Western Wall


noun
  1. a wall in Jerusalem where Jews, on certain occasions, assemble for prayer and lamentation: traditionally believed to be the remains of the western wall of Herod's temple, destroyed by the Romans in a.d. 70.

  • Also called Wailing Wall.

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How to use Western Wall in a sentence

  • There was no one to be seen, but beyond the Western Wall there sounded cries and moaning wails that made Octavia tremble.

    The Devil in Iron | Robert E. Howard
  • Above the house, in the south-Western Wall of this excavation, are the ruins of the southern wall of the Temple of Athena.

    Troy and its Remains | Henry (Heinrich) Schliemann
  • The Western Wall is far more impressive from within the church than from without, and shows the Early English style at its best.

  • The walls of the eastern room were well finished, and, except the Western Wall, in fairly good preservation.

    Casa Grande Ruin | Cosmos Mindeleff
  • In the Western Wall there are two similar openings, and there is one each in the northern and southern walls.

    Casa Grande Ruin | Cosmos Mindeleff

British Dictionary definitions for Western Wall

Western Wall

noun
  1. Judaism a wall in Jerusalem, the last extant part of the Temple of Herod, held sacred by Jews as a place of prayer and pilgrimage: Also called: Wailing Wall

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