sanctuary

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 [ˈsæŋktjʊərɪ]

n pl -aries

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a holy place

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a consecrated building or shrine

3. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament

a.  the Israelite temple at Jerusalem, esp the holy of holies

b.  the tabernacle in which the Ark was enshrined during the wanderings of the Israelites

4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the chancel, or that part of a sacred building surrounding the main altar

5. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)

a.  a sacred building where fugitives were formerly entitled to immunity from arrest or execution

b.  the immunity so afforded

6. a place of refuge; asylum

7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a place, protected by law, where animals, esp birds, can live and breed without interference

[from Old French sainctuarie, from Late Latin sanctuārium repository for holy things, from Latin sanctus holy]

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Sanctuary 

glory hole A container for the storage of ornaments, personal effects, and other paraphernalia. This term originally referred to a room where the war medals and decorations of a former soldier were stored. The expression is used today to describe any receptacle filled with useless items of sentimental value.

You can bring out your old ribbon-box … It’s a charity to clear out your glory-holes once in a while. (Adeline Whitney, We Girls, 1871)

ivory tower A condition of isolation or seclusion from worldly or practical affairs; a sheltered, protected existence removed from the harsh realities of life; an attitude of aloofness or distance from the mainstream of society. The original term appears to have been the French tour d’ivoire first used by the French literary critic Sainte-Beuve in reference to the French writer Alfred Victor de Vigny in his book Pensées d’Août (1837). The expression appeared in English in Brereton and Rothwell’s translation of Bergson’s Laughter (1911):

Each member [of society] must be ever attentive to his social surroundings … he must avoid shutting himself up in his own peculiar character as a philosopher in his ivory tower.

The term has spawned the noun ivory-tow-erism and the adjectives ivory-towerish and ivory-towered ‘impractical, theoretical, removed from reality.’

sanctum sanctorum A hideaway; a room or other place where one can seek refuge from his everyday concerns; a haven or sanctuary. Literally, the sanctum sanctorum (Latin, ‘sanctuary of sanctuaries’) is the Holy of Holies, a room in Biblical tabernacles and Jewish temples which only the high priest is allowed to enter, and then only on Yom Kippur, the Great Day of Atonement. By extension, sanctum sanctorum has been applied to any private, peaceful place such as a cabin in the woods or the den in a house which is not to be violated by intruders.

We went by appointment to the archbishop confessor’s and were immediately admitted into his sanctum sanctorum, a snug apartment … (Peter Beckford, Familiar Letters From Italy, 1834)

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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 Some of them have sought sanctuary in the church.

2. reserve, park, preserve, reservation, national park, tract, nature reserve, conservation area a bird sanctuary

Translations

sanctuary [ˈsæŋktjʊərɪ] N (Rel) → santuario m (fig) (= refuge) → asilo m; (for wildlife) → reserva f
to seek sanctuary → acogerse a sagrado
to seek sanctuary in → refugiarse en
to seek sanctuary with → acogerse a

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sanctuary [ˈsæŋktʃuəri] n

(= holy place) → sanctuaire m

(= refuge) → asile m

(for wild life) → réserve f

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sanctuary

n

(= holy place) → Heiligtum nt; (= altar sanctuary) → Altarraum m

(= refuge) → Zuflucht f; to seek sanctuary with → Zuflucht suchen bei

(for animals) → Schutzgebiet nt

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sanctuary [ˈsæŋktjʊərɪ] n (Rel) → santuario (fig) (Pol) (refuge) → asilo; (for wildlife, birds) → riserva
to seek sanctuary → cercare asilo

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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 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 피난처 prieglobstis patvērums tempat perlindungan toevluchtsoord asyl, tilfluktssted azyl asilo refugiu убежище útočište zatočišče utočište fristad, fredad plats ที่ลี้ภัยที่ปลอดภัย sığınak 庇護所，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 (조수) 보호구역 draustinis, rezervatas rezervāts kawasan perlindungan reservaat dyrereservat rezerwat reserva rezer­vaţie заповедник rezervácia rezervat rezervat reservat เขตรักษาพันธุ์นกหรือสัตว์ป่า korunak, park 禁獵區，保護區 заповідник, заказник جنگلی جانوروں کے لئے مخصوص کردہ محفوظ علاقہ khu bảo tồn động vật hoang dã 禁猎区