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Definition of sanctum noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sanctum

noun
 
/ˈsæŋktəm/
 
/ˈsæŋktəm/
[usually singular] (formal)
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  1. a private room where somebody can go and not be interrupted
    • She once allowed me into her inner sanctum.
  2. a holy place
  3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin, neuter of sanctus ‘holy’, from sancire ‘consecrate’.
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