Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of holy. Used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies.
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.
1882, Franz von Reber, Joseph Thacher Clarke, History of Ancient Art, page 146
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holies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holies
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“holies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holies. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holies,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holies.
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