Holy City: Meaning and Definition of

Ho'ly Cit'y

Pronunciation: [key]
— (sometimes l.c.)
  1. a city regarded as particularly sacred by the adherents of a religious faith, as Jerusalem by Jews and Christians, Mecca and Medina by Muslims, and Varanasi by Hindus.
  2. heaven.
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