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adytum

[ ad-i-tuhm ]

noun

, plural ad·y·ta [ad, -i-t, uh].
  1. (in ancient worship) a sacred place that the public was forbidden to enter; an inner shrine.
  2. the most sacred or reserved part of any place of worship.


adytum

/ ˈædɪtəm /

noun

  1. the most sacred place of worship in an ancient temple from which the laity was prohibited
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of adytum1

1665–75; < Latin < Greek ádyton (place) not to be entered, equivalent to a- a- 6 + -dyton, neuter of -dytos, verbid of dýein to enter
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Word History and Origins

Origin of adytum1

C17: Latin, from Greek aduton a place not to be entered, from a- 1+ duein to enter
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Example Sentences

Adytum, ad′i-tum, n. the most sacred part of a heathen temple: the chancel of a church:—pl.

The adytum itself consists of three apartments, entirely of granite.

Behind the adytum are small rooms for the priests who served in the temple.

All the old temples had an adytum, sanctuary, or holy of holies—a place not open to the profane, but protected by rigid taboos.

Author's hospitable reception there, and admission to the adytum, 119.

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