asylum

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) A place of safety or refuge.
2. (uncountable) The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place (as, for example, for political refugees).
3. (countable, dated, uncountable) A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.

Conceptes

asil

abric

🧥

refugi

manicomi

psiquiàtric

resguard

Sinònims

refuge

shelter

sanctuary

haven

protection

retreat

insane asylum

mental hospital

place of refuge

institution

home

🏠

orphanage

harbor

support

mental home

mental institution

psychiatric hospital

shield

🛡️

camp

sconce

screen

snuggery

tent

⛺

sacred place

safety

Bedlam

bed-chamber

inviolable place of refuge

place to escape to

safehold

aid

mental asylum

almshouse

casing

certiorari

covert

coverture

cowling

dugout

harborage

harbour

hide-away

hospice

hut

🛖

lunatic asylum

madhouse

nook

poorhouse

recourse

resting-place

Traduccions

asile

asilo

Asyl

refuge

refugio

rifugio

asilo

abri

asiel

asilo

ricovero

άσυλο

refúgio

toevluchtsoord

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/əˈsaɪləm/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Latin asylum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).