sanctuary
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈsæŋk.tʃuˌɛr.i/
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refugio
- We should always offer sanctuary to those fleeing persecution.
- a wildlife sanctuary
- seek sanctuary
- a bird sanctuary
Time to reimagine our public lands as sanctuaries, refuges, and sacred lands.
- Time to reimagine our public lands as sanctuaries, refuges, and sacred lands.
- The moon was our sanctuary if we could make it.
- It's the largest no kill, care for life animal sanctuary in the world.
- For example, this house is going to be your sanctuary for joy, for satisfaction.
- The dolphins that we have in the sanctuary in, in Bali all came from dolphins.
- In the middle of a pandemic, there was a certain sanctuary to be found in being alone.
- That was not a, you know, a public zoo or government funded sanctuary.
- And then we're going to go to the we'll go to the wildlife sanctuary.
- I am in my my, my happy place, my craft room, which yes, it's my sanctuary.
- And we can't we in California can't become a sanctuary for the entire country's homeless problem.
- Usually what's at stake is being transferred from an inhumane zoom to animal sanctuary.
Examples
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We formed this little sanctuary of survivors.
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During the storm, the old church served as a sanctuary for those seeking refuge from the harsh weather.
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It's the largest no kill, care for life animal sanctuary in the world.
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This is where I found peace and sanctuary during the war
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In the middle of a pandemic, there was a certain sanctuary to be found in being alone.
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The emperor will not give sanctuary to the boy.
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We need a place of sanctuary.
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For example, this house is going to be your sanctuary for joy, for satisfaction.
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We make sure that those that need our support, that need our sanctuary will find the welcoming hand on these islands.
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I needed to find sanctuary in a place where I could gather my thoughts and regain my strength.
Synonyms
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5.7
A safe place where people go to escape danger or harm
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3.3
A safe place or person that protects you from harm
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3.9
A safe place where people or animals are protected from danger
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4.8
A house where people in danger hide to stay safe
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4.1
A calm safe place that gives relief in hard times
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4.0
A safe place or situation where a person feels protected
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5.1
A private place where someone goes to be alone
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3.9
A place or situation that protects people from danger
A place where people or ships find safety from danger
A protected place where people hide to be safe from attack
Antonyms
Compounds
A place where injured wild animals get care and recover safely
How Safe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sanctuary can also mean a safe place because churches and other holy sites were places people ran to for protection. The word comes from Latin sanctus 'holy', and that's why sanctuary now often means 'a place of safety'.