Search Result for "sanctum":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1. a place of inviolable privacy;
- Example: "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go"
[syn: sanctum, sanctum sanctorum]
2. a sacred place of pilgrimage;
[syn: holy place, sanctum, holy]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. [1913 Webster] Sanctum sanctorum [L.], the Holy of Holies; the most holy place, as in the Jewish temple. [1913 Webster]Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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
