Cómo Pronunciar "holy of holies"

expression

HOH-lee uhv HOH-leez

HOH-lee ov HOH-leez

Definición

Originally, 'holy of holies' refers to the innermost and most sacred part of the ancient Jewish Temple. More generally, it now means the most important or sacred place or thing in any context.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈhoʊɫi/ /ˈəv/ /ˈhoʊliz

Inglés Británico

hˈəʊli/ /ˈɒv/ /ˈhəʊliz

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

HOH-lee uhv HOH-leez

HOH-lee ov HOH-leez

Escucha en Contexto

In ancient times, only priests could enter the holy of holies.

Many consider the library to be the holy of holies of the university.

The king's private chamber was called the holy of holies.

For her, the kitchen was the holy of holies—a place where no one else was allowed.