Synonyms for sanctuary
ˈsæŋk tʃuˌɛr isanc·tu·a·ry

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1. sanctuarynoun

   Synonyms:
   zoar, presbytery, refuge, haven

2. sanctuarynoun

   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, refuge

3. sanctuarynoun

   An area set aside for protection.

   The bird sanctuary has strict restrictions on visitors so the birds aren't disturbed.

   Synonyms:
   presbytery, refuge, zoar, haven

4. sanctuarynoun

   A state of being protected, asylum.

   The government granted sanctuary to the defector, protecting him from his former government.

   Synonyms:
   zoar, refuge, haven, presbytery

5. sanctuarynoun

   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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.1 / 12 votes

1. sanctuary

   Synonyms:
   shrine, adytum, asyurn, refuge, security, protection, inviolability

   Antonyms:
   pitfall, trap, snare, betrayal, violation, extradition

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 8 votes

1. sanctuarynoun

   a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept

   Synonyms:
   bema, chancel, asylum, refuge

2. refuge, sanctuary, asylumnoun

   a shelter from danger or hardship

   Synonyms:
   insane asylum, chancel, resort, mental institution, asylum, mental hospital, bema, institution, recourse, refuge, psychiatric hospital, mental home, safety

3. chancel, sanctuary, bemanoun

   area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing

   Synonyms:
   bema, chancel, asylum, refuge

Matched Categories

1. • Area
   • Place
   • Shelter

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sanctuarynoun

   Synonyms:
   sacred or holy place, consecrated spot, holy ground, SANCTUM SANCTORUM, holy of holies

2. sanctuarynoun

   Synonyms:
   temple, church, place of worship, consecrated building

3. sanctuarynoun

   Synonyms:
   asylum, refuge, shelter

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1. sanctuarynoun

   Synonyms:
   shrine, sanctum, adytum, holy of holies, church, temple

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1. List of paraphrases for "sanctuary":

   refuge, shrine, haven, shelter, sanctum, sanctuaries, refugium, refugia, asylum, al-haram, jubail, shelters

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1. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal:

   One of the things we can and should be doing right now is cracking down on the sanctuary cities, it makes no sense for these mayors, these local politicians, to be able to ignore the law (and) choose which ones they want to enforce.

2. New Jersey:

   Sanctuary cities across the country, where if you are mayor, you don't want to enforce the immigration law? Eh, don't bother. Because the President doesn't like those laws.

3. Charis Michelsen:

   Also attending Saturday’s festivities were Ali MacGraw`s son, filmmaker Josh Evans, and his wife, actress Charis Michelsen-Evans. “I got teary-eyed,” Charis says about touring the sanctuary. “To see all the animals so happy, well, it just touches my heart.” (Interview at Best Friends animal sanctuary) [2008]

4. George Gascon:

   With immigrants being less likely to commit crimes than the U.S. born population, and with sanctuary jurisdictions being safer and more productive than non-sanctuary jurisdictions, the data damns this proposal as a politically motivated stunt that seeks to play politics with peoples lives.

5. Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan:

   If we continue to provide protections under the umbrella of sanctuary cities and other rewards, for instance free health care, drivers license, jobs that they're not legally authorized to have, we will further incentivize a new wave of unprecedented illegal migration.