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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
foundation stone
noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ The creation of a world at peace is one of the foundation stones of Judaism and Christianity.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He laid the foundation stone of the new greenhouse and later gave 150 guineas for its repair.
▪ Mr Gladstone laid the foundation stone.
▪ Mr Knospe laid the foundation stone and drank his share of champagne at a party in his honor.
▪ The foundation stone of the 519 feet structure was laid in 1891 and the complex opened at Whitsuntide 1894.
▪ The foundation stone was laid on 27 July 1848 by the Duke of Cambridge.
WordNet
foundation stone

n. a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building

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Foundation Stone

The Foundation Stone ( Hebrew: אבן השתייה Even ha-Shtiyya or סלע Sela, Arabic: صخرة Sakhrah "Rock") is the name of the rock at the heart of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. It is also known as the Pierced Stone because it has a small hole on the southeastern corner that enters a cavern beneath the rock, known as the Well of Souls. It is the holiest site in Judaism (Midrash Tanhuma, chapter 10); Jewish tradition views it as the spiritual junction of Heaven and Earth. Jews traditionally face it while praying, in the belief that it was the location of the Holy of Holies in the Temple.

Foundation Stone (disambiguation)

Foundation Stone is the name of the rock situated under the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.