sanc·tum sanc·to·rum /ˌsæŋ(k)təmˌsæŋ(k)ˈtorəm, ˈtɔr-/
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 Sanc·tum n.  A sacred place; hence, a place of retreat; a room reserved for personal use; as, an editor's sanctum.
 Sanctum sanctorum , the Holy of Holies; the most holy place, as in the Jewish temple.

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 sanctum sanctorum
      n 1: a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum
           sanctorum, where the children could never go" [syn: sanctum]
      2: (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of
         the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of
         the Covenant was kept [syn: holy of holies]