a·sy·lum ( -s  lm)n. 1. An institution for the care of people, especially those with physical or mental impairments, who require organized supervision or assistance. 2. A place offering protection and safety; a shelter. 3. A place, such as a church, formerly constituting an inviolable refuge for criminals or debtors. 4. The protection afforded by a sanctuary. See Synonyms at shelter. 5. Protection and immunity from extradition granted by a government to a political refugee from another country. [Middle English asilum, refuge, from Latin as  lum, from Greek as lon, sanctuary, from neuter of aslos, inviolable : a-, without; see a-1 + slon, right of seizure.] |
asylum [əˈsaɪləm]
n
1. a safe or inviolable place of refuge, esp as formerly offered by the Christian Church to criminals, outlaws, etc.; sanctuary (often in the phrase give asylum to)
2. shelter; refuge
3. (Law) International law refuge afforded to a person whose extradition is sought by a foreign government political asylum
4. (Social Welfare) Obsolescent an institution for the shelter, treatment, or confinement of individuals, esp a mental hospital (formerly termed lunatic asylum)
[via Latin from Greek asulon refuge, from asulos that may not be seized, from a-1 + sulon right of seizure]
asylum - Comes from Greek asulon, "refuge," from asulos, "inviolable."
See also related terms for refuge.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | asylum - a shelter from danger or hardship safehold - a refuge from attack safe house - a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger |
| 2. |  asylum - a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced personbooby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit, Bedlam - pejorative terms for an insane asylum |
asylum
noun
1. (Old-fashioned) mental hospital, hospital, institution, psychiatric hospital, madhouse (informal), funny farm (facetious), loony bin (slang), nuthouse (slang), rubber room (U.S. slang), laughing academy (U.S. slang) He spent the rest of his life in a mental asylum.
Translations
asylum [əˈsaɪləm]
A. N
1. (= refuge) → asilo m
to seek political asylum → pedir asilo político
to afford or give asylum to sb [place] → servir de asilo a algn; [person] → dar asilo a algn
to seek political asylum → pedir asilo político
to afford or give asylum to sb [place] → servir de asilo a algn; [person] → dar asilo a algn
2. (o.f.) (= mental hospital) → manicomio m
B. CPD asylum seeker N → solicitante mf de asilo
asylum [əˈsaɪləm] n → asile m
to seek political asylum → demander l'asile politique
to claim asylum → demander l'asile
to claim political asylum → demander l'asile politique
to give sb asylum → donner asile à qn
to give sb political asylum → donner l'asile politique à qn
to grant sb asylum → accorder l'asile à qn
to grant sb political asylum → accorder l'asile politique à qn
asylum seeker n → demandeur/euse m/f d'asile
to seek political asylum → demander l'asile politique
to claim asylum → demander l'asile
to claim political asylum → demander l'asile politique
to give sb asylum → donner asile à qn
to give sb political asylum → donner l'asile politique à qn
to grant sb asylum → accorder l'asile à qn
to grant sb political asylum → accorder l'asile politique à qn
asylum seeker n → demandeur/euse m/f d'asile
asylum
n asylum [əˈsailəm]
1 safety; protection He was granted political asylum. asiel مَلْجَأ убежище azyl fristed; asyl das Asyl άσυλο asilo varjupaik پناه؛ ایمنی turvapaikka asile מִקלַט מדִינִי शरण azil menedék(jog) suaka hæli asilo 亡命 보호 prieglobstis patvērums perlindungan asiel asyl, fristed azyl asilo azil убежище azyl azil azil asyl, fristad ที่ลี้ภัย sığınma 庇護 притулок پناہ sự an toàn 避难
2 an old name for a home for people who are mentally ill. gestig مَلْجَأ لِلعَجَزَه приют blázinec asyl die Irrenanstalt άσυλο (φρενοβλαβών) manicomio hullumaja تیمارستان mielisairaala asile (d'aliénés) מוֹסָד לְחוֹלֵי נֶפֶש पागलखाना ludnica elmegyógyintézet rumah sakit jiwa geðveikrahæli manicomio 保護収容施設 보호 시설 prieglauda, psichiatrinė ligoninė psihiatriskā slimnīca rumah orang gila gesticht asyl przytułek asilo azil сумасшедший дом blázinec norišnica duševna bolnica sinnessjukhus สถานดูแลผู้ป่วยทางจิต tımarhane 療養院(舊名) дім для божевільних ذہنی مریضوں کا ہسپتال bệnh viện tâm thần 精神病院（旧名）
asylum → ملتجأ آمن azyl asyl Asyl άσυλο asilo turvapaikka asile azil asilo politico 亡命 보호 시설 asiel asyl azyl refúgio убежище asyl ที่ลี้ภัย sığınma nơi ẩn náu 庇护
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