SANCTUM


Meaning of SANCTUM in English

/sangk"teuhm/ , n. , pl. sanctums, sancta /-teuh/ .

1. a sacred or holy place.

2. an inviolably private place or retreat.

[ 1570-80; n. use of neut. of L sanctus; see SANCTUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .