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adytum definition

ady·tum (ad′i təm)

noun pl. adyta ad′y·ta (-tə)

  1. the innermost room or shrine in certain old temples, to be entered only by priests
  2. a sanctum

Etymology: L < Gr adyton, neut. of adytos, not to be entered < a-, not + dyein, to enter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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