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sanctum sanc·to·rum (saŋk tôr′əm)
- holy of holies
- a place of utmost privacy and inviolability
Etymology: LL(Ec), holy of holies (see sanctum), used in Vulg. to transl. Gr(Ec) to hagion tōn hagiōn (in LXX), transl. of Heb kodesh hakadashim
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