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
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
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
Ere this answer hath been spoken, Lo! before them rise the portals Of the holy land of Blessing.
From A Leaf from the Old Forest by Cossar, John D.
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