Definition of sanctum in English:

sanctum

nounPlural sanctums ˈsaŋ(k)təmˈsæŋ(k)təm

1A sacred place, especially a shrine within a temple or church.
an icon installed within the sanctum of the temple
Example sentencesExamples
- However, in all but the most basic temples, other elements are present, at least a porch, and often an antechamber or antarala, a hall or mandapa, a dwajasthamba or a flag-mast, usually a pillar fixed outside the main shrine in the sanctum.
- The statue of the goddess in the sanctum was small and was heavily garlanded with bells and gold borders - offerings made to the goddess for boons granted.
- When the nayika has decided on dedicating her life to Tyagesa, the squares and circles are too elaborate and she seeks a diagonal route straight to the deity in the sanctum.
- The visual stimulation of this wall of images finds a serene counterpart in a small room opening to the right, re-creating the devotional sanctum of a Mouride holy man.
- Idols of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are worshipped in the main sanctum, which remains still neat and simple and unencumbered by temple paraphernalia.
- Harmful energy lines include water arteries, underground movements and ore and coal repositories, while ‘power zones’ occur predominately around old churches and pagan sanctums.
- Thus the upper part of the sanctum assumes a pyramidal shape, which when built would have been at least 40 feet (unfortunately, not much of the temple survives).
- Its easier to work with technology these days than it is to find obscure herbs and ingredients, to get proper working tools for the old pagan religions, or to construct proper sanctums for ritual use.
- He took me to the sanctum of the whole church, where the chapel was and I stared at the bright rosaries and the flowered stained windows.
- One goat is then sacrificed and its blood sprinkled in the Tabernacle's innermost sanctum, the Holy of Holies.
- The temple's eastern face could be the traditional entry for the Hindu devotee into the sanctum, and the west designed to enable Muslims to pray facing Mecca.
- The result is that many Smarta priests are entering the temple sanctums.
Synonyms
holy place, shrine, sanctuary, altar, inner sanctum, holy of holies
Latin sanctum sanctorum
2A private place from which most people are excluded.
he ushered her into his sanctum and gave her something to drink
Example sentencesExamples
- Where mysteries took readers into the police stations and P.I. offices and onto the streets where messes are cleaned up, the legal thriller takes us into the sanctums where judges and lawyers make those messes.
- Practically the entire spadework for the organization had already been done within the sanctums of the U.S. Treasury Department.
- The NIST chief has to maintain strict operational security and avoid passing any operational details to the Pentagon or other Washington sanctums.
- The invitation had one condition: no conversation within the sanctum was to be directly reported.
- Swallowing, she determined the noise had come from the deeper sanctums of the library.
Synonyms
refuge, retreat, bolt-hole, foxhole, hideout, hiding place, hideaway, study, den
Spanish querencia

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin, neuter of sanctus 'holy', from sancire 'consecrate'.

Definition of sanctum in US English:

sanctum

nounˈsaNG(k)təmˈsæŋ(k)təm

1A sacred place, especially a shrine within a temple or church.
an icon installed within the sanctum of the temple
Example sentencesExamples
- The temple's eastern face could be the traditional entry for the Hindu devotee into the sanctum, and the west designed to enable Muslims to pray facing Mecca.
- He took me to the sanctum of the whole church, where the chapel was and I stared at the bright rosaries and the flowered stained windows.
- Harmful energy lines include water arteries, underground movements and ore and coal repositories, while ‘power zones’ occur predominately around old churches and pagan sanctums.
- Idols of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are worshipped in the main sanctum, which remains still neat and simple and unencumbered by temple paraphernalia.
- One goat is then sacrificed and its blood sprinkled in the Tabernacle's innermost sanctum, the Holy of Holies.
- However, in all but the most basic temples, other elements are present, at least a porch, and often an antechamber or antarala, a hall or mandapa, a dwajasthamba or a flag-mast, usually a pillar fixed outside the main shrine in the sanctum.
- The statue of the goddess in the sanctum was small and was heavily garlanded with bells and gold borders - offerings made to the goddess for boons granted.
- Thus the upper part of the sanctum assumes a pyramidal shape, which when built would have been at least 40 feet (unfortunately, not much of the temple survives).
- The visual stimulation of this wall of images finds a serene counterpart in a small room opening to the right, re-creating the devotional sanctum of a Mouride holy man.
- Its easier to work with technology these days than it is to find obscure herbs and ingredients, to get proper working tools for the old pagan religions, or to construct proper sanctums for ritual use.
- When the nayika has decided on dedicating her life to Tyagesa, the squares and circles are too elaborate and she seeks a diagonal route straight to the deity in the sanctum.
- The result is that many Smarta priests are entering the temple sanctums.
Synonyms
holy place, shrine, sanctuary, altar, inner sanctum, holy of holies
2A private place from which most people are excluded.
he ushered her into his sanctum and gave her something to drink
See inner sanctum
Example sentencesExamples
- Swallowing, she determined the noise had come from the deeper sanctums of the library.
- Practically the entire spadework for the organization had already been done within the sanctums of the U.S. Treasury Department.
- The invitation had one condition: no conversation within the sanctum was to be directly reported.
- The NIST chief has to maintain strict operational security and avoid passing any operational details to the Pentagon or other Washington sanctums.
- Where mysteries took readers into the police stations and P.I. offices and onto the streets where messes are cleaned up, the legal thriller takes us into the sanctums where judges and lawyers make those messes.
Synonyms
refuge, retreat, bolt-hole, foxhole, hideout, hiding place, hideaway, study, den

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin, neuter of sanctus ‘holy’, from sancire ‘consecrate’.

