sanctum sanctorum

sanctum sanctorum

English

Etymology

From Latin sanctum sanctōrum, translating Hebrew קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים‎ (Qṓḏeš HaqQŏḏāšîm).

Noun

sanctum sanctorum

1. The Holy of Holies in the Jewish temple.
2. A person's most private retreat or sanctuary.
   • 1864, Charlotte Bronte, The Professor:

     Mdlle Reuter turned her eye laterally on me, to ascertain, probably, whether I was collected enough to be ushered into her sanctum sanctorum.

Translations

Holy of Holies

Dutch: Heilige der Heiligen Finnish: kaikkein pyhin German: Allerheiligste (de) n

Russian: свята́я святы́х (ru) f (svjatája svjatýx) Spanish: sanctasanctórum m

person's sanctuary

Russian: убе́жище (ru) n (ubéžišče)

Spanish: sanctasanctórum m

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Latin

Etymology

Literal translation of Hebrew קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים‎ (Qṓḏeš HaqQŏḏāšîm)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːnk.tum saːnkˈtoː.rum/, [ˈsaːŋk.tũ saːŋkˈtoː.rũ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsank.tum sankˈto.rum/, [ˈsaŋk.tum saŋkˈtoː.rum]

Noun

sānctum sānctōrum n (genitive sānctī sānctōrum); second declension

1. Holy of Holies; holiest place

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular
Nominative	sānctum sānctōrum
Genitive	sānctī sānctōrum
Dative	sānctō sānctōrum
Accusative	sānctum sānctōrum
Ablative	sānctō sānctōrum
Vocative	sānctum sānctōrum

Synonyms

• adytum

Related terms

• sanciō
• sānctus