sanctum : Idioms & Phrases
guaiacum sanctum
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noun small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood
bastard lignum vitae.
WordNet
Sanctum sanctorum
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noun a place of inviolable privacy
sanctum.
- he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go
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noun (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept
holy of holies.
WordNet
L. , the Holy of Holies; the most holy place, as in the Jewish temple.