Definitions for: Sanctum


[n] a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go"
[n] a sacred place of pilgrimage



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: holy, holy place, sanctum sanctorum

See Also: place, retreat, spot, topographic point

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