holy of holies

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see also: Holy of Holies

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Noun

holy of holies

1. Alternative spelling of Holy of Holies

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Holy of Holies

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Proper noun

1. The most sacred place within a sacred building.
   • 1882. Franz von Reber, Joseph Thacher Clarke, History of Ancient Art, page 146:

     The holy of holies, a cubical space of ten cubits on the side, was separated from the larger antechamber by four columns, which were also covered with gold and stood upon silver sockets; they bore a second curtain of four colors.

2. (informal, humorous) One's private retreat, inner sanctum.

Translations

• French: saint des saints
• German: Allerheiligstes
• Portuguese: ádito
• Russian: свята́я святы́х

Translations

• German: Allerheiligstes

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