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Another word for sanctuary

sanctuary Synonyms

sanctuary

n.

A sacred place
chancel, Holy of Holies, shrine, sanctum, church, temple; see also church 1, temple.
A place to which one may retire
asylum, resort, haven, convent, screen, defense, shield, protection, refuge, retreat, shelter, den.
A refuge for wild life
shelter, game refuge, park, national park. See syn. study at shelter.shelter.

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WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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Another word for sanctuary

noun

A sacred or holy place:
sacrarium, sanctorium, sanctum, shrine. See sacred
Something that physically protects, especially from danger:
asylum, cover, covert, harbor, haven, protection, refuge, retreat, shelter. See attack, safety
The state of being protected or safeguarded, as from danger or hardship:
asylum, harborage, refuge, shelter. See safety

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He returned to the Sanctuary, to the Oracle, who was busy scribbling.
The heavy Caribbean air of the Sanctuary was warm and fragrant with the scent of the sea.
Falling thirty stories onto the hard sand of the Sanctuary did nothing to help.
They have almost all died unawares, sitting in the sanctuary they had guarded and which is now no more.
Unless you want to blow up my Sanctuary again?

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