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sanctum

DEFINITIONS OF: sanctum

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n a sacred place of pilgrimage

Synonyms:
holy, holy place
Type of:
place, spot, topographic point
a point located with respect to surface features of some region

n a place of inviolable privacy

“he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go”
Synonyms:
sanctum sanctorum
Type of:
retreat
a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
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