All sanctuary synonyms

noun sanctuary

• chapter house — A chapter house is the building or set of rooms in the grounds of a cathedral where the members of the clergy hold their meetings.
• mosque — a Muslim temple or place of public worship.
• casas — Bartolomé de [bahr-taw-law-me th e] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1566, Spanish Dominican missionary and historian in the Americas.
• co-op — A co-op is a co-operative.
• haven — a harbor or port.
• house of prayer — house of God.
• boatyard — A boatyard is a place where boats are built and repaired or kept.
• homestead — a town in S Florida.
• lamasery — a monastery of lamas.
• cloister — A cloister is a covered area round a square in a monastery or a cathedral.
• dockyard — a waterside area containing docks, workshops, warehouses, etc., for building, outfitting, and repairing ships, for storing naval supplies, etc.
• holy place — somewhere sacred
• hideaway — a place to which a person can retreat for safety, privacy, relaxation, or seclusion; refuge: His hideaway is in the mountains.
• hole in the wall — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
• hotbed — a bottomless, boxlike, usually glass-covered structure and the bed of earth it covers, heated typically by fermenting manure or electrical cables, for growing plants out of season.
• adyta — (in ancient worship) a sacred place that the public was forbidden to enter; an inner shrine.
• adytum — the most sacred place of worship in an ancient temple from which the laity was prohibited
• cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
• masjid — a mosque.
• cathedral — A cathedral is a very large and important church which has a bishop in charge of it.
• enclave — A portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct.
• aerie — the nest of an eagle or other bird of prey that builds in a high place
• friary — a monastery of friars, especially those of a mendicant order.
• chantry — an endowment for the singing of Masses for the soul of the founder or others designated by him or her
• harbor — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
• impregnability — strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable: an impregnable fort.
• abode — Your abode is the place where you live.
• condo — Condo means the same as condominium.
• harbour — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
• archipelago — An archipelago is a group of islands, especially small islands.
• island — a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
• church — A church is a building in which Christians worship. You usually refer to this place as church when you are talking about the time that people spend there.
• den — A den is the home of certain types of wild animals such as lions or foxes.
• isle — a small island.
• islet — a very small island.
• harborage — shelter for vessels, as that provided by a harbor.
• citadel — In the past, a citadel was a strong building in or near a city, where people could shelter for safety.
• coverts — concealed; secret; disguised.
• enshrinement — (uncountable) The state of being enshrined.
• chapel — A chapel is a part of a church which has its own altar and which is used for private prayer.
• bethel — an ancient town in the West Bank, near Jerusalem: in the Old Testament, the place where the dream of Jacob occurred (Genesis 28:19)
• invulnerability — incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged.
• lair — A wild animal's resting place, especially one that is well hidden.
• minster — a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
• oasis — something serving as a refuge, relief, or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult, etc.: The library was an oasis of calm in the hectic city.
• atelier — An atelier is an artist's studio or workshop.
• quarterage — the act of providing troops with living accommodations.
• hideout — a safe place for hiding, especially from the law.
• asylum — If a government gives a person from another country asylum, they allow them to stay, usually because they are unable to return home safely for political reasons.
• dockage — a curtailment; deduction, as from wages.