Sanctuary

Noun

 * 1) A place of safety, refuge, or protection.
 * My car is a sanctuary, where none can disturb me except for people who cut me off.
 * 1) An area set aside for protection.
 * The bird sanctuary has strict restrictions on visitors so the birds aren't disturbed.
 * 1) A state of being protected, asylum.
 * The government granted sanctuary to the defector, protecting him from his former government.
 * 1) The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.

Synonyms

 * haven
 * refuge
 * zoar

Thesaurus
Indian reservation, adytum, archives, asylum, bank, bird sanctuary, bolt-hole, cache, chapel, church, concealment, corner, cover, covert, coverture, cranny, cubby, cubbyhole, dark corner, den, dugout, forest preserve, foxhole, funk hole, game preserve, game reserve, game sanctuary, harbor, harbor of refuge, harborage, haven, hideaway, hideout, hidey hole, hiding, hiding place, hole, holy of holies, holy place, house of God, house of worship, lair, library, mosque, museum, national forest, national park, niche, nook, oasis, pagoda, paradise, park, port, preserve, protection, recess, refuge, reservation, reserve, retreat, sacrarium, safe haven, safehold, safety, sanctum, sanctum sanctorum, secret place, shelter, shrine, snug harbor, stash, state forest, store, stronghold, synagogue, temple, undercovert, wilderness preserve, wildlife preserve

Etymology
< sanctuary:  <  saintuaire: <  sanctuarium: <  sanctus:; see saint.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Hungarian:
 * Macedonian: засолниште, прибежиште


 * Norwegian: tilfluktssted
 * Portuguese:
 * Turkish:


 * Finnish: rauhoitusalue,
 * Hungarian: menedékhely, védett terület
 * Macedonian: резерват


 * Norwegian: reservat
 * Portuguese:


 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian: védettség


 * Macedonian: засолнување
 * Norwegian:, fristed


 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:


 * Macedonian: светилиште
 * Portuguese: