adytum

1. (declension-2, literally, neuter) inner shrine, sanctuary, Holy of Holies: (the innermost or most secret part of a temple or other sacred place; the sanctuary, which none but priests could enter, and from which oracles were delivered)
2. (broadly, declension-2, neuter) a secret place or chamber
3. (declension-2, neuter) a grave, tomb, or mausoleum
4. (declension-2, figuratively, neuter) the inmost recesses

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈa.dy.tũː]

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἄδῠτον (ádŭton, “innermost sanctuary”, “shrine”), a substantivisation of the neuter forms of the adjective ἄδῠτος (ádŭtos, “not to be entered”).

Concepts

sanctuary

sanctum

Holy of Holies

adyton

Synonyms

sanctum sanctorum

Translations

Allerheiligstes

Adyton

άδυτο

saint des saints

adyton

adytum

adyton

حرم

ádito