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adytum

[ad-i-tuhm]

noun, plural -ta

[-tuh] .

(in ancient worship) a sacred place that the public was forbidden to enter; an inner shrine.

the most sacred or reserved part of any place of worship.

Origin:
1665–75; < Latin < Greek ádyton (place) not to be entered, equivalent to a- a-⁶ + -dyton, neuter of -dytos, verbid of dýein to enter

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adytum (ˈædɪtəm)

—n , pl -ta
	the most sacred place of worship in an ancient temple from which the laity was prohibited

[C17: Latin, from Greek aduton a place not to be entered, from a-¹ + duein to enter]

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