sanctumn.

/ˈsaŋktəm/

Forms: Also 1800s plural rare sancta.

Etymology: < Latin sanctum, neuter of sanctus holy.

1. The ‘holy place’ of the Jewish tabernacle and temple. Also applied to a sacred place or shrine in other temples and churches. Cf. sanctuary n.¹ 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > [noun] > sacred

sanctuary1445

sanctum1577

holy of holies1641

Mecca1826

society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > holy of holies > [noun]

sanctuary1382

oraclec1450

sanctum sanctorumc1475

sanctum1577

adyt1584

penetral1589

adytum1611

holiest1611

holy of holies1641

sacrariuma1746

sanctuarium1796

sekos1820

garbhagriha1832

inner sanctum1861

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iii. v. sig. Ff.v^v/2 The tabernacle that is diuided..into the Sanctum, and the Sanctum sanctorum.

1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. ii. 26 Who, in exploring a magnificent temple, passed through superb porticoes and noble halls, to find a monkey enthroned in a little dark sanctum, as the god of the whole.

1855 Englishwoman in Russia 72 We ladies are not allowed to enter the ‘sanctum’ [of the Kazan church].

figurative.1858 A. Trollope Three Clerks II. i. 11 Flower shows..are open to ladies who cannot quite penetrate the inner sancta of fashionable life.

2. = sanctum sanctorum n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > private or inner room

bowerc1000

chamber?c1225

privy chambera1382

closeta1387

closera1400

conclavea1400

wardrobea1400

cell?1440

garderobe?c1450

retreatc1500

parlour1561

cabinet1565

cabin1594

in-room?1615

recamera1622

sanctum sanctorum1707

adytum1800

snuggery1812

sulking-room1816

sanctum1819

anderoon1840

inner sanctum1843

thalamus1850

growlery1853

1819 T. Hope Anastasius (1820) III. xiv. 362 He..then dragged us by main force into what he called his sanctum.

1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. iii. iii. 247 He found the banker in his private sanctum.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. vi. 88 His sanctum, behind the shop.

1870 H. Smart Race for Wife ii. 47 Maude flits away to her own little sanctum.

1883 R. Gower My Reminisc. I. ii. 26 This room was..the sanctum of a scholar and a man of refinement.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	sanctum
释义	sanctumn. /ˈsaŋktəm/ Forms: Also 1800s plural rare sancta. Etymology: < Latin sanctum, neuter of sanctus holy. 1. The ‘holy place’ of the Jewish tabernacle and temple. Also applied to a sacred place or shrine in other temples and churches. Cf. sanctuary n.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > [noun] > sacred sanctuary1445 sanctum1577 holy of holies1641 Mecca1826 society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > holy of holies > [noun] sanctuary1382 oraclec1450 sanctum sanctorumc1475 sanctum1577 adyt1584 penetral1589 adytum1611 holiest1611 holy of holies1641 sacrariuma1746 sanctuarium1796 sekos1820 garbhagriha1832 inner sanctum1861 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iii. v. sig. Ff.v^v/2 The tabernacle that is diuided..into the Sanctum, and the Sanctum sanctorum. 1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. ii. 26 Who, in exploring a magnificent temple, passed through superb porticoes and noble halls, to find a monkey enthroned in a little dark sanctum, as the god of the whole. 1855 Englishwoman in Russia 72 We ladies are not allowed to enter the ‘sanctum’ [of the Kazan church]. figurative.1858 A. Trollope Three Clerks II. i. 11 Flower shows..are open to ladies who cannot quite penetrate the inner sancta of fashionable life. 2. = sanctum sanctorum n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > private or inner room bowerc1000 chamber?c1225 privy chambera1382 closeta1387 closera1400 conclavea1400 wardrobea1400 cell?1440 garderobe?c1450 retreatc1500 parlour1561 cabinet1565 cabin1594 in-room?1615 recamera1622 sanctum sanctorum1707 adytum1800 snuggery1812 sulking-room1816 sanctum1819 anderoon1840 inner sanctum1843 thalamus1850 growlery1853 1819 T. Hope Anastasius (1820) III. xiv. 362 He..then dragged us by main force into what he called his sanctum. 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. iii. iii. 247 He found the banker in his private sanctum. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. vi. 88 His sanctum, behind the shop. 1870 H. Smart Race for Wife ii. 47 Maude flits away to her own little sanctum. 1883 R. Gower My Reminisc. I. ii. 26 This room was..the sanctum of a scholar and a man of refinement. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1577
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