Usually means: Sanctuary's most sacred inner chamber.
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  1. holy of holies, the holy of holies: Merriam-Webster
  2. holy of holies: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. holy of holies: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. holy of holies: Collins English Dictionary
  5. holy of holies: Vocabulary.com
  6. holy of holies: Wordnik
  7. the holy of holies: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. Holy of Holies, holy of holies: Wiktionary
  9. holy of holies: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. holy of holies: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Holy of holies, holy of holies: Dictionary.com
  12. Holy of Holies (LDS), Holy of Holies (LDS Church), Holy of Holies, Holy of holies: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. holy of holies: Rhymezone
  14. Holy of Holies: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  15. holy of holies: FreeDictionary.org
  16. holy of holies: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. holy of holies: TheFreeDictionary.com
  18. holy of holies: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. holy of holies: Encyclopedia

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  1. Holy of holies: Easton Bible

Definitions from Wiktionary (Holy of holies)

noun:  The inner sanctum of the Temple in Jerusalem.
noun:  (by extension) The most sacred place within a sacred building.
noun:  (informal, humorous) One's private retreat, inner sanctum.
noun:  That which is holiest among holy things.
noun:  Alternative spelling of Holy of Holies [The inner sanctum of the Temple in Jerusalem.]

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