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

2 senses of sanctum sanctorum

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 of holies, sanctum sanctorum -- ((Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept)
       => sanctuary -- (a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept)