asylum

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

asilo

refúgio

guarida

albergue

manicômio

manicómio

hospital psiquiátrico

hospício

Hospitais psiquiátricos

abrigo

Sinônimos

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

Traduções

asile

asilo

Asyl

refugio

refuge

asilo

rifugio

abri

asiel

ricovero

άσυλο

asil

Zufluchtsort

toevluchtsoord

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/əˈsaɪləm/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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