| 单词 | holy city |
| 释义 | > as lemmasHoly City Holy City n. [after post-classical Latin sancta civitas (Vulgate), itself after Hellenistic Greek ἡ ἁγία πόλις (New Testament)] (a) Jerusalem, esp. in connection with pilgrims or crusaders; (b) the Heavenly City of New Jerusalem; cf. city n. 4a. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > Biblical places > [noun] olivetOE Calvaryc1000 the Holy (Saint) Sepulchre (occasionally the Sepulchre)c1200 Holy Citya1382 Jerusalem1382 holy grave1481 Holy Sepulture1525 Armageddona1638 Via Crucis1844 Via Dolorosa1878 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Matt. xxvii. 53 Thei..camen in to the holy citee [L. sanctam civitatem]. a1382 J. Wyclif Rev. xxi. 2 The holy citee [L. civitatem sanctam] Jerusalem, newe, comynge doun fro heuen of God. ?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 48 Ierusalem, the holy cytee..stont full faire betwene hilles. 1669 J. Bunyan (title) Holy Citie, or New Jerusalem. 1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen xvi. 216 The Pilgrims..make their way as well as they can to the Holy City. < as lemmas |
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