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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sanctum \Sanc"tum\, noun [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) 2.0 [wn]:
sanctum
noun
1: a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go" [syn: {sanctum sanctorum}]
2: a sacred place of pilgrimage [syn: {holy place}, {holy}] [also: {sancta} (pl)]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "sanctum": adytum, ashram, cabinet, cell, cloister, closet, den, hermitage, hideaway, hideout, hiding place, holy of holies, holy place, ivory tower, lair, mew, privacy, recess, retreat, sacrarium, sanctuary, sanctum sanctorum, secret place, shrine, study
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