holy land
Americannoun
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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.
noun
Other Word Forms
- holy-land adjective
Example Sentences
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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
"I never believed I would visit the holy land," said Francisca Teresinha de Jesus Fernandes Farias, 85, from Brazil.
From Reuters • Apr. 10, 2022
Beulahland is, in Christian tradition, where residents of a destroyed city waited to be called, as pilgrims, to the holy land.
From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2016
Babylonia is still a holy land to the people of Western Asia.
From Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
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