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sanctum


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  {Sanctum  sanctorum}  [L.],  the  Holy  of  Holies;  the  most  holy 
  place  as  in  the  Jewish  temple. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sanctum 
  n  1:  a  place  of  inviolable  privacy 
  2:  a  sacred  place  of  pilgrimage  [syn:  {holy  place},  {holy}] 




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