sanctum

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsæŋktəm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsæŋktəm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sangk′təm)

Inflections of 'sanctum' (n):
sanctums
npl
sancta
npl

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
sanc•tum /ˈsæŋktəm/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -tums, -ta /-tə/USA pronunciation .
  1. Religiona sacred or holy place.
  2. a private place or retreat:His office was his sanctum.
See -sanct-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sanc•tum  (sangk′təm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tums, -ta (-tə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Religiona sacred or holy place.
  2. an inviolably private place or retreat.
  • 1570–80; noun, nominal use of neuter of Latin sānctus; see Sanctus

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sanctum / ˈsæŋktəm/ ( -tums, -ta / -tə/)
  1. a sacred or holy place
  2. a room or place of total privacy or inviolability
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, from sanctus holy
'sanctum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
holy of holies - inner sanctum - lignum vitae - sanctuary - sanctum sanctorum

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