sanctuary

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noun

Plural noun:

sanctuaries

1.
(countable, uncountable)A place of safety, refuge, or protection.
My car is a sanctuary, where none can disturb me except for people who cut me off.
Đồng nghĩa: haven, refuge, shelter, zoar
2.
(countable, uncountable)An area set aside for protection.
The bird sanctuary has strict restrictions on visitors so the birds aren't disturbed.
3.
(countable, uncountable)A state of being protected, asylum.
The government granted sanctuary to the defector, protecting him from his former government.
4.
(countable, uncountable)The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.
Near-synonym: chancel (broadly synonymous)
Đồng nghĩa: presbytery, presbyterium, chancel[Appendix:Glossary

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Đồng nghĩa

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English seyntuarie, from Old French saintuaire, from sanctuarium, from Latin sanctus (holy, sacred); see saint.