sanctum
noun
sanc·tum
ˈsaŋ(k)-təm 
plural sanctums also sancta
ˈsaŋ(k)-tə
1
: a sacred place
2
: a place where one is free from intrusion
an editor's sanctum
the inner sanctums of research
Examples of sanctum in a Sentence
Her office was her sanctum.
the sanctum of a church
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One he’s visibly enhanced … through a path and a way on display in his sanctum adjoining the cathedral.
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2024
Nowhere is the balance of pampering and peacefulness more apparent than the spa, a sanctum of holistic self-care capable of transforming even the most tightly wound traveler into a Zen master.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2024
Entrance to this particular sanctum, christened Map & Flag in a nod to the Masters’s storied logo, runs $17,000 per person for the week of golf’s first major tournament.
—Kevin Draper Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Stepping outside the sanctum of the dining room is like being released from a spell.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2023
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2024
Nowhere is the balance of pampering and peacefulness more apparent than the spa, a sanctum of holistic self-care capable of transforming even the most tightly wound traveler into a Zen master.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2024
Entrance to this particular sanctum, christened Map & Flag in a nod to the Masters’s storied logo, runs $17,000 per person for the week of golf’s first major tournament.
—Kevin Draper Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Stepping outside the sanctum of the dining room is like being released from a spell.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2023
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“Sanctum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sanctum. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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sanctum
noun
sanc·tum
ˈsaŋ(k)-təm
plural sanctums also sancta
-tə
1
: a sacred place
2
: a place where one is free from being bothered
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