Holy of Holies

Definitions

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

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Examples

“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.”

“Rabbi Akiba declared that if the other books of the Bible are holy, Shir Hashirim is the "holy of holies."”

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