| 单词 | sanctum sanctorum |
| 释义 | sanctum sanctorum[ sangk-tawr-uhm, -tohr- ] / sæŋkˈtɔr əm, -ˈtoʊr- / nounthe holy of holies of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem. sanctum (def. 2). Origin of sanctum sanctorum1350–1400; Middle English <Latin sānctum sānctōrum, translation of Hebrew qōdhesh haqqodhāshīm holy of holies Words nearby sanctum sanctorumsanctity, sanctuary, sanctuary city, sanctuary lamp, sanctum, sanctum sanctorum, Sanctus, Sanctus bell, sanctus turret, sand, Sandage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sanctum sanctorum
British Dictionary definitions for sanctum sanctorumsanctum sanctorum / (sæŋkˈtɔːrəm) / nounBible another term for the holy of holies often facetious an especially private place Word Origin for sanctum sanctorumC14: from Latin, literally: holy of holies, rendering Hebrew qōdesh haqqodāshīm Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for sanctum sanctorumsanctum sanctorum [ (sangk-tuhm sangk-tawr-uhm) ] Latin for “holy of holies.” The place in the Jewish temple in Jerusalem (see also Jerusalem) where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. By extension, a sacred and private place. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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