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sanctum definition

sanc·tum (saŋk′təm)

noun pl. sanctums -·tums or sancta -·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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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