sanctum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sanctum	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sanctum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sanctum n a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go" Synonym(s): sanctum, sanctum sanctorum a sacred place of pilgrimage Synonym(s): holy place, sanctum, holy
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. {[d8]Sanctum sanctorum} [L.], the Holy of Holies; the most holy place, as in the Jewish temple.