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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Holy Isle | Literature | 1: Lindisfarne, in the German Ocean, about eight miles from Berwick-upon-Tweed. It was once the see of the famous St. Cuthbert, but now the bishopric is that of Durham. The ruins of the old cathedral are still visible. 2: Guernsey was so called in the tenth century in consequence of the great number of monks residing there. 3: Ireland used to be called the Holy Island on account of its numerous "saints." 4: A female form I see. 5: Rugen was so called by the Slavonic Varini. 6: ... For on thy deck though dark it be, 7: "Oh! haste and leave this sacred isle 8: Scattery, to which St. Senanus retired, and swore that no female should set foot there, is the one referred to by Thomas Moore in his Irish Melodies, No. ii. 2. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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