sanctum

English

Etymology

From Latin sānctum (“that which is holy”).

Noun

sanctum (plural sanctums)

1. A place set apart, as with a sanctum sanctorum; a private retreat or workroom. A sacred or private place.
   • 1848, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, Chapter 17.

     For myself, I had no need to make any change; I should not be called upon to quit my sanctum of the schoolroom; for a sanctum it was now become to me, -- "a very pleasant refuge in time of trouble."

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Latin

Adjective

sānctum

1. nominative neuter singular of sānctus
2. accusative masculine singular of sānctus
3. accusative neuter singular of sānctus
4. vocative neuter singular of sānctus