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holy of holies

  1. the innermost part of the Jewish tabernacle and Temple, where the ark of the covenant was kept
  2. any most sacred place

Etymology: transl. of Heb qōdesh haqadōshim

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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