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sanctum Definition

sanc·tum (saŋktəm)

noun pl. -·tums or -·ta-tə

  1. a sacred place
  2. a study or private room where one is not to be disturbed

Etymology: L, neut. of sanctus, holy: see saint

sanctum Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • temple: Note: A ' cella ' is a kind of inner sanctum of a temple and not an underground storage facility.
  • castle: The attackers had to get through a series of castle defenses before reaching this inner sanctum of the castle.

Converse of object

  • enter: Also next month, we enter the inner sanctum of one of the world's truly great make-up artists.
  • reach: Finding the hound lulled to sleep, the children pass tests required to reach an inner sanctum.
  • penetrate: Nor would I have penetrated the inner sanctum of a moderators ' meeting!
  • illuminate: What little daylight penetrated the front room completely failed to illuminate this inner sanctum.

Adjective modifier

  • inner: For the first time, a football outsider was given access into the inner sanctums of a top English football team.
  • private: Now the Defias Brotherhood has taken up residence and turned the dark tunnels into their private sanctum.
  • innermost: Beijing was always a walled city but the Forbidden City, seat of the great emperors, was the innermost sanctum of the city.
  • editorial: There must be loyalty to the chief far beyond the precincts of the editorial sanctum.
  • pleasant: It is still a very pleasant inner city sanctum.

Modifies a noun

  • sanctorum: He greeted the host with " I'm just going to show my friends your sanctum sanctorum.
  • nomen: Choir Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est: et sanctum nomen ejus.
  • ejus: Choir Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est: et sanctum nomen ejus.
  • eius: Quia fecit mihi magna, qui potens est: et sanctum nomen eius.

Noun used with modifier

  • ocimum: Ocimum sanctum: This herb is employed in traditional ayurvedic practices, and is commonly known as holy basil.
  • otium: I found that some church fathers referred to otium sanctum - holy leisure.
  • city: It is still a very pleasant inner city sanctum.