Meaning of SANCTUM
| Pronunciation: | | 'sangktum
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- [n] a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go"
- [n] a sacred place of pilgrimage
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| | Synonyms: | | holy, holy place, sanctum sanctorum |
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| | See Also: | | place, retreat, spot, topographic point | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
{Sanctum sanctorum} [L.], the Holy of Holies; the most holy
place, as in the Jewish temple.
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