sanctuary
IPA: sˈæŋktʃuɛri
noun
- A place of safety, refuge, or protection.
- An area set aside for protection.
- A state of being protected, asylum.
- The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.
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Examples of "sanctuary" in Sentences
- This place is the bird sanctuary.
- The farm is located in of the sanctuary.
- It is next to the bookstore and the sanctuary.
- At the bottom of the fort is the bird sanctuary.
- The priests kindled the lights in the sanctuary.
- Behind it is the Sikhara, the towering sanctuary.
- Lonesome George was there sitting in a sanctuary.
- The sanctuary is a refuge of the endangered Lion tailed macaque.
- The cause is unknown, and the sanctuary was burnt to the ground.
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