sanctum

English - Turkish

Definition of sanctum in English Turkish dictionary

girilmesi yasak özel

(çoğul: sanctums veya sancta) Kutsal yer, girilmesi yasak özel oda

{i} özel oda

özel oda/kutsal yer

{i} kutsal yer

(Hukuk) inziva yeri

(Hukuk) dinlenme odası

Related Terms

sanctum sanctorum

en kutsal yer

English - English

Definition of sanctum in English English dictionary

A place set apart, as with a sanctum sanctorum; a private retreat or workroom

For myself, I had no need to make any change; I should not be called upon to quit my sanctum of the schoolroom; for a sanctum it was now become to me, -- a very pleasant refuge in time of trouble..

If you refer to someone's inner sanctum, you mean a room which is private and sometimes secret, where they can be quiet and alone. His bedroom's his inner sanctum

a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go"

{i} holy or sacred place; private place, retreat

A sacred place; hence, a place of retreat; a room reserved for personal use; as, an editor's sanctum

a sacred place of pilgrimage

a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go

A sanctum is the holiest place inside a holy building such as a temple or mosque

Related Terms

sanctum sanctorum

A person's most private retreat or sanctuary

Mdlle Reuter turned her eye laterally on me, to ascertain, probably, whether I was collected enough to be ushered into her sanctum sanctorum.

sanctum sanctorum

The Holy of Holies in the Jewish temple

sanctum sanctorum

holy of holies: (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept

sanctum sanctorum

holy or sacred place; private place, retreat; inner chamber inside the holy of holies in the ancient Temple of Jerusalem where the Ark of Covenant was kept (Judaism)

sanctum sanctorum

sanctum: a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go"

sanctums

plural of sanctum

Hyphenation

sanc·tum

Turkish pronunciation

sängktım

Pronunciation

/ˈsaɴɢktəm/ /ˈsæŋktəm/

Etymology

[ 'sa[ng](k)-t&m ] (noun.) 1577. From Latin sānctum (“holy place”).