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- Dictionarysanc·tum sanc·to·rum/ˌsaNG(k)təm ˌsaNG(k)ˈtôrəm/
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- 1. the holy of holies in the Jewish temple.
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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. Authorities raided the sanctum sanctorum of the cult. Synonym. holy of holies. Fewer examples.
noun. sanc· tum sanc· to· rum ˌsaŋ (k)-təm-ˌsaŋ (k)-ˈtȯr-əm. 1. : holy of holies. 2. : sanctum sense 2. Examples of sanctum sanctorum in a Sentence.
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 the term ...
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. Authorities raided the sanctum sanctorum of the cult. Synonym. holy of holies. Fewer examples.
Sanctum sanctorum definition: the holy of holies of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem.. See examples of SANCTUM SANCTORUM used in a sentence.
1. Judaism The innermost shrine of a tabernacle and temple; the holy of holies. 2. An inviolably private place: The clubhouse was their sanctum sanctorum. [Late Latin sānctum sānctōrum (translation of Greek to hagion tōn hagiōn, translation of Hebrew qōdeš haqqodāšîm) : sānctum, holy place + sānctōrum, genitive pl. of sānctum, holy place .]
sanctum sanctorum. the "sanctum sanctorum" family. (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept.
Definition of 'sanctum sanctorum' Word Frequency. sanctum sanctorum in British English. (sæŋkˈtɔːrəm ) noun. 1. Bible another term for the holy of holies. 2. often facetious. an especially private place. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
The Latin Vulgate Bible translates Qṓḏeš HaqQŏḏāšîm as Sanctum sanctorum (Ex 26:34). Reproducing in Latin the Hebrew construction, the expression is used as a superlative of the neuter adjective sanctum, to mean "a thing most holy".
SANCTUM SANCTORUM. Holy of hlies. Repository for the Ark of the covenant. Also used of any place specially dedicated to God and reserved for unassailable privacy.
