English Explanatory Dictionary

Holy of Holies

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The inner sanctum of the Temple in Jerusalem.
noun
  1. The most sacred place within a sacred building.
  2. One's private retreat, an inner sanctum.
  3. That which is holiest among holy things.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Holy of Holies.

Pronunciation

en-au-Holy of Holies.ogg

Word forms

Holy of Holies the Holy of Holies holies of holies

Etymology

Calque of Biblical Hebrew קודש הקודשים \ קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (kódesh hakodashím).

Related words

king of kings Lord of Lords super-superlativeness
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on H Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary