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SANCTUM SANCTORUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept
Synonyms:
holy of holies; sanctum sanctorum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sanctum sanctorum" is a kind of...):
sanctuary (a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept)
Domain category:
Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)
Holonyms ("sanctum sanctorum" is a part of...):
Tabernacle ((Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A place of inviolable privacy
Example:
he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go
Synonyms:
sanctum; sanctum sanctorum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("sanctum sanctorum" is a kind of...):
retreat (a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet)
