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sanctum sanctorum
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
sanc·tum sanc·to·rum       [sangk-tawr-uhm, -tohr-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the holy of holies of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem.
2.sanctum (def. 2).
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L sānctum sānctōrum, trans. of Heb qōdhesh haqqodhāshīm holy of holies]
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sanctum sanc·to·rum       (sāngk-tôr'əm, -tōr'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Judaism The innermost shrine of a tabernacle and temple; the holy of holies.
  2. An inviolably private place: The clubhouse was their sanctum sanctorum.


[Late Latin sānctum sānctōrum (translation of Greek to hagion tōn hagiōn, translation of Hebrew qōdeš haqqodāšîm) : sānctum, holy place + sānctōrum, genitive pl. of sānctum, holy place.]

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sanctum sanctorum

noun
1. a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go" [syn: sanctum] 
2. (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept [syn: holy of holies] 

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
sanctum sanctorum [(sangk-tuhm sangk-tawr-uhm)]

Latin for “holy of holies.” The place in the Jewish temple in Jerusalem where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. By extension, a sacred and private place.


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