Sanctuary
From Fresh Dictionary
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English
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Noun
sanctuary (plural: sanctuaries)
- A place of safety, refuge or protection.
- My car is a sanctuary, where none can disturb me except for people who cut me off.
- An area set aside for protection.
- The bird sanctuary has strict restrictions on visitors so the birds aren't disturbed.
- A state of being protected, asylum.
- The government granted sanctuary to the defector, protecting him from his former government.
- The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.
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Translations
- place of safety or protection
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- area set for protection
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- state of being protected
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- consecrated area
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