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- noun Plural form of
holy . Used almost exclusively inHoly of Holies .
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Examples
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He was about to defend the holy of holies from the touch of the profane; to guard the citadel of his Church from the most rampant of its enemies; to put on his good armour in the best of fights; and secure, if possible, the comforts of his creed for coming generations of ecclesiastical dignitaries.
01/01/2003 - 02/01/2003 John 2003
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"So we have the coming of the messiah to approach the holy of holies, in other words to get legitimacy from God."
BBC News - Home 2011
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The holie of holies, that is, the inmost and holiest place of the Ievves Temple, as it vvere the Chauncel.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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(Compare Pr 1: 7). of the holy -- literally, "holies," persons or things, or both.
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This has been status quo for the supposed "holies" among us since I was in high school in the 60's, and probably long before that.
Diatribune - Comments Superman88 2008
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The party also supports an ill-defined criminalisation of verbal attacks on national "holies".
slackbastard 2008
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I am holding the same whole of holies that was held by my mother and father, my grandparents, and all my ancestors.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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Gentiles were excluded from entering into the court of Jewish women, the court of Jewish men and the holy of holies.
Matthew S. Rindge, Ph.D.: Troy Davis And The Biblical Case(s) For Violence Ph.D. Matthew S. Rindge 2011
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Gentiles were excluded from entering into the court of Jewish women, the court of Jewish men and the holy of holies.
Matthew S. Rindge, Ph.D.: Troy Davis And The Biblical Case(s) For Violence Ph.D. Matthew S. Rindge 2011
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The growth dogma is the holiest of holies and occupies a completely sacrosanct, inviolable political zone that no politician would dare trespass upon.
Keith Harrington: No Balanced Budget Without Independence From Wall Street Keith Harrington 2011
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