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English noun: sanctum sanctorum | |||
| 1. | sanctum sanctorum (location) a place of inviolable privacy | ||
| Samples | He withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go. | ||
| Synonyms | sanctum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | retreat | ||
| 2. | sanctum sanctorum (artifact) (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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sanctuary | ||
| Part meronym | Tabernacle | ||
| Domain category | Judaism | ||
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