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  • 11Holy Synod — • The name of the council by which the Church of Russia and, following its example, many other Orthodox Churches are governed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Holy Synod     Holy Synod …

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  • 12Holy Week — • The week which precedes the great festival of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday, and which consequently is used to commemorate the Passion of Christ, and the event which immediately led up to it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Holy… …

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  • 13Holy Sepulchre — • The tomb in which the Body of Jesus Christ was laid after His death upon the Cross Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Holy Sepulchre     Holy Sepulchre      …

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  • 14Holy Redeemer High School (Detroit) — Holy Redeemer High School was a 123 year old Roman Catholic school in southwest Detroit which was closed by the Diocese of Detroit in 2005. The school was founded in 1882 by the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) sisters with the assistance of the… …

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  • 15holy of holies — n [singular] 1.) humorous a special place where only a few people are allowed to go 2.) the Holy of Holies the most holy part of a Jewish temple …

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  • 16Holy Trinity Cathedral (Addis Ababa) — Holy Trinity Cathedral is the highest ranking Orthodox cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was built to commemorate Ethiopia s liberation from Italian occupation and is the second most important place of worship in Ethiopia, after the Church… …

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  • 17holy of holies — n. [transl. of Heb qōdesh haqadōshim] 1. the innermost part of the Jewish tabernacle and Temple, where the ark of the covenant was kept 2. any most sacred place …

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  • 18holy — adj. (holier, holiest) 1 morally and spiritually excellent or perfect, and to be revered. 2 belonging to, devoted to, or empowered by, God. 3 consecrated, sacred. 4 used in trivial exclamations (holy cow!; holy mackerel!; holy Moses!; holy… …

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  • 19Holy of Holies — noun a) The most sacred place within a sacred building. 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;… …

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  • 20holy of holies — ho|ly of ho|lies [ ,houli əv houliz ] noun singular 1. ) the central and most holy part of a Jewish TEMPLE (=a building where God is worshiped) 2. ) HUMOROUS a place or room where only a few people are allowed to go …

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