holy site

collocation in English

meaningsofholyandsite

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holy
adjective
uk
/ˈhəʊ.li/us
/ˈhoʊ.li/
related to a religion or ...
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site
noun[C]
uk
/saɪt/us
/saɪt/
a place where something is, was, or will be built, or where something happened, is happening, or ...
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(Definition ofholyandsitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theholysitenow draws 120,000 pilgrims annually.
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Trtha-ytr refers to a pilgrimage to aholysite, and is generally undertaken in groups.
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At eachholysiteon the line there are three stations.
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The grand and presumablyholysitemight have been the great bath, which is built upon an artificially created elevation.
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Stupas were originally more sculpture than building, essentially markers of someholysiteor commemorating a holy man who lived there.
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Travellers, such as pilgrims en route to aholysite, made use of professional cooks to avoid having to carry their provisions with them.
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Since then, the hill has been considered aholysite, casting its shadow across the patches of grasslands as well as the densely forested valley.
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It is the firstholysitevisited by the pilgrim and here his first offering must be made for the souls of his ancestors.
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Canute was accustomed to building a church, chapel orholysiteafter winning a battle to commemorate the soldiers who died in battle.
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One day while in meditation he experienced himself lying on the "peetam"holysite, while four others performed a homa, with flames emanating from his body.
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