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sancta sanctorum

sancta sanctorum is the plural of sanctum sanctorum.

Meaning of sanctum sanctorum

Noun

sanctum sanctorum (plural sancta sanctorum or sanctum sanctorums)

  1. (Hinduism, Jainism, formal) Synonym of garbhagriha.
    Synonyms:
    garbhagriha
  2. (formal, humorous) A person's most private retreat or sanctuary.
    • Mdlle Reuter turned her eye laterally on me, to ascertain, probably, whether I was collected enough to be ushered into her sanctum sanctorum.1864, Charlotte Bronte, The Professor

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Questions about sancta sanctorum

What is sancta sanctorum the plural of?
Sancta sanctorum is the plural of sanctum sanctorum.

Words near sancta sanctorum in the dictionary

  1. sancoches
  2. sancocho
  3. sancochos
  4. Sancrox
  5. sancta
  6. sancta sanctorum
  7. sanctanimity
  8. sanctifiable
  9. sanctifiableness
  10. sanctificate
  11. sanctificated

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