sanctuary
Signification (Anglais)
- (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.
Concepts
lieu de pèlerinage
lieu saint
espace sacré
église de pèlerinage
tombeau de saint
parc de réserves
Synonymes
place of refuge
holy place
stoup
sacred object
sleeping room
rear guard
sacred precincts
consecrated ground
inner temple
inviolable place of refuge
Traductions
refugio
santuario
santuário
Heiligtum
heiligdom
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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈsæŋktjʊəɹi/
Étymologie (Anglais)
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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