🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Heiliges Land

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈhaɪlɪɡəs lant

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Terrasanta/ˈtɛr.əˌsæn.tə/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Heilige Land ist ein wichtiger Ort für viele Religionen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A term used to refer to the Holy Land, particularly in Christian contexts.

    "Pilgrims travel to the Terrasanta to visit sacred sites."
  2. 2

    A region in the Middle East that holds significant religious importance for Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

    "The Terrasanta is often depicted in religious art and literature."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Terrasanta' comes from the Italian words 'terra' meaning 'land' and 'santa' meaning 'holy'. It refers to the 'Holy Land', particularly in a religious context, and has roots in Latin, where 'terra' also means 'land'. The term has evolved through historical usage in Christian texts and geographical references since the Middle Ages.

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