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sanctum

  • /ˈsæŋktəm/

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From Latin sānctum (“that which is holy”).

noun sanctums · sancta

  1. A place set apart, as with a sanctum sanctorum; a sacred or private place; a private retreat or workroom. As he descended the stairs, two persons passed him, so remarkably dissimilar in their persons, dress, and carriage, that he could not forbear to look earnestly at them, as forming a criterion of the mixed character of company admissible in such places, and which was to him (with his preconceived not

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noun a place set apart

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"sanctum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sanctum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sanctum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sanctum

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"sanctum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sanctum.

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@misc{sanctum_2026,
  title = {sanctum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sanctum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}