Sanctum

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sanctum
       n 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