holy of holies
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Holy of Holies¹
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Calque of Biblical Hebrew קודש הקודשים \ קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (kódesh hakodashím).
proper noun the Holy of Holies · holy of holies
- The inner sanctum of the Temple in Jerusalem. 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.
noun holy of holies
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The most sacred place within a sacred building.
Similar: sanctum sanctorum
- One's private retreat, an inner sanctum.
- That which is holiest among holy things. Rabbi Akiba declared that if the other books of the Bible are holy, Shir Hashirim is the "holy of holies."
holy of holies²
noun holies of holies
- Alternative letter-case form of Holy of Holies
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noun the most sacred place within a sacred building
| Español | sanctasanctórum |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 至聖所 /至圣所 Zhìshèngsuǒ |
| हिन्दी | परमपवित्र स्थान parmapvitra sthān |
| Português | ádito |
| Français | saint des saints |
| Deutsch | Allerheiligstes |
| Ελληνικά | άδυτο ádyto, ιερό ieró |
| Română | sfânta sfintelor |
| Русский | свята́я святы́х svjatája svjatýx |
| עברית | קודש הקודשים \ קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים kódesh hakodashím |
noun inner sanctum
| Deutsch | Allerheiligstes |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | τα άδυτα των αδύτων ta ádyta ton adýton |
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title = {holy of holies},
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