Found 2 items, similar to Sanctum.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sanctum
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)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sanctum
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]