Sanctuary
['sæŋ(k)tjʊərɪ] or ['sæŋktʃuɛri]
Definition
(n.) A sacred place; a consecrated spot; a holy and inviolable site.
(n.) The most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and he only once a year, to intercede for the people; also, the most sacred part of the tabernacle; also, the temple at Jerusalem.
(n.) The most sacred part of any religious building, esp. that part of a Christian church in which the altar is placed.
(n.) A house consecrated to the worship of God; a place where divine service is performed; a church, temple, or other place of worship.
(n.) A sacred and inviolable asylum; a place of refuge and protection; shelter; refuge; protection.
Inputed by Elisabeth
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Sacred or holy place, consecrated spot, holy ground, SANCTUM SANCTORUM, Holy of Holies.[2]. Temple, church, place of worship, consecrated building.[3]. Asylum, refuge, shelter.
Editor: Stu
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Shrine, {[adytumasy % asyurn]?}, asyurn, refuge, security, protection,inviolability
ANT:Pitfall, trap, snare, betrayal, violation, extradition
Checker: Wendy
Examples
- I see that I hold a sanctuary in their hearts, and in the hearts of their descendants, generations hence. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I was never unmindful of Agnes, and she never left that sanctuary in my thoughts--if I may call it so--where I had placed her from the first. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Not so, answered Fitzurse; I will take sanctuary in this church of Saint Peter--the Archbishop is my sworn brother. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Conscious of his own innocence, he did not endeavour to hide himself when the door of the workhouse, his sanctuary, was breaking open. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- I devote you, said this person, stopping at the last door on his way, and turning in the direction of the sanctuary, to the Devil! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Sir Leicester considers himself evoked out of the sanctuary by these remarks. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- They were rapidly overhauling us when Tars Tarkas cried to me to hasten ahead and discover, if possible, the sanctuary we sought. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It was as if the tranquil sanctuary of my boyhood had been sacked before my face, and its peace and honour given to the winds. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The sanctuary was not a permanent abiding-place, but a kind of criminal Pickford's. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In spite of the character of Mecca as a sanctuary, he was very nearly murdered there. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Sir Leicester has magnificently disengaged himself from the subject and retired into the sanctuary of his blue coat. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I have a place to repair to, which will be a secure sanctuary from hateful reminiscences, from unwelcome intrusion--even from falsehood and slander. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suite of rooms without. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Nor did I pause till I had taken sanctuary in the oratory, now empty. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- She comes out of the sanctuary with a fair old-fashioned curtsy and softly shuts the door. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suite of rooms without. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
Editor: Tess