单词	sanctum
释义	Definition of sanctum in English: sanctum nounPlural sanctums ˈsaŋ(k)təmˈsæŋ(k)təm 1A sacred place, especially a shrine within a temple or church. an icon installed within the sanctum of the temple Example sentencesExamples However, in all but the most basic temples, other elements are present, at least a porch, and often an antechamber or antarala, a hall or mandapa, a dwajasthamba or a flag-mast, usually a pillar fixed outside the main shrine in the sanctum. The statue of the goddess in the sanctum was small and was heavily garlanded with bells and gold borders - offerings made to the goddess for boons granted. When the nayika has decided on dedicating her life to Tyagesa, the squares and circles are too elaborate and she seeks a diagonal route straight to the deity in the sanctum. The visual stimulation of this wall of images finds a serene counterpart in a small room opening to the right, re-creating the devotional sanctum of a Mouride holy man. Idols of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are worshipped in the main sanctum, which remains still neat and simple and unencumbered by temple paraphernalia. Harmful energy lines include water arteries, underground movements and ore and coal repositories, while ‘power zones’ occur predominately around old churches and pagan sanctums. Thus the upper part of the sanctum assumes a pyramidal shape, which when built would have been at least 40 feet (unfortunately, not much of the temple survives). Its easier to work with technology these days than it is to find obscure herbs and ingredients, to get proper working tools for the old pagan religions, or to construct proper sanctums for ritual use. He took me to the sanctum of the whole church, where the chapel was and I stared at the bright rosaries and the flowered stained windows. One goat is then sacrificed and its blood sprinkled in the Tabernacle's innermost sanctum, the Holy of Holies. The temple's eastern face could be the traditional entry for the Hindu devotee into the sanctum, and the west designed to enable Muslims to pray facing Mecca. The result is that many Smarta priests are entering the temple sanctums. Synonyms holy place, shrine, sanctuary, altar, inner sanctum, holy of holies Latin sanctum sanctorum 2A private place from which most people are excluded. he ushered her into his sanctum and gave her something to drink Example sentencesExamples Where mysteries took readers into the police stations and P.I. offices and onto the streets where messes are cleaned up, the legal thriller takes us into the sanctums where judges and lawyers make those messes. Practically the entire spadework for the organization had already been done within the sanctums of the U.S. Treasury Department. The NIST chief has to maintain strict operational security and avoid passing any operational details to the Pentagon or other Washington sanctums. The invitation had one condition: no conversation within the sanctum was to be directly reported. Swallowing, she determined the noise had come from the deeper sanctums of the library. Synonyms refuge, retreat, bolt-hole, foxhole, hideout, hiding place, hideaway, study, den Spanish querencia Origin Late 16th century: from Latin, neuter of sanctus 'holy', from sancire 'consecrate'. Definition of sanctum in US English: sanctum nounˈsaNG(k)təmˈsæŋ(k)təm 1A sacred place, especially a shrine within a temple or church. an icon installed within the sanctum of the temple Example sentencesExamples The temple's eastern face could be the traditional entry for the Hindu devotee into the sanctum, and the west designed to enable Muslims to pray facing Mecca. He took me to the sanctum of the whole church, where the chapel was and I stared at the bright rosaries and the flowered stained windows. Harmful energy lines include water arteries, underground movements and ore and coal repositories, while ‘power zones’ occur predominately around old churches and pagan sanctums. Idols of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are worshipped in the main sanctum, which remains still neat and simple and unencumbered by temple paraphernalia. One goat is then sacrificed and its blood sprinkled in the Tabernacle's innermost sanctum, the Holy of Holies. However, in all but the most basic temples, other elements are present, at least a porch, and often an antechamber or antarala, a hall or mandapa, a dwajasthamba or a flag-mast, usually a pillar fixed outside the main shrine in the sanctum. The statue of the goddess in the sanctum was small and was heavily garlanded with bells and gold borders - offerings made to the goddess for boons granted. Thus the upper part of the sanctum assumes a pyramidal shape, which when built would have been at least 40 feet (unfortunately, not much of the temple survives). The visual stimulation of this wall of images finds a serene counterpart in a small room opening to the right, re-creating the devotional sanctum of a Mouride holy man. Its easier to work with technology these days than it is to find obscure herbs and ingredients, to get proper working tools for the old pagan religions, or to construct proper sanctums for ritual use. When the nayika has decided on dedicating her life to Tyagesa, the squares and circles are too elaborate and she seeks a diagonal route straight to the deity in the sanctum. The result is that many Smarta priests are entering the temple sanctums. Synonyms holy place, shrine, sanctuary, altar, inner sanctum, holy of holies 2A private place from which most people are excluded. he ushered her into his sanctum and gave her something to drink See inner sanctum Example sentencesExamples Swallowing, she determined the noise had come from the deeper sanctums of the library. Practically the entire spadework for the organization had already been done within the sanctums of the U.S. Treasury Department. The invitation had one condition: no conversation within the sanctum was to be directly reported. The NIST chief has to maintain strict operational security and avoid passing any operational details to the Pentagon or other Washington sanctums. Where mysteries took readers into the police stations and P.I. offices and onto the streets where messes are cleaned up, the legal thriller takes us into the sanctums where judges and lawyers make those messes. Synonyms refuge, retreat, bolt-hole, foxhole, hideout, hiding place, hideaway, study, den Origin Late 16th century: from Latin, neuter of sanctus ‘holy’, from sancire ‘consecrate’.
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