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Definition: Sanctuary |
SanctuaryNoun1. A consecrated place where sacred objects are kept. 2. A shelter from danger or hardship. 3. Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sanctuary" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Sanctuary \Sanc"tu*a*ry\, noun; plural Sanctuaries. [from Old English expression seintuarie, Old French saintuaire, French sanctuaire, from the Latin expression sanctuarium, from sanctus sacred, holy. See Saint.]. (references) |
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Bible | Sanctuary denotes, (1) the Holy Land (Ex. 15:17; comp. Ps. 114:2); (2) the temple (1 Chr. 22:19; 2 Chr. 29:21); (3) the tabernacle (Ex. 25:8; Lev. 12:4; 21:12); (4) the holy place, the place of the Presence (Gr. hieron, the temple-house; not the _naos_, which is the temple area, with its courts and porches), Lev. 4:6; Eph. 2:21, R.V., marg.; (5) God's holy habitation in heaven (Ps. 102:19). In the final state there is properly "no sanctuary" (Rev. 21:22), for God and the Lamb "are the sanctuary" (R.V., "temple"). All is there hallowed by the Divine Presence; all is sancturary. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Food & Agriculture | An area set aside for the complete protection of all forms of wildlife, save perhaps specified predators and parasites doing excessive harm. Source: European Union. (references) |
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A sanctuary is the consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar. Sanctuary was also a right to be safe from arrest in the sanctuary of a church or temple, recognized by English law from the 4th to the 17th century.As a sacred place
In Europe, Christian churches were usually built on a holy spot, generally where a miracle or martyrdom had taken place or where a holy person was buried. Examples are St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and St. Albans Cathedral in England, which commemorate the martyrdom of Saint Peter (the first Pope) and Saint Alban (the first Christian martyr in Britain), respectively. The place, and therefore the church built there, was considered to have been sanctified (made holy) by what happened there. In modern times, the Roman Catholic Church has continued this practice by placing in the altar of each church, when it is consecrated for use, a box (= sepulcrum) containing relics of a saint. The relics box is removed when the church is taken out of use as a church. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the antimension on the altar serves a similar function. It is a cloth icon of Christ's body taken down from the cross, and typically has the relics of a saint sewn into it. In addition, it is signed by the parish's bishop, and represents his authorization and blessing for the Eucharist to be celebrated on that altar.
The area around the altar was also considered holy because of the physical presence of God in the Eucharist (= communion bread, which Catholics considered to have been 'transubstantiated" into the actual body of Jesus), both during the Mass and in the tabernacle on the altar the rest of the time. So that people could tell when Jesus was there (in the tabernacle), the "sanctuary lamp" would be lit, indicating that anyone approaching the altar should genuflect (= bow by bending the knee and inclining the head), to show respect for Him. In most Eastern Orthodox churches, the sanctuary is separated from the nave (where the people pray) by an iconostasis, literally a wall of icons, with three doors in it. In many Roman Catholic churches, altar rails mark the edge of the sanctuary.
The area around the altar came to be called the "sanctuary," and that terminology does not apply to Christian churches alone: King Solomon's temple, built in about 950 B.C., had a sanctuary ("Holy of Holies") where the tabernacle ("Ark of the Covenant") was, and the term applies to the corresponding part of any house of worship.
As a right of asylum
Many ancient peoples, including the Egyptians, the Greeks, and the Hebrews, recognized a religious right of asylum, protecting criminals (or those accused of crime) from legal action to some extent. This principle was adopted by the early Christian church, and various rules developed for what the person had to do to qualify for protection and just how much protection it was.
In England, King Ethelbert made the first laws regulating sanctuary in about 600 A.D. By Norman times, there had come to be two kinds of sanctuary: All churches had the lower-level kind, but only the churches the king licensed had the broader version. There were at least twenty-two churches with charters for that kind of sanctuary, including Battle Abbey, Beverley, Colchester, Durham, Hexham, Norwich, Ripon, Wells, Winchester Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and York Minster.
Sometimes the criminal had to get to the church itself, to be protected, and might have to ring a certain bell there, or hold a certain ring or door-knocker, or sit on a certain chair ("frith-stool"), and some of these items survive at various churches. In other places, there was an area around the church, sometimes extending as much as one mile, and there would be stone "sanctuary crosses" marking the boundary of the area; some of those still exist today, too.
