sanctum

/ˈsæŋ(k)təm/
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Other forms: sancta; sanctums

Definitions of sanctum
  1. noun
    a sacred place of pilgrimage
    synonyms: holy, holy place
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    type of:
    place, spot, topographic point
    a point located with respect to surface features of some region
  2. noun
    a place of inviolable privacy
    “he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go”
    synonyms: sanctum sanctorum
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    type of:
    retreat
    a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
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