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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
holy of holies

▶noun

1 historical the inner chamber of the sanctuary in the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.

2 a place regarded as most sacred or special.

'holy of holies' also found in these Oxford entries:

sanctum sanctorum

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