sanctuary

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

  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.

Dažnis

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Tariamas kaip (IPA)
/ˈsæŋktjʊəɹi/
Etimologija (Anglų k.)

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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