| English noun: sanctum | |||
| 1. | sanctum (location) a place of inviolable privacy | ||
| Samples | He withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go. | ||
| Synonyms | sanctum sanctorum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | retreat | ||
| 2. | sanctum (location) a sacred place of pilgrimage | ||
| Synonyms | holy, holy place | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | place, spot, topographic point | ||