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Sanctum sanctorum. The Latin phrase sanctum sanctorum is a translation of the Hebrew term קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (Qṓḏeš HaQŏḏāšîm), literally meaning Holy of Holies, which generally refers in Latin texts to the holiest place of the Ancient Israelites, inside the Tabernacle and later inside the Temple in Jerusalem, but ...
noun [ C usually singular ] formal or humorous uk / ˌsæŋk.təm sæŋkˈtɔː.rəm / us / ˌsæŋk.təm sæŋkˈtɔː.rəm / Add to word list. the part of a building or organization where few people are allowed to go, especially where the most important or secret work is done: His basement laboratory is the sanctum sanctorum to which visitors are not invited.
1. : holy of holies. 2. : sanctum sense 2. Examples of sanctum sanctorum in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Misra said that about 100,000 devotees are expected to visit the temple everyday, meaning an individual might only be allowed inside the sanctum sanctorum for about 20 seconds, due to demand.
Examples of how to use “sanctorum” in a sentence from Cambridge Dictionary.
Sanctorum may refer to: Religion. Sanctum sanctorum, a Latin phrase that literally means "Holy of Holies" Sortes Sanctorum, a type of divination or cleromancy practiced in early Christianity; In Splendoribus Sanctorum, the communion chant for the propers of Christmas midnight mass, sung during the distribution of holy communion
noun [ C usually singular ] formal or humorous us / ˌsæŋk.təm sæŋkˈtɔː.rəm / uk / ˌsæŋk.təm sæŋkˈtɔː.rəm / Add to word list. the part of a building or organization where few people are allowed to go, especially where the most important or secret work is done: His basement laboratory is the sanctum sanctorum to which visitors are not invited.
What does the noun sanctorum mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sanctorum. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the 1820s. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.
