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Definition: SANCTUARIES |
SANCTUARIESPlural1. Of Sanctuary |
Date "SANCTUARIES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1692. (references) |
Crosswords: SANCTUARIES |
| Specialty definitions using "SANCTUARIES": Baal-tamar ♦ submarine haven, submarine havens. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "SANCTUARIES": sanctuary. (references) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Indigenous People | Thailand | Those residing in national parks or wildlife sanctuaries are subject to eviction. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "SANCTUARIES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "SANCTUARIES" is used about 92 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 92 | 34,282 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "SANCTUARIES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 圣所 (sanctuary). (various references) | |
German | Heiligtümer. (various references) | |
Korean | 게릴라" 처 (sanctuary). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | anctuariessay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | santuarios. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Leviticus Chapter 26, Verse 31 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai qhsw taV poleiV umwn erhmouV kai exerhmwsw ta agia umwn kai ou mh osfranqw thV osmhV twn qusiwn umwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | In tantum ut urbes vestras redigam in solitudinem et deserta faciam sanctuaria vestra nec recipiam ultra odorem suavissimum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | In so myche that youre cytees Y shal brynge down in to wildernes, and the desertis I shal make youre seyntuaries, ne more ouer Y shal resseyue the moost swete smel; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And I will make youre cities desolate, and bringe youre sanctuaries vnto nought, and will not smell the sauoures of youre swete odoures. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And I will make your towns waste and send destruction on your holy places; I will take no pleasure in the smell of your sweet perfumes; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Leviticus Chapter 26, Verse 31 |
| Bulgarian | Ще обърна градовете ви на пустиня, и ще запустя светилищата ви и не ще да помириша дъха на благоуханните ви приноси . |
| Cebuano | Ug ang inyong mga lungsod himoon ko nga kamingawan, ug pagalaglagon ko ang inyong mga balaang puloy-anan, ug dili ako magapanimaho sa kahumot sa inyong pahumot. |
| Chinese | 我 要 使 們 的 城 邑 變 為 ' 涼 、 使 們 的 眾 聖 所 成 為 ' ． 我 也 不 聞 們 馨 香 的 香 氣 。 |
| Croatian | Gradove æu vaše pretvoriti u ruševine; svetišta æu vaša opustošiti, vaš ugodni miris neæu više mirisati. |
| Danish | Jeg vil lægge eders Byer i Ruiner og ødelægge eders Helligdomme og ikke indånde eders liflige Offerduft. |
| Dutch | En Ik zal uw steden een woestijn maken, en uw heiligdommen verwoesten; en Ik zal uw liefelijken reuk niet rieken. |
| Finnish | Ja minä muutan teidän kaupunkinne raunioiksi ja hävitän teidän pyhäkkönne enkä mielisty teidän uhrienne tuoksuun. |
| French | Je réduirai vos villes en déserts, je ravagerai vos sanctuaires, et je ne respirerai plus l`odeur agréable de vos parfums. |
| German | Und will eure Städte einreißen und will euren süßen Geruch nicht riechen. |
| Haitian Creole | M'a fè lavil nou yo tounen mazi. M'ap detwi tout kote nou fè sèvis yo. M'ap derefize pran bon sant ofrann nou yo. |
| Hungarian | És városaitokat sivataggá teszem; szenthelyeiteket is elpusztítom, és nem lesz kedves nékem a ti jóillatú áldozatotok. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | kota-kotamu Kurobah menjadi puing-puing, tempat-tempat pemujaanmu Kuhancurkan dan kurban-kurbanmu tidak Kuterima. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka segala negerimu akan Kujadikan sunyi senyap dan segala tempatmu yang suci itu akan Kubinasakan, dan tiada Aku mau mencium barang yang kamu tentukan akan bau yang harum bagi-Ku. |
