Holy of Holies

名词 n. 专有名词

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The most sacred place within a sacred building. broadly,figuratively
  2. One's private retreat, an inner sanctum. humorous,informal
  3. That which is holiest among holy things. figuratively
    — Rabbi Akiba declared that if the other books of the Bible are holy, Shir Hashirim is the "holy of holies."
专有名词
  1. The inner sanctum of the Temple in Jerusalem.
    — 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.

词形变化

the Holy of Holies canonical holy of holies alternative holy of holies alternative

词源

词源 1
Calque of Biblical Hebrew קודש הקודשים \ קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (kódesh hakodashím).
词源 2
Calque of Biblical Hebrew קודש הקודשים \ קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (kódesh hakodashím).
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