sanctuary
Betekenis (Engels)
- (countable, uncountable) A place of safety, refuge, or protection.
- (countable, uncountable) An area set aside for protection.
- (countable, uncountable) A state of being protected, asylum.
- (countable, uncountable) The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.
Sinonieme
place of refuge
holy place
stoup
sacred object
sleeping room
rear guard
sacred precincts
consecrated ground
inner temple
inviolable place of refuge
Vertalings
sanctuaire
refugio
santuario
santuário
Heiligtum
heiligdomFrekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈsæŋktjʊəɹi/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English seyntuarie, from Old French saintuaire, from Late Latin sanctuarium (“a sacred place, a shrine, a private cabinet, in Medieval Latin also temple, church, churchyard, cemetery, right of asylum”), from Latin sanctus (“holy, sacred”); see saint.
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Oefen om " sanctuary " en baie ander woorde en sinne in Engels .
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