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Definition of: sanctum sanctorum
(sangk′təm sangk·tôr′·əm, -tō′rəm)
1. The holy of holies.
2. A place of great privacy: often used humorously. [<L <sanctum, neut. nominative sing. + sanctorum, neut. genitive plural of sanctus holy]
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