inner sanctum
noun
somewhat formal
: a very private room or place
The new initiate was admitted to the club's inner sanctum.
—often used figurativelythe inner sanctum of the CIA
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The book is, in part, a warning against the dangers of favoritism within any inner sanctum.
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Eva Wolchover, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Everywhere is quiet with the sense of entering an inner sanctum.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The airy inner sanctum that housed classes of students until the ’80s was unlike any of the pedestrian, low-ceilinged homes the broker had offered otherwise.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2024
Given the series begins with Guillermo the Familiar inviting the documentary crew into Nandor’s inner sanctum to witness him rise from the coffin in god-like glory, seeing the two of them descend into a new adventure together, on equal footing (so to speak), provides a sweet, silly endpoint.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
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Eva Wolchover, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Everywhere is quiet with the sense of entering an inner sanctum.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The airy inner sanctum that housed classes of students until the ’80s was unlike any of the pedestrian, low-ceilinged homes the broker had offered otherwise.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2024
Given the series begins with Guillermo the Familiar inviting the documentary crew into Nandor’s inner sanctum to witness him rise from the coffin in god-like glory, seeing the two of them descend into a new adventure together, on equal footing (so to speak), provides a sweet, silly endpoint.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Inner sanctum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20sanctum. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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