As it came to be codified in England, a felon who claimed the right of sanctuary could remain in the sanctuary area for thirty to forty days and then had to leave England ("abjure the realm") by the shortest route and never return without the king's permission. Anyone who did come back could be executed by the law and/or excommunicated by the Church.
Relating to political asylum
During the Wars of the Roses, when the Yorkists or Lancastrians would suddenly get the upper hand by winning a battle, some adherents of the losing side might find themselves surrounded by adherents of the other side and not able to get back to their own side, so they would rush to sanctuary at the nearest church until it was safe to come out. A prime example is Queen Elizabeth Woodville, consort of Edward IV of England:
In 1470, when the Lancastrians briefly restored Henry VI to the throne, Edward's queen was living in London with several young daughters. She moved with them into Westminster for sanctuary, living there in royal comfort until Edward was restored to the throne in 1471 and giving birth to their first son Edward during that time. When King Edward died in 1483, Elizabeth (who was highly unpopular with even the Yorkists and probably did need protection) took her five daughters and youngest son (Richard, Duke of York; Prince Edward had his own household by then) and again moved into sanctuary at Westminster. To be sure she had all the comforts of home, she brought so much furniture and so many chests that the workmen had to knock holes in some of the walls to get everything in fast enough to suit her.
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Sanctuary was a heavy metal band founded in Seattle, Washington in 1985 consisting of Warrel Dane (vocals), Lenny Rutledge (guitar), Sean Blosl (guitar), Jim Sheppard (bass), and Dave Budbill (drums). Former Megadeth and Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine was instrumental in getting the band signed to Epic and produced their debut album. The band was dissolved in 1991 with Warrel Dane and Jim Sheppard leaving to form Nevermore.
Discography
- Refuge Denied (1987)
- Into the Mirror Black (1990)
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Sanctuary is a town located in Parker County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 256.Geography
Sanctuary is located at 32°54'32" North, 97°35'3" West (32.908822, -97.584209)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 256 people, 99 households, and 80 families residing in the town. The population density is 380.2/km² (970.9/mi²). There are 111 housing units at an average density of 164.8/km² (421.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 94.14% White, 0.00% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.91% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. 4.69% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 99 households out of which 33.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% are married couples living together, 7.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% are non-families. 17.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.59 and the average family size is 2.88. In the town the population is spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $51,667, and the median income for a family is $54,063. Males have a median income of $36,406 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the town is $17,951. 7.8% of the population and 5.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.1% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Sanctuary, Texas."
Synonyms: SanctuarySynonyms: asylum (n), bema (n), chancel (n), refuge (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Refuge | Noun: refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness; acropolis; keep, last resort; ward; prison; asylum, ark, home,Noun: refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness; acropolis; keep, last resort; ward; prison; asylum, ark, home, refuge for the destitute; almshouse; hiding place; (ambush); sanctum sanctorum; (privacy). |
Temple | Altar, shrine, sanctuary, Holy of Holies, sanctum sanctorum, sacristy; sacrarium; communion table, holy table, Lord's table; table of the Lord; pyx; baptistery, font; piscina, stoup; aumbry; sedile; reredos; rood loft, rood screen. |
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Crosswords: Sanctuary |
| English words defined with "sanctuary": Adytum ♦ choir ♦ Declinatory plea ♦ Frithstool ♦ Going forth ♦ Haikal, Halidom, haven, holy of holies ♦ oasis ♦ Sacrarium, Sanctuaries, Sanctuarize, sanctum sanctorum, Seintuary, shelter tent, Showbread ♦ Tabernacle. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sanctuary": Breaking a Stick ♦ Go to! ♦ Molmutius ♦ Tyropoeon Valley ♦ Water of Jealousy ♦ Zoheleth. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "sanctuary": Temple. (references) |
