sanctum

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  1. noun A sacred or holy place.
  2. noun A private place where one is free from intrusion.

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  • Tucked away in the centre of the sanctum is the stunning 10m-high bronze statue of Kwan Yin with thousand hands.
  • No person will be admitted into my sanctum, and I can have the door locked during my absence. —  Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10)
  • One shilling was its ransom, but it was not the price that deterred him so much as the fact that every available nook and corner of his sanctum was already filled to overflowing with books. —  The Book-Hunter at Home
  • But to-night his little room was cold; unendurably cold; not even the flamings of genius could overcome its frigor; and hardly half an hour had passed before he became aware that his sanctum was altogether uninhabitable. —  Queed
  • Small as their sanctum was, it was a very museum of curious objects brought from every part of the world, most of them of little intrinsic value, but all possessing a charm of association to their owner. —  The Firm of Girdlestone
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  1. Late Latin sānctum, from Latin, neuter of sānctus, sacred; see sanctify.

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  1. Short for sanctum sanctorum, holy of holies: sanctum, neuter of Latin sanctus, past participle of sancire, consecrate, make holy; sanctorum, genitive plural of sanctum: see saint.
 

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