English

Etymology
Latin sanctum, 'holy place'
Noun
en-noun

1. A place set apart, as with a sanctum sanctorum; a private retreat or workroom.

#:1848 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." Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre'', Chapter 17.

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