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Screenplays | The sanctuary looks like its been hosed down with Pepto Bismol (Steel Magnolias; writing credit: Robert Harling) Sanctuary! Sanctuary (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) I beg you, Prospero, sanctuary! (The Masque of the Red Death; writing credit: Charles Beaumont; R. Wright Campbell) Then you must go to the sanctuary moon and wait for him. (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi; writing credit: George Lucas; Lawrence Kasdan) There is no sanctuary. (Logan's Run; writing credit: William F. Nolan; George Clayton Johnson) | |
Lyrics | There ain't no sanctuary (Halfway To Memphis; performing artist: Sammy Hagar) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Sanctuary (2001) Gir Game Sanctuary (1961) Point Pelee: Nature Sanctuary (1953) Sanctuary (1916) The Inner Sanctuary (1996) | |
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 | Akpatok Island lies in Ungava Bay in northern Quebec, Canada. Accessible only by air, Akpatok Island rises out of the water as sheer cliffs that soar 500 to 800 feet (150 to 243km) above the sea surface. The island is an important sanctuary for cliff-nesting seabirds. Numerous ice floes around the island attract walrus and whales, making Akpatok a traditional hunting ground for native Inuit people. Credit: NASA. |  | A clear day in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | A foggy day in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Art Ganz of Rhode Island DEM checks for potential spawner sanctuary sites by dredging for quahogs, Mercenaria mercenaria in different parts of Narragansett Bay. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | The MV Columbus Iselin grounded on Looe Key in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in August 1994. When the ship grounded it caused extensive damage to the reef. This image shows a huge swath of coral rubble at the impact site. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | PHANTOM S2 working hard bottom reef in the Gulf of Farallons Sanctuary. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |
 | Queen angelfish at the reef. 1987 Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Photo Contest entry. Credit: The Coral Kingdom. |  | French angelfish at the reef. 1987 Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Photo Contest entry. Credit: The Coral Kingdom. |
 | Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Sanctuaries. |  | Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Sanctuaries. |
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| "Sougo sanctuary 9" by Mikiyo Yamanaka Commentary: "Sougo reido sanctuary,shisui chiba." | "Fatima Sanctuary" by Luis Alves Commentary: "On 13 May 1917, three children were pasturing their little flock in the Cova da Iria, parish of Fatima, town of Vila Nova de Ourém. today the diocese of Leiria-Fatima. They were called: Lucia de Jesus, aged 10, and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto," |
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Augusta Jane Evans | Oh! Duty is an icy shadow. It will freeze you. It cannot fill the heart's sanctuary. |
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John Locke | 1690 | The inconveniencies that they are therein exposed to, by the irregular and uncertain exercise of the power every man has of punishing the transgressions of others, make them take sanctuary under the established laws of government, and therein seek the preservation of their property. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The sanctuary of virtue could not coabit longer with crime without abdicating |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | On what occasion, God He knows, not I, The Queen your mother and your brother York Have taken sanctuary. |
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Business | Guests at Al Maha will enjoy their stay in a perfect sanctuary in the middle of vast nature reserve right in the heart of the desert. (references) | |
Economic History | Yemen | The PDRY provided sanctuary and material support to various international terrorist groups. (references) |
North Korea | Pyongyang continues to provide sanctuary to members of the Japanese Communist League-Red Army Faction who participated in the hijacking of a Japan Airlines flight to North Korea in 1970. (references) | |
Afghanistan | Russia became increasingly disenchanted with the Taliban over their support for Chechen rebels and for providing a sanctuary for terrorist groups active in Central Asia and in Russia itself. (references) | |
