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sacrosanctum

sacrosanctum noun: a holy place.

Noun

sacrosanctum (plural sacrosancta)

  1. A holy place.
    • Hardin snickered below his breath. It seemed evident that Pirenne’s desire to strut this information before him had been one reason for his admission into the sacrosanctum.1951, Isaac Asimov, Foundation (1974 Panther Books Ltd publication), part II: “The Encyclopedists”, chapter 3, page 46, ¶ 2

Forms of sacrosanctum

pluralsacrosancta

Questions about sacrosanctum

What does sacrosanctum mean?
Sacrosanctum means a holy place.
What part of speech is sacrosanctum?
Sacrosanctum is a noun.
What is the plural of sacrosanctum?
The plural of sacrosanctum is sacrosancta.

Words near sacrosanctum in the dictionary

  1. sacrosancta
  2. sacrosanctities
  3. sacrosanctity
  4. sacrosanctly
  5. sacrosanctness
  6. sacrosanctum
  7. sacrosciatic
  8. sacrosecular
  9. sacrospinal
  10. sacrospinalis
  11. sacrospinous

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