English to Afrikaans Meaning of sanctum - heiligdom


Sanctum :
heiligdom

heiligdom, binnelandse, hart, binneland, biblioteek

heiligdomsanctums
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Definitions of sanctum in English
Noun(1) a place of inviolable privacy(2) a sacred place of pilgrimage
Examples of sanctum in English
(1) an icon installed within the sanctum of the temple(2) However, in all but the most basic temples, other elements are present, at least a porch, and often an antechamber or antarala, a hall or mandapa, a dwajasthamba or a flag-mast, usually a pillar fixed outside the main shrine in the sanctum .(3) The visual stimulation of this wall of images finds a serene counterpart in a small room opening to the right, re-creating the devotional sanctum of a Mouride holy man.(4) Thus the upper part of the sanctum assumes a pyramidal shape, which when built would have been at least 40 feet (unfortunately, not much of the temple survives).(5) One goat is then sacrificed and its blood sprinkled in the Tabernacle's innermost sanctum , the Holy of Holies.(6) Idols of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are worshipped in the main sanctum , which remains still neat and simple and unencumbered by temple paraphernalia.(7) he ushered her into his sanctum and gave her something to drink(8) When the nayika has decided on dedicating her life to Tyagesa, the squares and circles are too elaborate and she seeks a diagonal route straight to the deity in the sanctum .(9) The invitation had one condition: no conversation within the sanctum was to be directly reported.(10) He took me to the sanctum of the whole church, where the chapel was and I stared at the bright rosaries and the flowered stained windows.(11) The temple's eastern face could be the traditional entry for the Hindu devotee into the sanctum , and the west designed to enable Muslims to pray facing Mecca.(12) The statue of the goddess in the sanctum was small and was heavily garlanded with bells and gold borders - offerings made to the goddess for boons granted.(13) Swallowing, she determined the noise had come from the deeper sanctums of the library.(14) Where mysteries took readers into the police stations and P.I. offices and onto the streets where messes are cleaned up, the legal thriller takes us into the sanctums where judges and lawyers make those messes.(15) The NIST chief has to maintain strict operational security and avoid passing any operational details to the Pentagon or other Washington sanctums .(16) Harmful energy lines include water arteries, underground movements and ore and coal repositories, while ÔÇÿpower zonesÔÇÖ occur predominately around old churches and pagan sanctums .
Related Phrases of sanctum
(1) inner sanctum ::
binneste heiligdom
(2) sanctum sanctorum ::
heiligdom sanctorum
Synonyms
Noun
1. holy place ::
heilige plek
2. refuge ::
toevlug
3. sanctum sanctorum ::
heiligdom sanctorum
Different Forms
sanctum, sanctums
Word Example from TV Shows
No, I told you, you're not prepared
for the Sanctum of Burning Souls.

No, I told you, you're not prepared for the Sanctum of Burning Souls.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 3

The ceremony
is traditionally held in the main sanctum,

The ceremony is traditionally held in the main SANCTUM,

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 4

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