sanctuary (redirected from sanctuaries)

sanc·tu·ar·y  (sngkch-r)

n. pl. sanc·tu·ar·ies

1.

a. A sacred place, such as a church, temple, or mosque.

b. The holiest part of a sacred place, as the part of a Christian church around the altar.

2.

a. A sacred place, such as a church, in which fugitives formerly were immune to arrest.

b. Immunity to arrest afforded by a sanctuary.

3. A place of refuge or asylum.

4. A reserved area in which birds and other animals, especially wild animals, are protected from hunting or molestation. See Synonyms at shelter.

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[Middle English, from Old French sainctuarie, from Late Latin sncturium, from Latin snctus, sacred; see sanctify.]

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sanctuary

Noun

pl -aries

1. a holy place, such as a consecrated building or shrine

2. the part of a church nearest the main altar

3. a place of refuge or protection for someone who is being chased or hunted

4. refuge or safety: the sanctuary of your own home

5. a place, protected by law, where animals can live and breed without interference [Latin sanctus holy]

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A nation or area near or contiguous to the combat area that, by tacit agreement between the warring powers, is exempt from attack and therefore serves as a refuge for staging, logistic, or other activities of the combatant powers.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sanctuary - a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept holy of holies, sanctum sanctorum - (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept Tabernacle - (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus place, property - any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
	2.	sanctuary - a shelter from danger or hardship asylum, refuge harbor, harbour - a place of refuge and comfort and security 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
	3.	sanctuary - area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing bema, chancel area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" choir - the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave church building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"

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sanctuary

noun 1. protection, shelter, refuge, haven, retreat, asylum

noun 2. reserve, park, preserve, reservation, national park, tract, nature reserve, conservation area

Translations

sanctuary [ˈsæŋktjuərɪ] n (gen) → santuario (= refuge); asilo, refugio

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sanctuary [ˈsæŋktjuərɪ] n (= holy place) → sanctuaire m (= refuge); asile m;

(for wildlife) → réserve f

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sanctuary [ˈsæŋktjuərɪ] n (for birds/animals) → Schutzgebiet nt;

(place of refuge) → Zuflucht f;

(Rel) (in church) → Altarraum m

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sanctuary [ˈsæŋktjuərɪ] n (= holy place) → santuario (= refuge); rifugio;

(for wildlife) → riserva

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sanctuary

n sanctuary [ˈsӕŋktʃuəri]

1 a holy or sacred place the sanctuary of the god Apollo. heiligdom مَكان مُقَدَّس، مَعْبَد светилище svatyně helligt sted das Heiligtum ιερό, ναός santuario pühapaik حرم pyhäkkö sanctuaire מָקוֹם קָדוֹש पुण्यस्थान svetište szentély persemayaman heilagur staður, helgistaður santuario 神聖な場所 성소(聖所) šventykla svētnīca tempat suci heiligdom hellig sted sanktuarium santuário sanctuar, templu святилище svätyňa svetišče svetilište helgedom, helig plats สถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ kutsal yer 聖殿 святилище, храм متبرک مقام nơi linh thiêng 圣殿

2 a place of safety from eg arrest In earlier times a criminal could use a church as a sanctuary. toevlugsoord مَلجأ، مَلاذ убежище útočiště asyl die Zuflucht άσυλο refugio, salvación; asilo varjupaik پناهگاه turvapaikka refuge מִקלָט शरणस्थान utočište menedékhely suaka griðastaður rifugio 避難所 성역, 은신처 prieglobstis patvērums tempat perlindungan toevluchtsoord asyl, tilfluktssted azyl asilo refugiu убежище útočište zatočišče utočište fristad, fredad plats ที่ลี้ภัยที่ปลอดภัย sığınak 避難所 притулок پناہ گاہ nơi trú ẩn 避难所

3 an area of land in which the killing of wild animals etc is forbidden a bird sanctuary. vryplaas مِنْطَقَه يُحْظَر فيها صَيْد الطُّيور резерват rezervace reservat; -reservat das Schutzgebiet περιοχή προστασίας άγριων ζώων reserva looduskaitseala منطقه حفاظت شده luonnonsuojelualue réserve שְׁמורָה मृगवन zaklonište za divljač ili biljke, rezervat védett terület suaka alam verndarsvæði riserva 鳥獣保護区 금렵구 draustinis, rezervatas rezervāts kawasan perlindungan reservaat dyrereservat rezerwat reserva rezer­vaţie заповедник rezervácia rezervat rezervat reservat เขตรักษาพันธุ์นกหรือสัตว์ป่า korunak, park 禁獵區 заповідник, заказник جنگلی جانوروں کے لئے مخصوص کردہ محفوظ علاقہ khu bảo tồn động vật hoang dã 禁猎区