Sanctum - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsæŋktəm|  American pronunciation of the word sanctum
Brit.  |ˈsæŋ(k)təm|  British pronunciation of the word sanctum

noun

- a place of inviolable privacy
he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go
- a sacred place of pilgrimage (syn: holy)

Extra examples

Her office was her sanctum.

Word forms

noun
singular: sanctum
plural: sanctums or sancta
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