ALL meanings of sanctuary
sanc·tu·ar·y
S s - noun sanctuary sacred place 1
- noun sanctuary place of refuge 1
- noun sanctuary for sb: quiet place 1
- noun sanctuary law: asylum 1
- noun plural sanctuary a sacred or holy place. 1
- noun plural sanctuary Judaism. the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem. the holy of holies of these places of worship. 1
- noun plural sanctuary an especially holy place in a temple or church. 1
- noun plural sanctuary the part of a church around the altar; the chancel. 1
- noun plural sanctuary a church or other sacred place where fugitives were formerly entitled to immunity from arrest. 1
- noun plural sanctuary immunity afforded by refuge in such a place. 1
- noun plural sanctuary any place of refuge; asylum. 1
- noun plural sanctuary a tract of land where birds and wildlife, especially those hunted for sport, can breed and take refuge in safety from hunters. 1
- countable noun sanctuary A sanctuary is a place where people who are in danger from other people can go to be safe. 0
- uncountable noun sanctuary Sanctuary is the safety provided in a sanctuary. 0
- countable noun sanctuary A sanctuary is a place where birds or animals are protected and allowed to live freely. 0
- noun sanctuary a holy place 0
- noun sanctuary a consecrated building or shrine 0
- noun sanctuary the Israelite temple at Jerusalem, esp the holy of holies 0
- noun sanctuary the tabernacle in which the Ark was enshrined during the wanderings of the Israelites 0
- noun sanctuary the chancel, or that part of a sacred building surrounding the main altar 0
- noun sanctuary a sacred building where fugitives were formerly entitled to immunity from arrest or execution 0
- noun sanctuary the immunity so afforded 0
- noun sanctuary a place of refuge; asylum 0
- noun sanctuary a place, protected by law, where animals, esp birds, can live and breed without interference 0
- noun sanctuary a holy place, as a building set aside for worship of the divinity or of one or more deities 0
- noun sanctuary the ancient Temple at Jerusalem 0
- noun sanctuary a Christian church 0
- noun sanctuary any church or temple 0
- noun sanctuary a particularly holy place within a church or temple, as the part around the altar, the holy of holies in the Jewish Temple, etc. 0
- noun sanctuary a place of refuge or protection; asylum: orig., fugitives from justice were immune from arrest in churches or other sacred places 0
- noun sanctuary immunity from punishment or the law, as by taking refuge in a church, etc. 0
- noun sanctuary a reservation where animals or birds are sheltered for breeding purposes and may not be hunted or trapped 0