Search Result for "sanctum_sanctorum":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a place of inviolable privacy;
- Example: "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go"
[syn: sanctum, sanctum sanctorum]

2. (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept;
[syn: holy of holies, sanctum sanctorum]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sanctum \Sanc"tum\, n. [L., p. p. of sancire to consecrate.] A sacred place; hence, a place of retreat; a room reserved for personal use; as, an editor's sanctum. [1913 Webster] Sanctum sanctorum [L.], the Holy of Holies; the most holy place, as in the Jewish temple. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sanctum sanctorum n 1: a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go" [syn: sanctum, sanctum sanctorum] 2: (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept [syn: holy of holies, sanctum sanctorum]