sanctum

🇺🇸 /ˈsæŋktəm/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsæŋktəm/
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noun
R

A personal space where someone can be alone and undisturbed.

He went to his sanctum to think in peace.

R

A sacred or holy place.

The old church was seen as a sanctum by the villagers.

translation

n. A personal space where someone can be alone and undisturbed.; A sacred or holy place.

Word Forms

Plural sancta

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