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Word: Sanctuary
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in sanctuary (sense 3)): from Old French sanctuaire, from Latin sanctuarium, from sanctus ‘holy’. Early use in reference to a church or other sacred place where a fugitive was immune, by the law of the medieval Church, from arrest, gave rise to sanctuary (sense 1, sanctuary sense 2)
ˈsaŋ(k)tʃʊəri
refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger
Short Definition:refuge or safety from danger
Examples:- his sons took sanctuary in the church
- she thought of her room as a sanctuary
a nature reserve
Short Definition:nature reserve
Examples:- a bird sanctuary
a holy place; a temple
Short Definition:holy place
Examples:- the sanctuaries of Apollo and Athena
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