inner sanctumn.

Brit.

/ˌɪnə ˈsaŋ(k)təm/, U.S.

/ˈˌɪnər ˈsæŋ(k)təm/

Inflections: Plural inner sanctums, inner sancta.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: inner adj., sanctum n.

Etymology: < inner adj. + sanctum n.

1. A private place to which only a select few are admitted. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > private or inner room

bowerc1000

chamber?c1225

privy chambera1382

closeta1387

closera1400

conclavea1400

wardrobea1400

cell?1440

garderobe?c1450

retreatc1500

parlour1561

cabinet1565

cabin1594

in-room?1615

recamera1622

sanctum sanctorum1707

adytum1800

snuggery1812

sulking-room1816

sanctum1819

anderoon1840

inner sanctum1843

thalamus1850

growlery1853

1843 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Apr. 387/2 Let no inkling of our present confidential whisper get out beyond the inner sanctums of our own private party caucuses.

1890 G. W. Walling Recoll. N.Y. Chief of Police vi. 98 He..had descended by the water-pipe and instinctively taken refuge in the inner sanctum of the establishment.

1914 Daily News 15 Jan. 12 I was admitted to the inner sanctum of the statuary-makers' haunts.

1964 A. Edel in I. L. Horowitz New Sociol. 220 Some value-attitudes..are ushered into the inner sanctum of science.

1991 Righting Words 4 8/1 A rap session held within the inner sancta of the magazine's offices.

2002 R. G. Mitchell Dancing at Armageddon i. 8 Even the inner sanctum of personal identity comes under assault.

2. An inner chamber, shrine, etc., in a temple or other religious building, considered as especially sacred and often with access limited to a small number of priests or initiates. Cf. sanctum sanctorum n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > holy of holies > [noun]

sanctuary1382

oraclec1450

sanctum sanctorumc1475

sanctum1577

adyt1584

penetral1589

adytum1611

holiest1611

holy of holies1641

sacrariuma1746

sanctuarium1796

sekos1820

garbhagriha1832

inner sanctum1861

1861 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 31 341 The inner sanctum of the temple itself, with its altar divided into two.

1913 Asian Music 2 18 This is one of the few times of the year when the deity is removed from the dark inner sanctum of the temple and taken before the people.

1931 Times 27 July 9/1 This [gate] gave access..to an inner sanctum..where stood an altar of characteristic Minoan type.

2001 Y. Martel Life of Pi (2002) xvi. 48 My heart still skips a beat when I catch sight of the murti, of God Residing, in the inner sanctum of the temple.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inner sanctum
释义	inner sanctumn. Brit. /ˌɪnə ˈsaŋ(k)təm/, U.S. /ˈˌɪnər ˈsæŋ(k)təm/ Inflections: Plural inner sanctums, inner sancta. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: inner adj., sanctum n. Etymology: < inner adj. + sanctum n. 1. A private place to which only a select few are admitted. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > private or inner room bowerc1000 chamber?c1225 privy chambera1382 closeta1387 closera1400 conclavea1400 wardrobea1400 cell?1440 garderobe?c1450 retreatc1500 parlour1561 cabinet1565 cabin1594 in-room?1615 recamera1622 sanctum sanctorum1707 adytum1800 snuggery1812 sulking-room1816 sanctum1819 anderoon1840 inner sanctum1843 thalamus1850 growlery1853 1843 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Apr. 387/2 Let no inkling of our present confidential whisper get out beyond the inner sanctums of our own private party caucuses. 1890 G. W. Walling Recoll. N.Y. Chief of Police vi. 98 He..had descended by the water-pipe and instinctively taken refuge in the inner sanctum of the establishment. 1914 Daily News 15 Jan. 12 I was admitted to the inner sanctum of the statuary-makers' haunts. 1964 A. Edel in I. L. Horowitz New Sociol. 220 Some value-attitudes..are ushered into the inner sanctum of science. 1991 Righting Words 4 8/1 A rap session held within the inner sancta of the magazine's offices. 2002 R. G. Mitchell Dancing at Armageddon i. 8 Even the inner sanctum of personal identity comes under assault. 2. An inner chamber, shrine, etc., in a temple or other religious building, considered as especially sacred and often with access limited to a small number of priests or initiates. Cf. sanctum sanctorum n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > holy of holies > [noun] sanctuary1382 oraclec1450 sanctum sanctorumc1475 sanctum1577 adyt1584 penetral1589 adytum1611 holiest1611 holy of holies1641 sacrariuma1746 sanctuarium1796 sekos1820 garbhagriha1832 inner sanctum1861 1861 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 31 341 The inner sanctum of the temple itself, with its altar divided into two. 1913 Asian Music 2 18 This is one of the few times of the year when the deity is removed from the dark inner sanctum of the temple and taken before the people. 1931 Times 27 July 9/1 This [gate] gave access..to an inner sanctum..where stood an altar of characteristic Minoan type. 2001 Y. Martel Life of Pi (2002) xvi. 48 My heart still skips a beat when I catch sight of the murti, of God Residing, in the inner sanctum of the temple. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843
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