Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sanctum

2 senses of sanctum

Sense 1
sanctum, sanctum sanctorum -- (a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go")
       => retreat -- (a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet)

Sense 2
holy place, sanctum, holy -- (a sacred place of pilgrimage)
       => topographic point, place, spot -- (a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet")