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

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

After having lain in state in Tehran’s Grand Mosalla for three days and then processing through the capital Monday, Khamenei’s coffin is scheduled to go to the Iranian holy city of Qom and then to Iraq to visit Shiite holy sites. — Marc Smith, NBC news, 6 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for holy city

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