SANCTA

SANCTUM

sanctum, sanctum sanctorum

(noun) a place of inviolable privacy; “he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


SANCTUM

Sanc"tum, n. Etym: [L., p.p. of sanctire to consecrate.]

Definition: A sacred place; hence, a place of retreat; a room reserved for personal use; as, an editor's sanctum. Sanctum sanctorum Etym: [L.] , the Holy of Holies; the most holy place, as in the Jewish temple.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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