Associations to the word «Sanctum»

Wiktionary

SANCTUM, noun. A place set apart, as with a sanctum sanctorum; a private retreat or workroom. A sacred or private place.
SANCTUM SANCTORUM, noun. The Holy of Holies in the Jewish temple.
SANCTUM SANCTORUM, noun. A person's most private retreat or sanctuary.
SANCTUM SANTORUM, noun. (rare) Misspelling of sanctum sanctorum.

Dictionary definition

SANCTUM, noun. A place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go".
SANCTUM, noun. A sacred place of pilgrimage.

Wise words

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