sanctum C2 Topic:House & Home US /ˈsæŋktəm/ UK /ˈsæŋktəm/ See IPA manual Freq #26779 Meanings 1 noun a private room or retreat where someone can work or be undisturbed Only close colleagues were invited into the editor's private sanctum. 2 noun a sacred place, especially the innermost part of a shrine or temple Worshippers approached the sanctum in silence. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a private room or retreat... retreatstudyden 2 noun · a sacred place, especially... sanctuaryholy place ↔ Opposites public space Word family Related forms sacredsanctuarysanctum sanctorum Etymology From Latin sanctum ("a holy place or thing"), the neuter of sanctus ("holy, consecrated"). The domestic sense developed by comparing a private room to an inviolable inner sanctuary. Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sanctum **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsæŋktəm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsæŋktəm/ **Frequency rank:** 26779 ## Meanings 1. a private room or retreat where someone can work or be undisturbed 2. a sacred place, especially the innermost part of a shrine or temple ## Examples - Only close colleagues were invited into the editor's private sanctum. - Worshippers approached the sanctum in silence. ## Synonyms - retreat - sanctuary - study ## Antonyms - public space ## Related Forms - sacred - sanctuary - sanctum sanctorum ## Etymology From Latin sanctum ("a holy place or thing"), the neuter of sanctus ("holy, consecrated"). The domestic sense developed by comparing a private room to an inviolable inner sanctuary. ## Topics - House & Home markdown