Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - sanctum
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(sanctums) 1. If you refer to someone’s inner sanctum, you mean a room which is private and sometimes secret, where they can be quiet and alone. His bedroom’s his inner sanctum. N-COUNT: usu sing 2. A sanctum is the holiest place inside a holy building such as a temple or mosque. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural ~s; also sancta) Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin, neuter of sanctus sacred Date: 1577 1. a sacred place 2. a place where one is free from intrusion an editor's ~ the inner ~s of research ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. sanctums) 1 a holy place. 2 colloq. a person's private room, study, or den. Phrases and idioms sanctum sanctorum 1 the holy of holies in the Jewish temple. 2 = sense 2 of n. 3 an inner retreat. 4 an esoteric doctrine etc. Etymology: L, neut. of sanctus holy, past part. of sancire consecrate: sanctorum genit. pl. in transl. of Heb. kodes hakk° das{icirc}m holy of holies ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. церк. святилище; рака 2. часто убежище (ученого, писателя и т. п.); рабочий кабинет the editorial sanctum —- кабинет редактора lady's sanctum —- будуар ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1577, from L. sanctum, as in L.L. sanctum sanctorum "holy of holies" (from Gk. to hagion ton hagion, from Heb. qodesh haqqodashim), from neut. of sanctus "holy" (see saint). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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