sanctuary

Etymology
From, from , from , from ; see.

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.
 * 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.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: vryplaas, toevlugsoord
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: helle, fristed, tilflugtssted
 * Estonian:, varjupaik
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἄσυλον
 * Hebrew : miklat,  miflat,  mistor,   makhasse
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: tearmann
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: tūtum
 * Macedonian: засо́лниште, прибе́жиште
 * Maori: wāhi whakaruru, whakamaurutanga, punanga, kāinga punanga
 * Middle English: grith
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: tilfluktssted, asyl, fristed
 * Nynorsk: tilfluktsstad, asyl, fristad
 * Old Church Slavonic: оубѣжище
 * Old English: friþstōw
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: tèarmann
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Tocharian B: waste, śarāṃ
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:


 * Afrikaans: toevlugsoord, hawe
 * Bulgarian: резерват
 * Estonian: varjupaik
 * Finnish: rauhoitusalue, suojelualue
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἄσυλον
 * Hebrew: shmurá
 * Hungarian:, védett terület
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: tearmann
 * Latin: sacrarium, fanum
 * Macedonian: резерва́т
 * Maori: wāhi rāhui, whenua rāhui
 * Middle English: grith
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: friþstōw
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,


 * Afrikaans: asiel
 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἄσυλον
 * Hebrew : miklat
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: tearmann
 * Latin: fanum, fanum
 * Macedonian: прибе́жиште, засолну́вање
 * Maori: rāhuitanga, whakamaurutanga
 * Middle English: grith
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: tilflukt, asyl
 * Nynorsk: tilflukt, asyl, livd
 * Old English: ġebeorg
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:


 * Afrikaans: heiligdom
 * Aghwan: 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕟𐕒𐕡𐕙𐕒𐕡𐕎
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 聖所
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: sanktejo
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: santuario
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: ἄδυτον
 * Hebrew : מתחם קודש mitkham kodesh
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: ,
 * Latin: sacrarium
 * Macedonian: свети́лиште
 * Maori: wāhi tapu
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: helligdom
 * Nynorsk: heilagdom
 * Old English: hāliġnes
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: sanctuario
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh: seintwar