sanctuary

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. (countable, uncountable) A place of safety, refuge, or protection.
2. (countable, uncountable) An area set aside for protection.
3. (countable, uncountable) A state of being protected, asylum.
4. (countable, uncountable) The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.

Έννοιες

καταφύγιο

ιερό

ναός

προστασία

άδυτο

άσυλο

αγιαστήριο

βήμα

θυσιαστήριο

Συνώνυμα

asylum

refuge

shelter

shrine

temple

chancel

haven

sanctum

church

⛪

protection

reserve

retreat

bema

preserve

place of refuge

holy place

palace

place of worship

🛐

presbyterium

presbytery

rear

recourse

relic

reservation

safekeeping

safeness

stoup

supporter

tabernacle

penetralia

sacred object

sleeping room

rear guard

sacred precincts

consecrated ground

inner temple

nature preserve

safety

adytum

inviolable place of refuge

aegis

altar

auspices

bethel

chapel

covert

deity

hall

hideaway

holy of holies

Μεταφράσεις

sanctuaire

asile

refuge

abri

refugio

santuario

santuario

santuário

rifugio

refúgio

ricovero

Heiligtum

heiligdom

asilo

asilo

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈsæŋktjʊəɹi/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: seyntuarie

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.