sanctum sanctorum

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sanctum sanctōrum, translating Hebrew קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (Qṓḏeš HaqQŏḏāšîm).

NounEdit

sanctum sanctorum (uncountable)

1. The Holy of Holies in the Jewish temple.
2. A person's most private retreat or sanctuary.
   • 1864, Charlotte Bronte, The Professor:

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

TranslationsEdit

Holy of Holies

• Dutch: Heilige der Heiligen
• Finnish: kaikkein pyhin
• German: Allerheiligste (de) n

• Russian: свята́я святы́х (ru) f (svjatája svjatýx)
• Spanish: sanctasanctórum m

person's sanctuary

• Russian: убе́жище (ru) n (ubéžišče)

• Spanish: sanctasanctórum m

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LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

Literal translation of Hebrew קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (Qṓḏeš HaqQŏḏāšîm)

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːnk.tum saːnkˈtoː.rum/, [ˈsaːŋk.tũ saːŋkˈtoː.rũ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsank.tum sankˈto.rum/, [ˈsaŋk.tum saŋkˈtoː.rum]

NounEdit

sānctum sānctōrum n (second declension)

1. Holy of Holies; holiest place

SynonymsEdit

• adytum

Related termsEdit

• sanciō
• sānctus