sanctum sanctorum

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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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EtymologyEdit

Literal translation of Hebrew קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים ‎(Qṓḏeš HaqQŏḏāšîm)

PronunciationEdit

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsank.ta.sankˈto.rum/, [ˈsaŋk.ta.saŋkˈtɔː.rum], [ˈsaŋk.ta.saŋkˈtoː.rum]

NounEdit

sānctum sānctōrum n ‎(second declension)

1. Holy of Holies; holiest place

SynonymsEdit

• adytum

Related termsEdit

• sanciō
• sānctus