Women | Yemen | In the country's traditional society, an abused woman is expected to take her complaint to a male relative (rather than the authorities), who should intercede on her behalf or provide her sanctuary if required. (references) |
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John McCain | I agree. And the fact is that Osama bin Laden, when he had sanctuary in terrorist camps, training camps, where he was able to train thousands of people, was a tremendous threat. |
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| "Sanctuary" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.73% of the time. "Sanctuary" is used about 751 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 (singular) | 99.73% | 749 | 9,103 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.27% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 751 | N/A |
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| United Kingdom | The Sanctuary Group PLC | USA | Sanctuary Woods Multimedia Corporation |
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1. Sanctuary, TX (town, FIPS 65066) |
Expressions using "sanctuary": animal sanctuary ♦ bird sanctuary ♦ game sanctuary ♦ rights of sanctuary ♦ take sanctuary ♦ wildlife sanctuary. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "sanctuary": sanctuary-lamp. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "sanctuary"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | toevlugsoord (asylum, place, place of refuge, shelter), asiel (asylum). (various references) | |
Albanian | strehë (asylum, awning, cover, dwelling, hangout, Harbor, harbour, haven, home, hostel, house, housing, hovel, Lee, lodgement, lodgment, lurking place, mew, pad, peak, port, recourse, refuge, retreat, roof, sanctum, sconce, shade, shed, shelter), shenjtërore, hijerore, faltore (chapel, pagoda, shrine, tabernacle, temple), azil (asylum, hospice, hostel). (various references) | |
Arabic | مفزع (appallingly, awful, dread, dreadful, frightening, frightful, horrible, startling, terrible), مكان مقدس, ملتجأ (resort, resource), ملجأ (asylum, burrow, cover, harbor, harbour, haven, hideaway, hideout, home, lair, poorhouse, recourse, refuge, resort, resource, retreat, sanctum, shelter), ملاذ (anchor, anchorage, asylum, harbor, harbour, haven, hermitage, hideaway, recourse, refuge, resort, retreat, shelter), محراب (housing, niche), مزار (marabout, shrine), معبد (chapel, paved, temple), مأوى (asylum, dwelling, habitation, haven, house, quarters, refuge, resort, resting place, retreat, shelter), هيكل (altar, armature, body, carcass, frame, framework, framing, shell, structure, temple), حرم (abridge, ban, be bereaved, be forbidden, bereave, contraband, debar, deny, deprive, disable, dispossess, divest, excommunicate, forbade, forbid, geld, interdict, inviolable, outlaw, prohibit, proscribe, restrain, rob, sacred, starve, suppress, wife). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | убежище (asylum, citadel, harborage, harbourage, haunt, haven, port, protection, refuge, retreat, sconce, sheet anchor, shelter), светиня, светилище (penetralia, sanctum), резерват (preserve, refuge, reservation, reserve, wildlife sanctuary), храм (church, tabernacle, temple), олтар (altar, communion table, presbytery, shrine), право на убежище. (various references) | |
Chinese | 圣所 (Sanctuaries). (various references) | |
Czech | svatynì (shrine, temple), svatostánek (tabernacle), přírodní rezervace, chránìné území, azyl (asylum, haven), útoèištì (harbour, haven, recourse, refuge, resort, resource). (various references) | |
Danish | reservat (wildlife sanctuary), asyl (asylum, place of refuge, shelter). (various references) | |
Dutch | schuilplaats (place of refuge, shelter), wildreservaat (preserve, refuge, wildlife reserve, wildlife sanctuary), vrýplaats (asylum), toevluchtsoord (asylum, place of refuge, shelter), toevlucht (place of refuge, refuge, shelter), toeverlaat (aid, help, place of refuge, protection, shelter), heiligdom (sanctum), heenkomen (place of refuge, shelter), asiel (asylum). (various references) | |
Esperanto | sanktejo (sanctum). (various references) | |
Farsi | پناهگاه (Asylum, Awning, Burrow, Covert, Harbor, Hovel, Refuge, Resort, Shelter, Stronghold), مخفیگاه , حق بست نشینی , حرم مطهر, تحصین , جایگاه مقدس (Sanctum), بستگاه (Asylum). (various references) | |
Finnish | rauhoitusalue (box, preserve, refuge, wildlife reserve, wildlife sanctuary), pyhäkkö (shrine). (various references) | |
French | sanctuaire (sanctum), refuge (sanctum), réserve (salvo), asile. (various references) | |
Frisian | asyl (asylum). (various references) | |
