adytum
Meanings
noun
- The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.
- A private chamber; a sanctum.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adytum, from Ancient Greek ἄδυτον (áduton, “innermost sanctuary; shrine”), inflected form of ἄδυτος (ádutos, “not to be entered”).
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