the Holy Land

noun

: the area in the Middle East where the events of the Bible happened

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Travel to cathedrals in Europe, ruins in Peru and Mexico, the Holy Land, or the family cemetery reminds us that our bodies will not last forever. —

Diane Owens Prettyman, Austin American-Statesman, 1 July 2024 By Sharon Weinberger Security Is Blackwater Heading for the Holy Land? —

Eric Geller, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024 Missionaries and charity workers are fighting against overwhelming odds to continue the Catholic Church's humanitarian work in the Holy Land. —

Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 27 June 2024 Pursuing that path would demonstrate that Israel’s war in Gaza is an act of legitimate self-defense and would show the world that the target of the war is not the Palestinian people but Hamas, a jihadi terrorist organization that seeks to destroy Israel and drive Jews out of the Holy Land. —

Ami Ayalon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Holy Land

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