Synonyms of sanctum

sanctum

noun

ˈsaŋ(k)-təm 

1

as in shrine

a place that is considered sacred (as within a religion)

the city of Jerusalem is an important sanctum for Christians, Jews, and Muslims alike

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrine
• sanctuary
• reliquary
• martyry

2

as in refuge

something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger

used the cabin in the woods as a sanctum from the commotion and interference of his family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refuge
• sanctuary
• shelter
• retreat
• residence
• haven
• asylum
• harbor
• oasis
• bolt-hole
• abode
• lodging
• hideout
• harborage
• dwelling
• port
• quarters
• rest
• cloister
• housing
• fortress
• house
• stronghold
• anchorage
• screen
• roof
• domicile
• habitation
• den
• lair
• closet
• mooring
• fort
• castle
• place
• pad
• palisade
• hideaway
• shed
• hermitage
• cover
• lee
• diggings
• fastness
• redoubt
• lodgement
• lodgment
• covert
• lean-to
• windbreak

Examples of sanctum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Party-to-Go keeps the huge catalogue of licensed songs and even adds a story mode — a first for the series — which is perfectly tuned to the private sanctum of mobile gaming. —Vulture, 2 Oct. 2023

In 1947 Rome’s superintendent of antiquities, Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli, made his way into the sanctum by dressing as a janitor. —Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books, 13 May 2021