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- DictionaryHo·ly cit·y/ˈhōlē ˈsidē/
noun
- 1. a city held sacred by the adherents of a religion.
noun
A city important to the history or faith of a specific religion
A holy city is a city important to the history or faith of a specific religion. Such cities may also contain at least one headquarters complex (often containing a religious edifice, seminary, shrine, residence of the leading cleric of the religion and/or chambers of the religious leadership's offices) which constitutes a major destination of human traffic, or pilgrimage to the city, especially for... Wikipedia