sanc|tu|ar|y

sanc|tu|ar|y
sanc|tu|ar|y «SANGK chu EHR ee», noun, plural -ar|ies.
1. a sacred place; holy spot; place where sacred things are kept. A church is a sanctuary; so was the ancient Hebrew temple at Jerusalem.
2. a) the part of a church around the altar. b) the most sacred part of any place of worship. c) the sacred place where the Ark of the Covenant was kept in the temple at Jerusalem.
3. a place of refuge or protection: »

a wildlife sanctuary.

4. refuge or protection: »

The escaped prisoner found sanctuary in the temple. Figurative. The cabin provided sanctuary from the rain.

╂[< Latin sānctuārium < sānctus ho; see etym. under saint (Cf. ↑saint)]

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