noun (plural sanctuaries)
1 [C] an area where wild birds or animals are protected and encouraged to breed:
a bird / wildlife sanctuary
2 [U] safety and protection, especially for people who are being chased or attacked:
to take sanctuary in a place * The government offered sanctuary to 4000 refugees. * She longed for the sanctuary of her own home. * a place of sanctuary
3 [C,usually sing.] a safe place, especially one where people who are being chased or attacked can stay and be protected:
The church became a sanctuary for the refugees.
4 [C] a holy building or the part of it that is considered the most holy:
the sanctuary of Poseidon at Sourvion * Women were forbidden to enter the sanctuary.
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