sanctuary
Definitions
- A place of safety, refuge, or protection
- A place of safety, refuge, or protection.
- An area set aside for protection.
- An area set aside for protection
- A state of being protected, asylum.
- A state of being protected, asylum
- The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.
- The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar
Equivalents
Examples
“My car is a sanctuary, where none can disturb me except for people who cut⟳ me off.”
“She saw⟳ him, even as she had last⟳ gazed upon him, pale, cold, and awful; but still he was there. The coffin was to her like⟳ a shrine; all that she held most dear and most precious was within its dark and silent sanctuary.”
“‘I understand⟳ that the district was considered a sort⟳ of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘An Alsatia like⟳ the ancient one behind the Strand, or the Saffron Hill before the First World War.[…]’”
“In January, federal agents indicted 16 sanctuary leaders from Texas and Arizona on charges of helping to harbor illegal immigrants from Central America.”
“The bird sanctuary has strict restrictions on visitors so the birds aren't disturbed.”
“The government granted sanctuary to the defector, protecting him from his former government.”
“Near-synonym: chancel (broadly synonymous)”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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