| Italian | Ridurrò le vostre citt a deserti, devasterò i vostri santuari e non aspirerò più il profumo dei vostri incensi. |
| Korean | 내 가 너 희 성 읍 으 로 황 폐 케 하 너 희 성 소 " 로 황 량 케 것 이 " 너 희 의 향 기 로 운 향 을 향 치 아 니 하 |
| Maori | Ka ururua ano i ahau o koutou pa, ka tuheatia hoki o koutou wahi tapu, e kore ano hoki ahau e hongi ki a koutou kakara reka. |
| Modern Greek | Και θελω καταστησει τας πολεις σας ερημους και θελω εξερημωσει τα αγιαστηρια σας και δεν θελω οσφρανθη την οσμην των ευωδιων σας· |
| Norwegian | Og jeg vil gjøre eders byer til en ørken og legge eders helligdommer øde, og jeg vil ikke nyte vellukten av eders offer. |
| Portuguese | Reduzirei as vossas cidades a deserto, e assolarei os vossos santuários, e não cheirarei o vosso cheiro suave. |
| Rumanian | Vq voi lqsa cetqyile pustii, vq voi pustii locawurile sfinte, wi nu voi mai mirosi mirosul plqcut al tqmkii voastre. |
| Spanish | Convertiré vuestras ciudades en ruinas, dejaré asolados vuestros santuarios y no aceptaré el grato olor de vuestro incienso. |
| Swedish | Och jag skall göra edra städer till ruiner och föröda edra helgedomar, och jag skall icke mer med välbehag känna lukten av edra offer. |
| Thai | เราจะให้เมืองของเจ้าถูกทิ้งไว้เสียเปล่า และจะกระทำให้สถานบริสุทธิ์ของเจ้ารกร้างไป และเราจะไม่"มกลิ่นอันหอมหวานของเจ้า |
| Ukrainian | І вчиню міста ваші руїною, і поспустошую ваші святині, і не прийму ваших пахощів любих. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"SANCTUARIES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: sanctuaried, Sanctuario. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "SANCTUARIES" (pronounced sa"ngkkhuwe'rēz) |
| 6 | -kh uw e' r ē z | estuaries, obituaries. |
| 4 | -e' r ē z | actuaries, adversaries, aviaries, beneficiaries, blackberries, blueberries, capillaries, cemeteries, commentaries, commissaries, confectionaries, contemporaries, corollaries, cranberries, dictionaries, dignitaries, emissaries, fiduciaries, functionaries, intermediaries, itineraries, legionaries, libraries, luminaries, mercenaries, militaries, missionaries, monasteries, ordinaries, preliminaries, primaries, proprietaries, raspberries, reactionaries, revolutionaries, secondaries, secretaries, seminaries, strawberries, subsidiaries, temporaries, tributaries. |
| 3 | -r ē z | allegories, asymmetries, berries, buries, cadres, canaries, carries, categories, Ceres, cherries, conservatories, countries, cowries, dairies, dormitories, entries, fairies, ferries, foundries, geometries, glories, Harries, imageries, industries, interrogatories, inventories, juries, laboratories, lampreys, laundries, lavatories, lorries, marries, miniseries, ministries, observatories, pastries, pleasantries, prairies, quarries, queries, reformatories, registries, repositories, rivalries, safaris, saris, sentries, series, signatories, stories, tapestries, territories, theories, toiletries, tories, varies, visionaries. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-i-n-r-s-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: ascertains, sectarians. | |
-2 letters: actuaries, anacruses, anacrusis, ascertain, assurance, canisters, caritases, cesarians, craniates, estancias, recusants, sacristan, scenarist, seatrains, sectarian, staircase, suricates, sustainer, truancies. | |
-3 letters: acarines, acrasins, anestrus, antisera, anuresis, anuretic, arcsines, arsenics, artiness, artisans, asterias, atresias, caesuras, canaries, canister, carinate, caterans, centaurs, ceratins, cesarian, cineasts, cisterna, cisterns, citruses, craniate, creatins, curtains, curtness, curtsies, encrusts, entasias, estancia, incrusts, issuance, narcists, nutcases, raciness, ratanies, recusant, retsinas, rictuses, ruinates, sauciest, saunters, saurians, scantier, scanties, scariest, seatrain, senarius, sinuates, stainers, stearins, suitcase, suricate, tacrines, taurines, tsarinas, uncrates, uranites, urinates. | |