German | Heiligtum (holy relic, sainthood, sanctum, shrine), Zufluchtsort (asylum, haven, hideaway, place of refuge, retreat, safe house), Zuflucht (place of refuge, recourse, refuge, shelter), Asyl (asylum, place of refuge, shelter). (various references) | |
Greek | αγιαστήριο (stoup). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מקום קדוש (sanctum, shrine), מקדש (shrine, temple), מנוח (deceased, ease, late, peace, quiet, rest, resting place), שמורת טבע (reservation), קודש הקדושים, היכל קודש, היכל (palace, temple), דביר, בית מקדש (temple). (various references) | |
Hungarian | szentély (apse, bast, chancel, penetralia, presbytery, sanctum, shrine), menedékhely (asylum, franchise, haven, refuge area, resort, retreat, subterfuge). (various references) | |
Italian | santuario (sainthood, sanctum, shrine), asilo (asylum, home, kindergarten, nursery, nursery school, playgroup, shelter). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 聖堂 (church, temple), 祭殿 (shrine), 内陣 (inner temple, shrine), 宝物殿 (repository or treasure house), 宝殿 (repository or treasure house), サロン的 (exclusive, sanction, Sangerism, sangria, sans couture, seamless, social, sour, sour cream, Sun, sunglasses, Sunkist, suntan oil, thank you, Thanksgiving Day), 保護区 (nature preserve, reserve). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ないじん (inner temple, shrine), さいでん (shrine), ほうでん (electrical discharge, repository or treasure house), ほうもつでん (repository or treasure house), ほごく (nature preserve, reserve), せいどう (braking, bronze, church, path of duty, path of righteousness, politics, refined copper, temple, the correct path, the right track, vitality), サンクチュアリー . (various references) | |
Korean | 게릴라피신처 (Sanctuaries). (various references) | |
Manx | ynnyd casherick, thie sheaynt, kemmyrk (asylum, asylum refuge, funkhole, protection, refuge), fastee (cover, harbourage, protection, screen, shelter). (various references) | |
Papiamen | asil (asylum). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | anctuarysay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | santuário (bethel, chancel, fane, penetralia, presbytery, shrine, sumptuary). (various references) | |
Romanian | sanctuar (altar, shrine), templu (Fane, monopteron, temple), rezervaţie (reservation, reserve), refugiu (asylum, covert, flight, Harbor, harbour, haven, hiding, home, kennel, niche, pied a terre, recourse, refuge, retreat, shelter), bisericã (abbey, church, clergy, Fane, fold, Kirk), azil (asylum, home, hospice, hospital, institution, refuge, retreat, shelter), altar (altar, Fane, shrine), adãpost (bunker, burrow, cot, cover, covert, coverture, flight, Harbor, harbour, haven, home, house, housing, kennel, lair, lodgment, nest, niche, penthouse, port, recourse, refuge, retreat, roofing, safeguard, sconce, screen, shadow, shelter, shield, shroud, stall, support). (various references) | |
Russian | святилище (adyta, adytum, penetralia, sanctum). (various references) | |
Scottish | tèarmunn (refuge). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | svetilište (shrine). (various references) | |
Spanish | santuario (sanctum, shrine), asilo (asylum, haven, home, institution, refuge, shelter). (various references) | |
Swedish | helgedom (sanctum, shrine, temple). (various references) | |
Thai | สถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (sanctum), ที่หลบภัย (asylum, haven, safe house). (various references) | |
Turkish | sığınma (asylum, defection, taking refuge, taking shelter), sığınak (air-raid shelter, asylum, bunker, burrow, cove, cover, covering, covert, cranny, creep, den, fastness, Harbor, harbour, haven, lair, refuge, repair, shelter, stronghold, tabernacle, tower), tapınak (chapel, Fane, place of worship, shrine, tabernacle, temple), mabet (chapel, Fane, temple), koruma alanı, barınak (asylum, burrow, cove, Harbor, harbour, haven, hiding place, housing, refuge, repair, shelter). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | самотність (abandonment, intimity, isolation, seclusion), храм (church, tabernacle, temple, wakes), вівтар (altar, chancel, shrine), притулок (accommodation, asylum, bield, chimney, cover, harbour, niche, nook, port, purlieu, refuge, shelter, subterfuge, succor, succour). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | nơi trốn tránh (hide-away, hide-out, hiding-place, refuge), nơi cư trú khu bảo tồn chim muông thú rừng, chỗ thầm kín nơi trú ẩn. (various references) | |
Welsh | seintwar, cysegr, cafell (cell, oracle), addoldy (place of worship). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | du, zà, zag. (various references) |
