HIGH-PLACE, noun In Scripture, an eminence or mound on which sacrifices were offered. Before the temple was built in Jerusalem, sacrifices were offered to Jehovah by his worshipers, on high places; but afterwards such mounds were devoted to idolatrous sacrifices.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.