| NOUN | location | sanctum sanctorum, sanctum | a place of inviolable privacy |
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| artifact | sanctum sanctorum, holy of holies | (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept |
| Meaning | A place of inviolable privacy. | |
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| Example | "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go" | |
| Synonym | sanctum | |
| Broader | retreat | A place of privacy |
| Meaning | (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. | |
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| Synonym | holy of holies | |
| Category | Judaism | The monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud |
| Part of | Tabernacle | (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus |
| Broader | sanctuary | A consecrated place where sacred objects are kept |
| Spanish | sanctasanctórum | |
| Catalan | sancta sanctorum | |
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