单词 | holy place |
释义 | holy placen. A place that is holy; a sanctuary. spec. a. The outer chamber of the sanctuary in the Jewish tabernacle and temple, separated by a veil from the ‘most holy place’ or ‘holy of holies’. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > nave > [noun] bodyc1390 boukc1420 middle pace1499 bulk1518 holy place1526 ship1613 bodystead1623 cella1652 nave1673 cella1676 nef1687 auditorium1728 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Heb. ix. 25 The hye prest entreth in to the holy place every yeare with straunge bloud. 1611 Bible (King James) Exod. xxvi. 33 The Vaile shall diuide vnto you, betweene the holy place and the most holy. View more context for this quotation b. plural. (See quot. 1856.) ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > pilgrimage > [noun] > place to which pilgrimage is made > collectively holy place1758 1758 (title) Travels through Egypt, Turkey, Syria, and the Holy Land; containing..A Description..4. Of the Holy Land, particularly of Jerusalem and the Holy Places. 1856 A. P. Stanley Sinai & Palestine 431 What are technically called ‘the Holy Places’. By this term are meant not the scenes of sacred events, taken generally, but such special localities as the Greek or Latin Church, or both cojointly, have selected as objects of pilgrimage. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1526 |
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