sanctum sanctorum

1. 1.

   a place of inviolable privacy

   “he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go”

   Synonymssanctum

   Broaderretreat
2. 2.

   (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept

   Synonymsholy of holies

   Broadersanctuary

   Part ofTabernacle

   Judaism

Questions about sanctum sanctorum

What does sanctum sanctorum mean?

sanctum sanctorum means "a place of inviolable privacy". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for sanctum sanctorum?

Close synonyms include sanctum, holy of holies. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sanctum sanctorum a common word?

sanctum sanctorum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.