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Synonyms for Sanctuary
ˈsæŋk tʃuˌɛr isanc·tu·a·ry
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sanctuarynoun
Synonyms:
zoar, presbytery, refuge, havensanctuarynoun
A place of safety, refuge or protection.
My car is a sanctuary, where none can disturb me except for people who cut me off.
Synonyms:
presbytery, haven, zoar, refugesanctuarynoun
An area set aside for protection.
The bird sanctuary has strict restrictions on visitors so the birds aren't disturbed.
Synonyms:
presbytery, refuge, zoar, havensanctuarynoun
A state of being protected, asylum.
The government granted sanctuary to the defector, protecting him from his former government.
Synonyms:
zoar, refuge, haven, presbyterysanctuarynoun
The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.
Synonyms:
refuge, haven, presbytery, zoar
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
sanctuary
Synonyms:
shrine, adytum, asyurn, refuge, security, protection, inviolabilityAntonyms:
pitfall, trap, snare, betrayal, violation, extradition
Princeton's WordNet
sanctuarynoun
a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
refuge, sanctuary, asylumnoun
a shelter from danger or hardship
Synonyms:
insane asylum, chancel, sanctuary, resort, mental institution, asylum, mental hospital, bema, institution, recourse, refuge, psychiatric hospital, mental home, safetychancel, sanctuary, bemanoun
area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
Dictionary of English Synonymes
sanctuarynoun
Synonyms:
sacred or holy place, consecrated spot, holy ground, SANCTUM SANCTORUM, holy of holiessanctuarynoun
Synonyms:
temple, church, place of worship, consecrated buildingsanctuarynoun
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#299 | security | |
#714 | safety | |
#914 | protection | |
#1864 | resort | |
#3146 | institution | |
#5932 | haven | |
#6682 | shelter | |
#9989 | asylum | |
#10384 | sanctuary | |
#11736 | refuge | |
#14781 | shelters | |
#16116 | shrine | |
#22849 | recourse | |
#40944 | sanctuaries | |
#43841 | presbytery | |
#50676 | sanctum | |
#68065 | chancel | |
#127856 | zoar | |
#133660 | refugia | |
#134583 | inviolability | |
#139227 | bema | |
#153145 | refugium | |
#173224 | jubail |
How to use Sanctuary in a sentence?
We’re just stealing the language that sanctuary cities use, we wanted to … get across that our Second Amendment rights are slowly being stripped away.
Based on the conversation we've had last night and today, I don't think Austin and Travis County qualify as a sanctuary city.
President Trump tried to withhold funding from so-called sanctuary cities. But the courts largely rejected those efforts.
We’re more than happy for people to find freedom, it is hypocrisy by the mayor of Chicago to complain about the governor of Texas – I do agree with what he’s doing – the city of Chicago says it’s going to be a sanctuary city which I oppose – but there must be vacant hotel rooms in Chicago. This is hundreds of people in a city of millions. Why are they sending them out to the Republican suburbs? You have to wonder.
There's a lot of wildlife out there, it's a bird sanctuary. It's a very, very peaceful location. And the fact there aren't individual monuments is part of the spiritual power of the place, knowing that over a million New Yorkers have been buried there.
Translations for Sanctuary
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- ملاذArabic
- svatyněCzech
- fristedDanish
- Herberge, Asyl, Zuflucht, HeiligtumGerman
- ιερόGreek
- sanktejoEsperanto
- santuarioSpanish
- محرابPersian
- turvapaikka, suojelualue, rauhoitusalue, pyhäkkö, pyhäkkFinnish
- asile, réserve, refuge, sanctuaireFrench
- tearmannIrish
- अभ्यारण्यHindi
- menedékhely, védett terület, szentély, védettségHungarian
- սրբավայրArmenian
- suakaIndonesian
- santuarioItalian
- מִקְלָטHebrew
- 避難所, 聖域Japanese
- 성역Korean
- sanctuariumLatin
- wāhi tapuMāori
- засо́лниште, засолну́вање, резерва́т, прибе́жиште, свети́лиштеMacedonian
- heiligdomDutch
- asyl, helligdom, tilfluktssted, reservat, fristedNorwegian
- sanktuariumPolish
- santuário, refúgioPortuguese
- rezervație, sanctuar, adăpost, azil, refugiuRomanian
- святи́лище, святилище, зака́зник, прибе́жище, алта́рь, прию́т, резерва́ция, убе́жище, запове́дникRussian
- fristadSwedish
- అభయారణ్యంTelugu
- สถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์Thai
- mabet, barınakTurkish
- مقدسUrdu
- Thánh địaVietnamese
- sanctuaryYiddish
- 避難所Chinese
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