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sanctum sanctorums

sanctum sanctorums 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 sanctum sanctorums

What is sanctum sanctorums the plural of?
Sanctum sanctorums is the plural of sanctum sanctorum.

Words near sanctum sanctorums in the dictionary

  1. sanctuary city
  2. Sanctuary Point
  3. sanctuarylike
  4. sanctum
  5. sanctum sanctorum
  6. sanctum sanctorums
  7. sanctum santorum
  8. sanctums
  9. sanctus
  10. sanctus bell
  11. sanctus bells

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