English Explanatory Dictionary

sanctum sanctorum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Holy of Holies in the Jewish temple.
noun
  1. A person's most private retreat or sanctuary.

Word forms

sanctum sanctorum sancta sanctorum sanctum sanctorums

Etymology

From Latin sānctum sānctōrum (“holy of holies”), from Latin sānctum, neuter of sānctus (“holy”), and its genitive plural form sanctōrum (“of holies”); a translation of Biblical Hebrew קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (Qṓḏeš HaqQŏḏāšîm).

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