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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

adytum, ashram, cabinet, cell, cloister, closet, den, hermitage, hideaway, hideout, hiding place, holy of holies, holy place, ivory tower, lair, mew, privacy, recess, retreat, sacrarium, sanctuary, sanctum sanctorum, secret place, shrine, study

Dictionary Results for sanctum:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

sanctum
    n 1: a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum
         sanctorum, where the children could never go" [syn:
         sanctum, sanctum sanctorum]
    2: a sacred place of pilgrimage [syn: holy place, sanctum,
       holy]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sanctum \Sanc"tum\, n. [L., p. p. of sancire to consecrate.]
   A sacred place; hence, a place of retreat; a room reserved
   for personal use; as, an editor's sanctum.
   [1913 Webster]

   Sanctum sanctorum [L.], the Holy of Holies; the most holy
      place, as in the Jewish temple.
      [1913 Webster]

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