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Meanings of sanctum in English

Catalan
lloc sagrat

A sacred place of pilgrimage.

lloc sagrat

A place of inviolable privacy.

Synonyms
Examples for "holy"
Examples for "holy"
1
He shall work havoc among great nations and upon a holy people.
Valis
2
Yet another example of the holy grail that is value for money.
The Irish Times
3
An attack on a major Shi'ite holy site could fuel sectarian violence.
Reuters
4
Mountains are seen as holy across many of the great religious traditions.
The Irish Times
5
These days, she leads pilgrimages to a holy site in southern France.
Reuters
1
A holy place, where Heaven touched Earth, briefly, and made a connection.
The Bride Wore Black Leather
2
I guess real fishermen view it like some kind of holy place.
Deadly Décisions
3
Over the years the Forum acquired the aura of a holy place.
Grave Secrets
4
Maybe because a lot of people feel like it's a holy place.
Wastelands
5
The second division was the holy place, where was found the laver.
And Judas Iscariot / Together with other evangelistic addresses
Usage of sanctum in English
1
Plenty of room for his needs: the inner sanctum of Devlin West.
Hostile intent
2
We're in what's left of Schiller's private sanctum, facing an open gate.
The Apocalypse Codex
3
He found the sanctum under the guard of the young assistant editor.
Queed: A Novel
4
I went to Dyananda, busy in his small sanctum overlooking the Ganges.
Autobiography of a Yogi
5
He gained his sanctum without any particular trouble and was warmly greeted.
The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton
6
The whole place was in fact a sanctum of the collector's spirit.
Beyond
7
I thought only especial friends were admitted to this sanctum of yours.
Fairy Fingers / A Novel
8
Framed upon the wall of my sanctum I retain those magnificent headlines:-
The Poison Belt
9
So brave Adlon spends a lot of time in this inner sanctum.
The Guardian
10
Emerging from the sanctum, Lilla felt the pavement move beneath her feet.
Sacrifice
11
In the sanctum was Devi, a large black figure with ten arms.
Vikram and the Vampire: Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic,...
12
They have smoked the sanctum very blue, and are full of apologies.
Floyd Grandon's Honor
13
I asked, looking about me as I entered the sanctum that evening.
The Dream Doctor
14
Normally he'd be blasting anyone who dared to intrude on his sanctum.
No mercy
15
The door opened shortly, and Foster gestured us into the inner sanctum.
Speaking in Bones
16
This is my own little sanctum, and furnished after my own heart.
The Doings of Raffles Haw
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Sanctum through the time
Sanctum across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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