单词 | sanctum |
释义 | sanctum n. (pl. sanctums)   1. a holy place.   2. colloq. a person's private room, study, or den. Phrases and idioms sanctum sanctorum   1. the holy of holies in the Jewish temple.   2. = sense 2 of n.   3. an inner retreat.   4. an esoteric doctrine etc. Etymology: L, neut. of sanctus holy, past part. of sancire consecrate: sanctorum genit. pl. in transl. of Heb. kodes hakk��das{icirc}m holy of holies |
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