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Definition of Holy Land
1. Noun. An ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism.
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Terms within: Juda, Judah, Judaea, Judea, Samaria, Philistia, Jordan, Jordan River
Group relationships: Asia
Geographical relationships: Chebab
Derivative terms: Palestinian
Definition of Holy Land
1. Proper noun. That part of Asia, consisting mostly of Israel and Palestine, in which most Biblical events are set. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holy Land
Literary usage of Holy Land
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon (1921)
"The Mohammedans having conquered Syria in the seventh century were in possession
of the Holy Land. But they regarded Jesus as a great prophet (though not ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"At the coronation of Frederick II in Rome, 22 November, 1220, the emperor took
the cross from Ugolino and made the vow to embark for the Holy Land in August ..."
3. An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures by Thomas Hartwell Horne (1856)
"CHAPTER I. HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE Holy Land. SECTION L HAKES, BOUNDARIES,
AND DIVISIONS OF THE BOLT LAND. I. THIS country has in different «gee been ..."
4. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1811)
"... or the Holy Land in general, and of Joppa, Rama, and Lydda. ... and the Holy
Land were made a kingdom, and being in part ..."
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