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English

Etymology

Latin sanctum, 'holy place'

Noun

A place set apart, as with a sanctum sanctorum; a private retreat or workroom.
:1848 For myself, I had no need to make any change; I should not be called upon to quit my sanctum of the schoolroom; for a sanctum it was now become to me, -- "a very pleasant refuge in time of trouble." Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre'', 1

ru:sanctum fi:sanctum ta:sanctum vi:sanctum

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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 sanctum
n 1: a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum
sanctorum, where the children could never go" [syn: {sanctum
sanctorum}]
2: a sacred place of pilgrimage [syn: holy place, holy]
[also: sancta (pl)]

Moby Dictionary
adytum , ashram , cabinet , cell , cloister , closet , den , hermitage ,
hideaway , hideout , hiding place , holy of holies , holy place ,
ivory tower , lair , mew , privacy , recess , retreat , sacrarium ,
sanctuary , sanctum sanctorum , secret place , shrine , study