Heiligtum
German, noun/ˈhaɪ̯lɪçtuːm/
Heiligtum is spelled H-E-I-L-I-G-T-U-M (9 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written German, the 23,059th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heiligtum is a German neuter noun meaning “sacred site; sanctuary; shrine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “heilige Stätte zur Verehrung (eines) Gottes”.
What does Heiligtum mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersacred site; sanctuary; shrine
- 2
neutersacred, venerated object
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. heilige Stätte zur Verehrung (eines) Gottes 2. heiliger, der Verehrung würdiger Gegenstand
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Heiligtum
- Heiligtumes genitive
- Heiligtums genitive
- Heiligtümer plural
- Heiligtume dative singular
- Heiligtümern dative definite plural
- Heiligthum alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Heiligtum?
- /ˈhaɪ̯lɪçtuːm/
- [ˈhaɪ̯lɪçtuːm]
- [ˈhaɪ̯lɪktuːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Heiligtum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Heiligtum in German?
Heiligtum appears 2.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).