19th century, after the Second Great Awakening, few traveled to the Holy Land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 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
By this man, His Excellency Prince Faisal, who roles this Holy Land, was made aware of my presence here in Jedda.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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