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sanctum sanctorum
[ sangk-tawr-uhm, -tohr- ]
sanctum sanctorum
/ sæŋkˈtɔːrəm /
noun
- Bible another term for the holy of holies
- facetious.an especially private place
Word History and Origins
Origin of sanctum sanctorum1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sanctum sanctorum1
Example Sentences
The idol has been placed on a marble pedestal in the sanctum sanctorum.
The first mob attack took place on Saturday when an unidentified man stepped inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, in Amritsar.
There were suggestions that some had found their way into the entrails of the stadium, reaching as far as Old Trafford’s sanctum sanctorum, the home team’s changing room.
Then the riot the next day found marauders in the Senate chamber, Mr. McConnell’s sanctum sanctorum.
Those are the words of StormIsUponUs, who posted on Parler on Wednesday encouraging the hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who earlier that day had laid siege to the sanctum sanctorum of American democracy.
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