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Meanings of sanctum in English

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lloc sagrat

A sacred place of pilgrimage.

lloc sagrat

A place of inviolable privacy.

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Examples for "sanctum sanctorum"
Examples for "sanctum sanctorum"
1
The den of Cacus, or sanctum sanctorum, could not have hid me from you.
The Adventures of Roderick Random
2
Perhaps he was in the sanctum sanctorum, focusing his formidable will upon some spiritual exercise.
The Fountains of Paradise
3
Adjoining it on one side was a smaller office that served as Markus's sanctum sanctorum.
Seveneves
4
Before leaving Andy's sanctum sanctorum, he regards the hatchet.
Finders Keepers
5
Two men went up into the sanctum sanctorum of the Quill Drivers' Club to lunch.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908
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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