If you refer to someone's inner sanctum, you mean a room which is private and sometimes secret, where they can be quiet and alone.
His bedroom's his inner sanctum.
Synonyms: refuge, retreat, den, hideaway More Synonyms of sanctum
2. countable noun
A sanctum is the holiest place inside a holy building such as a temple or mosque.
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sanctum in British English
(ˈsæŋktəm)
nounWord forms: plural-tums or -ta (-tə)
1.
a sacred or holy place
2.
a room or place of total privacy or inviolability
Word origin
C16: from Latin, from sanctus holy
sanctum in American English
(ˈsæŋktəm)
nounWord forms: pluralˈsanctums or ˈsancta (ˈsæŋktə)
1.
a sacred place
2.
a study or private room where one is not to be disturbed
Word origin
L, neut. of sanctus, holy: see saint
Examples of 'sanctum' in a sentence
sanctum
What does go on in the inner sanctum?
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The closer she got to the inner sanctum the more she saw the extent of the corruption.
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People had access to the inner sanctum.
The Sun (2008)
An inner sanctum within the inner sanctum.
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He claimed only he truly knows his players and what occurs in the inner sanctum of the dressing room.
The Sun (2014)
Her inner sanctum cannot be invaded.
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He also upset the England players by entering the inner sanctum of their dressing room.
The Sun (2008)
Finally, you enter the inner sanctum.
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Watching a game of rackets is like entering the inner sanctum of the British establishment.
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Visitors can walk through the prayer room, inner sanctum and ritual precinct of a replica fire temple.
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Diplomats serving in embassies in hostile regions have long been able to retreat to a reinforced inner sanctum, designed to shield them from rampaging mobs.
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He may lack long-term frontline experience but has qualities that are not perhaps readily apparent to those not part of the team's inner sanctum.
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1 (noun)
Definition
a room or place of total privacy
His bedroom is his inner sanctum.
Synonyms
refuge
We climbed up a winding track towards a mountain refuge.
retreat
He spent yesterday in his country retreat.
den
The walls of his den were covered in posters.
hideaway
The bandits fled to a remote mountain hideaway.
private room
hide-out
Police raided a house used as the movement's hideout.
2 (noun)
Definition
a sacred or holy place
the inner sanctum of the mosque
Synonyms
sanctuary
shrine
the holy shrine of Mecca
altar
holy place
Holy of Holies
Additional synonyms
in the sense of den
Definition
a small secluded room in a home, often used for a hobby
The walls of his den were covered in posters.
Synonyms
study,
retreat,
sanctuary,
hideaway,
cloister,
snug,
sanctum,
cubbyhole,
snuggery
in the sense of hide-out
Definition
a hiding place
Police raided a house used as the movement's hideout.
Synonyms
hiding place,
shelter,
den,
hideaway,
lair,
secret place
in the sense of hideaway
Definition
a hiding place or secluded spot
The bandits fled to a remote mountain hideaway.
Synonyms
hiding place,
haven,
retreat,
refuge,
sanctuary,
hide-out,
nest,
sequestered nook
Nearby words of
sanctum
sanction
sanctity
sanctuary
sanctum
sand
sane
sang-froid
Synonyms of 'sanctum'
sanctum
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of retreat
Definition
a place to which one may retire, esp. for religious contemplation
He spent yesterday in his country retreat.
Synonyms
refuge,
haven,
resort,
retirement,
shelter,
haunt,
asylum,
privacy,
den,
sanctuary,
hideaway,
seclusion
in the sense of shrine
Definition
a place of worship associated with a sacred person or object