sanctasanctórum

m.

tabernacle, inner sanctum.

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sanctasanctórum

► nombre masculino invariable

1 sanctum sanctorum, Holy of Holies

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SM

1) (=lugar) inner sanctum

su pequeño despacho es el sanctasanctórum de la casa — his small office is like the inner sanctum of the house

2) (Rel) holy of holies

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= holy of holies.

Ex. One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.

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= holy of holies.

Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.

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sanctasanctórum

masculine

(Relig) sanctum sanctorum, holy of holies

el sanctasanctórum del director (fam); the director's inner sanctum (hum)

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sanctasanctórum sustantivo masculino inv sanctum
fig (lugar reservado, de gran valor o secreto) el estudio es mi sanctasanctórum y nunca dejo que entre nadie en él, my study-room is my sanctum and I'll never let anyone into it

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sanctasanctórum nm

1. [lugar] sanctum

2. [en Biblia] holy of holies