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It is very comforting to believe that leaders who do terrible things are, in fact, mad. That way, all we have to do is make sure we don't put psychotics in high places and we've got the problem solved.
Tom Wolfe

Meaning of "high places" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH PLACES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH PLACES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
High places is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIGH PLACES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of high places in the English dictionary

The definition of high places in the dictionary is positions and offices of influence and importance.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH PLACES

high jump
high jumper
high jumping
high life
high living
High Mass
high noon
high old time
high opinion
high place
high point
high pressure
high priest
high priestess
high priesthood
high profile
high relief
High Renaissance
high resolution
high road

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH PLACES

anthraces
belt-and-braces
boraces
braces
cephalothoraces
embraces
go places
Graces
hold all the aces
hydrothoraces
hyraces
in someone´s good graces
kick over the traces
picnic races
prothoraces
put someone through his paces
races
terraces
the races
thoraces

Synonyms and antonyms of high places in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «high places» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH PLACES

Find out the translation of high places to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high places from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high places» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高的地方
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lugares altos
570 millions of speakers

English

high places
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऊंचे स्थानों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المرتفعات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

высоты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

altos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ স্থান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hauts lieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tempat tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Höhen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高い場所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

높은 곳
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhuwur panggonan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nơi cao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர் இடங்களில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च स्थाने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yüksek yerler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

luoghi alti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyżyny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

висоти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

locuri înalte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλές θέσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë plekke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

höga platser
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

haugene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high places

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH PLACES»

The term «high places» is regularly used and occupies the 61.104 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH PLACES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «high places» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «high places» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high places

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7 QUOTES WITH «HIGH PLACES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word high places.
1
Carlisle Floyd
People in very high places suddenly fall, and we are always surprised because we don't factor in the basic element that they're humans and, therefore, they are flawed and have weaknesses.
2
Bryant H. McGill
The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places.
3
George McGovern
From secrecy and deception in high places, come home, America. From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation, come home, America.
4
Charles Simmons
Integrity is the first step to true greatness. Men love to praise, but are slow to practice it. To maintain it in high places costs self-denial; in all places it is liable to opposition, but its end is glorious, and the universe will yet do it homage.
5
Tamae Watanabe
Well, only Japanese may understand it, but I'm like a goat or something that likes high places.
6
Jaleel White
You need fans in high places, I always tell people. I don't care how talented you are.
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Tom Wolfe
It is very comforting to believe that leaders who do terrible things are, in fact, mad. That way, all we have to do is make sure we don't put psychotics in high places and we've got the problem solved.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH PLACES»

Discover the use of high places in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to high places and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hinds Feet on High Places
Here is the allegorical tale of Much-Afraid, an every-woman searching for guidance from God to lead her to a higher place.
Hannah Hurnard, 2013
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Hinds' Feet on High Places
The story of Much-Afraid and her spiritual journey through difficulties with her companions, Sorrow and Suffering, reminds us constantly of how the Shepherd watches over and takes care of us, no matter what our problems may be.
Hannah Hurnard, 1998
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Hinds' Feet on High Places
A devotional for women, this book includes the entire text of the classic allegory as well as tender devotions written by Darien B. Cooper.
Hannah Hunnard
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In High Places
In the twenty-first-century Kingdom of Versailles, the roads are terrible and Paris is a dirty little town.
Harry Turtledove, 2013
5
High Places: Cultural Geographies of Mountains and Ice
Whether walking the summit of Pico de Orizaba, the fourth highest volcano in the northern hemisphere; recounting the tale of the American explorer Charles Wilkes, charged with ‘immoral mapping’ for reporting Antarctic land where none ...
Denis E. Cosgrove, Veronica Della Dora, 2008
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From High Places: A Journey Through Ireland's Great Mountains
There is a powerful and magnetic quality to Ireland’s high places, a mix of mountains and sea that creates an indelible impression and inexorably draws one back. From High Places is a celebration of Ireland’s great mountains.
Adrian Hendroff, 2012
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Hinds' Feet on High Places: The Original and Complete ...
What can be more exciting than the Hinds’ Feet on High Places allegory?
Darien B. Cooper, Hannah Hurnard, 2013
8
Friends In High Places: (Brunetti 9)
When Commissario Guido Brunetti is visited by a young bureaucrat investigating the lack of official approval for the building of his apartment years earlier, his first reaction, like any other Venetian, is to think of whom he knows who ...
Donna Leon, 2010
9
Hinds Feet on High Places: Devotional
I know that you sense Him drawing you ever nearer to Him.
Darien Cooper, Hannah Hurnard, 1999
10
Friends in High Places: Our Journey from Little Rock to ...
The author describes his friendship with President Clinton, his political career, and the Whitewater scandal that led to his imprisonment
Webb Hubbell, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH PLACES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high places is used in the context of the following news items.
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Meet the actor who has stolen Cressida's heart - Daily Mail
Friends in high places: Holcroft at an Old Vic party with (left to right) Douglas Booth, Rob Brydon, Freddie Fox and Jack Whitehall. Holcroft and ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Musicalize: doing it for the fan and sticking it to the man - The Guardian
It helped to have friends in high places. The Andersons befriended tastemakers including SBTV's Jamal Edwards and a pre-fame Ed Sheeran, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
When Jerry Weintraub Threatened to Break My Kneecap …
... who "makes lousy movies" and has "friends in high places" — Weintraub was friends with George H.W. Bush — was a reference to Weintraub ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
4
The Future Clergy: Smelling like sheep? - Patheos
But I think it's fair to say we're in for some surprises, and we'll be seeing men in high places with different priorities and personalities. It's too ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
5
Will there be justice for Courtney Crum Ewing? - Stabroek News
At the time, I chided all of us for remaining silent when Courtney was alive and doing his protest against wrongs in high places. I still feel that ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»
6
Summer Camp + Cats = Purina ONE® Cat Camp -- NEW YORK …
Climbing – Campers can traverse an indoor climbing wall and learn why cats seek high places. Stretching – Cat Camp counselors will ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
7
The smell of death still disgusts me - Eugene de Kock | News24
There are people who were in high places who still dodge acknowledging their part in the past and who protect each other. “There was no ... «News24, Jul 15»
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KL.FM 96.7 - News - Pluto: Five Facts About The (Little) Planet
Venetia's grandfather had been head of Oxford University's Bodleian Library and he had friends in high places. He sent a letter to Professor ... «KL.FM 96.7, Jul 15»
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Build mateship, not subs - The Age
... the smart but poor, the incandescent visionaries with no friends in Jakarta's high places or fathers in the army, these kids aren't getting to see ... «The Age, Jul 15»
10
Paedophile Robert Whitehead preyed on kids using Puffing Billy …
The man, whom Whitehead raped with a garden hose, told the court Whitehead was part of a paedophile ring and had friends in high places. «Herald Sun, Jul 15»

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