holy city

noun

: a city that is the center of religious worship and traditions

Examples of holy city in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Millions of pilgrims converge on the holy city of Karbala, south of Baghdad, for Arbaeen, the 40th day of mourning for the killing of Imam Hussein 14 centuries ago, a definitive event in the schism between Shia and Sunni Islam. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 July 2026

Advertisement In the midst of the tit-for-tat strikes, Iran is burying the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday, in the holy city of Mashhad, after days of public mourning ceremonies. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 July 2026

Masshad, considered a holy city in Iran’s northeast, is where this week’s funeral proceedings for Khamenei will culminate. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

The body is expected to arrive later Wednesday in Karbala, a holy city for Shiite Muslims where the Imam Hussein, the grandson of the prophet, was killed in 680 AD. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for holy city

• intercity
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