-4 letters: acarine, acetins, acrasin, actress, ancress, anestri, antiars, anticar, antsier, anurias, arcsine, arcuate, arcuses, aristae, aristas, arnicas, arsenic, arsines, artisan, ascaris, ascents, ascites, asteria, atresia, aunties, aurists, caesars, caestus, caesura, canters, carates, carinae, carinas, caritas, carnets, carnies, caseins, caserns, casitas, casters, casuist, catenas, cateran, causers, centaur, ceratin, certain, cesuras, cineast, cistern, creatin, cretins, cristae, cruises, crusets, cuestas, cuirass, curates, curites, curtain, cutises, ectasis, encrust, entasia, entasis, estrins, icterus, ictuses, incases, incests, incrust, incuses, insects, inserts, instars, insures, issuant, narcist, nastier, nasties, natures, nauseas, nectars, nutcase, nutrias, nutsier, raciest, racists, ratines, recants, recasts, retains, retinas, retsina, ruinate, rustics, sacrist, santirs, santurs, satanic, satires, saucers, saucier, saunter, saurian, sauries, scanter, secants, sestina, sinters, sinuate, stainer, stances, stearic, stearin, strains, sucrase, suiters, sunrise, sustain, tacrine, taenias, tanrecs, tansies, tarsias, taurine, tisanes, trances, triunes, tsarina, tunicae, uncases, uncrate, uniters, unrests, unseats, uranias, uranite, urinate, usances. | |
-5 letters: acarus, acetin, acinar, acinus, actins, acuate, acuter, acutes, airest, anears, anises, ansate, antiar, antics, antres, anuria, anuric, anuses, arcane, arecas, arenas, arisen, arises, arista, arnica, arsine, ascent, assent, assert, assure, astern, asters, auntie, aurate, aurist, caesar, cairns, caners, canter, cantus, carate, carats, caress, carets, caries, carina, carnet, carnie, carses, cartes, casein, casern, casita, cassia, caster, castes, catena, caters, causer, causes, census, centai, centas, centra, cerias, cestas, cestus, cesura, cistus, citers, citrus, cranes, crania, crases, crasis, crates, crests, cretin, crises, crissa, crista, cruets, cruise, cruses, cruset, crusts, cuesta, cuisse, curate, curets, curiae, curies, curite, curses, cusser, cuties, cutins, enacts, enatic, ericas, eructs, escars, estrin, estrus, incase, incest, incurs, incuse, inerts, insect, insert, insets, instar, insure, inters, inures, issuer, nacres, nairas, nastic, nature, nausea, nectar, nicest, niters, nitres, nurses, nutria, racist, raises, rances, ratans, ratine, reacts, reatas, recant, recast, rectus, recuts, resins, resist, retain, retina, riatas, rictus, rinses, ruanas, rusine, russet, rustic, rutins, saices, saints, sancta, sanest, sanies, sansar, sansei, santir, santur, sarans, sarins, sarsen, satins, satire, saucer, sauces, saunas, sautes, scants, scares, scarts, scaurs, scenas, scents, scries, scutes, secant, seracs. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-i-n-r-s-s-t-u" | |
+3 letters: articulateness, constabularies, ultradistances. | |
+4 letters: anfractuosities, secularizations, sesquicarbonate. | |
+5 letters: articulatenesses, circumstantiates, inarticulateness, quasicrystalline, sesquicarbonates, unattractiveness, uncharitableness. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 41 4E 43 54 55 41 52 49 45 53 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... .- -. -.-. - ..- .- .-. .. . ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01000001 01001110 01000011 01010100 01010101 01000001 01010010 01001001 01000101 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S A N C T U A R I E S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0041 004E 0043 0054 0055 0041 0052 0049 0045 0053 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5335483754553552433953 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Translations: Modern 7. Bible Trace 8. Derivations | 9. Rhymes 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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