SANCTUM


Meaning of SANCTUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsaŋ(k)-təm ]

noun

( plural sanctums also sanc·ta -tə)

Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin, neuter of sanctus sacred

Date: 1577

1. : a sacred place

2. : a place where one is free from intrusion

an editor's sanctum

the inner sanctum s of research

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.