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Sanctuary
ˈsaŋ(k)tʃʊəri
Sanctuary definitions
noun
sanctuaries
sanctuary
- refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger
"his sons took sanctuary in the church"
- a nature reserve
"a bird sanctuary"
- a place where injured or unwanted animals of a specified kind are cared for
"a donkey sanctuary"
- a holy place; a temple
"the sanctuaries of Apollo and Athena"
holy place temple shrine tabernacle altar sanctum inner sanctum holy of holies sacrarium bema naos adytum- the inmost recess or holiest part of a temple
"the inner sanctuary where the reliquary was kept"
- the part of the chancel of a church containing the high altar