holy place

noun

1

: a place set apart for religious rites

specifically : the larger chamber of the Jewish tabernacle and temple separated from the holy of holies by a veil

2

: a place made sacred by association : shrine

specifically : one of various places (as of the birth, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus) of religious pilgrimage

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