Sanctum \Sanc"tum\, n. [L., p. p. of sancire to consecrate.]
A sacred place; hence, a place of retreat; a room reserved
for personal use; as, an editor's sanctum.
[1913 Webster]
Sanctum sanctorum [L.], the Holy of Holies; the most holy
place, as in the Jewish temple.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sanctum
n 1: a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum
sanctorum, where the children could never go" [syn: sanctum
sanctorum]
2: a sacred place of pilgrimage [syn: holy place, holy]
[also: sancta (pl)]
WordNet (r) 2.0
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "sanctum":
adytum, ashram, cabinet, cell, cloister, closet, den, hermitage,
hideaway, hideout, hiding place, holy of holies, holy place,
ivory tower, lair, mew, privacy, recess, retreat, sacrarium,
sanctuary, sanctum sanctorum, secret place, shrine, study
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
holy, holy place, sancta (pl), sanctum sanctorum
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