Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - holy of holies
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Holy of holies
holy of holies
A holy of holies is a place that is so sacred that only particular people are allowed to enter; often used in informal English to refer humorously to a place where only a few special people can go. ...the holy of holies in the Temple. ...the Aldeburgh Festival, the holy of holies in the contemporary British music scene. N-SING
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Etymology: translation of Late Latin sanctum sanctorum, translation of Hebrew qodhesh haq-qodhashim Date: 1641 the innermost and most sacred chamber of the Jewish tabernacle and temple ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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~ n 1 humorous a room in a building where only important people are allowed to go 2 the most holy part of a Jewish temple ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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