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Mecca|ˈmɛkə|
[The name (repr. Arab. Makkah) of the birthplace of Muhammad, the great place of pilgrimage of the Muslims.]
1. transf. and fig. Applied to a place which one regards as supremely sacred, or which it is the aspiration of one's life to be able to visit.
1850G. H. Boker Anne Boleyn i. iii, Make to the Mecca of our hopes, the king, A solemn pilgrimage. 1887Times (weekly ed.) 21 Oct. 9/1 Stratford..is the Mecca of American pilgrims. 1890‘R. Boldrewood’ Col. Reformer (1891) 329 He..was..free once more to turn his brow erect and undaunted towards the Mecca of his dreams.
2. attrib. in Mecca balm, Mecca balsam = balm, balsam of Mecca.
1823in Crabb Technol. Dict.; and in recent Dicts. |