"sanctum sanctorum" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin sanctum sanctōrum, translating Hebrew קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (Qṓḏeš HaqQŏḏāšîm). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|sanctum sanctōrum}} Latin sanctum sanctōrum, {{uder|en|he|קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים|tr=Qṓḏeš HaqQŏḏāšîm}} Hebrew קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (Qṓḏeš HaqQŏḏāšîm) Head templates: {{en-noun|?|head=sanctum sanctorum}} sanctum sanctorum
  1. The Holy of Holies in the Jewish temple. Translations (Holy of Holies): 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕟𐕒𐕡𐕙𐕒𐕡𐕎 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕟𐕒𐕡𐕙𐕒𐕡𐕎𐕒𐕡𐕘𐕒𐔺 (muc̣'urun muc̣'urunuġoy) (Aghwan), Heilige der Heiligen (Dutch), kaikkein pyhin (Finnish), saint des saints [masculine] (French), Allerheiligste [neuter] (German), 至聖所 (shiseijo) (Japanese), sānctum sānctōrum [neuter, singular] (Latin), sanctum sanctorum [neuter] (Polish), свята́я святы́х (svjatája svjatýx) [feminine] (Russian), sanctasanctórum [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sanctum_sanctorum-en-noun-N4VHbgzo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'Holy of Holies': 97 3
  2. A person's most private retreat or sanctuary. Translations (person's sanctuary): убе́жище (ubéžišče) [neuter] (Russian), sanctasanctórum [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sanctum_sanctorum-en-noun-A1gZfmeh Disambiguation of "person's sanctuary": 17 83

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