| Akkadian | 3000 BCE-Modern | aširtu. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | adytis, amasa, amasae, amasai, amasam, ara, arabes, arabum, araceum, arad, arae, aram, ararum, aras, aree, asa, asadiam, asaiam, asam, asamian, aseas, asum, asylum, confugii, delubra, delubris, delubrum, fana, fani, fanis, fano, fanum, gerarae, sacrario, sacrarium, sanctificatio, sanctificatione, sanctificationem, sanctificationes, sanctificationi, sanctificationis, sanctus, sisara, sisarae, sisaram, templum. (various references) |
| Late Latin | 300-700 | sanctuarium. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | herig. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Ezekiel Chapter 41, Verse 23 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai duo qurwmata tw naw kai tw agiw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et duo ostia erant in templo et in sanctuario |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And two doris weren in the temple, and in the sayntuarie. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The Temple had two doors. |
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| Language | Ezekiel Chapter 41, Verse 23 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang templo ug ang balaang puloy-anan may duruha ka mga pultahan. |
| Croatian | I Hekal i Svetište imahu po dvoja vrata, |
| Danish | Det Hellige havde to Dørfløje; |
| Dutch | De tempel nu en het heiligdom hadden beide twee deuren. |
| Finnish | Sekä temppelisalissa että pyhimmässä oli kaksoisovet. |
| French | Le temple et le sanctuaire avaient deux portes. |
| German | Und die Türen am Tempel und am Allerheiligsten |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Di ujung lorong yang menuju ke Tempat Yang Suci ada sebuah pintu, begitu juga di ujung lorong yang menuju ke Tempat Yang Mahasuci. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka pada kaabah dan pada tempat yang suci itu adalah dua pintu. |
| Italian | Il santuario e il Santo dei santi avevano due porte ciascuno. |
| Maori | A e rua nga tatau o te temepara, o te wahi tapu. |
| Norwegian | Og templet og helligdommen hadde to dører. |
| Portuguese | Ora, a nave e o santuário ambos tinham portas duplas. |
| Rumanian | Templul wi Locul prea sfknt aveau douq uwi. |
| Russian | ч ИТБНЕ Й ЧП УЧСФЙМЙЭЕ РП ДЧЕ ДЧЕТЙ, |
| Spanish | El lugar santo y el lugar santísimo tenían dos puertas. |
| Swedish | Och både tempelsalen och det heligaste hade dubbeldörrar. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Sanctuary" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: sactuary, sanctuar, sanctuaried, Sanctuario, sanctuarry, sanctuaru, sanctue, sanctui, sanctur, sancturary, sanctury, sanctusry, santuary, sensuary. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sanctuary" (pronounced sa"ngkkhuwe'rē) |
| 5 | -kh uw e' r ē | estuary, mortuary, obituary, statuary. |
| 3 | -e' r ē | actuary, adversary, ancillary, apothecary, arbitrary, aviary, beneficiary, bicentenary, Blackberry, blueberry, budgetary, capillary, cardiopulmonary, Cassowary, cautionary, cemetery, centenary, cometary, commentary, commissary, concessionary, confectionary, confectionery, Constabulary, contemporary, corollary, coronary, counterrevolutionary, cranberry, culinary, customary, deflationary, depositary, Dewberry, dictionary, dietary, dignitary, disciplinary, discretionary, disinflationary, itinerary, judiciary, lapidary, diversionary, Dogberry, dromedary, dysentery, emissary, epistolary, evolutionary, exclusionary, expansionary, expeditionary, extraordinary, fiduciary, formulary, fragmentary, functionary, funerary, gooseberry, hackberry, hereditary, honorary, Huckleberry, illusionary, imaginary, inflationary, interdisciplinary, interplanetary, involuntary, legendary, library, literary, luminary, mercenary, military, missionary, momentary, monastery, monetary, mulberry, necessary, noninflationary, nonmilitary, ordinary, paramilitary, pecuniary, pituitary, planetary, preliminary, primary, probationary, proprietary, pulmonary, quaternary, raspberry, reactionary, recessionary, revolutionary, Rosemary, salutary, sanitary, savagery, secondary, secretary, sedentary, semilegendary, seminary, solitary, stationary, stationery, strawberry, subsidiary, temporary, Tilbury, topiary, tributary, undersecretary, unitary, unnecessary, unsanitary, urinary, veterinary, visionary, vocabulary. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-n-r-s-t-u-y" | |
-2 letters: actuary, truancy, yantras. | |
-3 letters: acarus, astray, canary, cantus, carats, crusty, curtsy, ratans, ratany, ruanas, sancta, santur, scanty, synura, yantra. | |
-4 letters: antas, antra, antsy, arcus, artsy, aunts, aunty, auras, canst, cants, canty, carat, carns, carny, carts, crust, curns, curst, cyans, narcs, nasty, nutsy, rants, ratan, rayas, ruana, runts, runty, rusty, sacra, saran, satay, satyr. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-n-r-s-t-u-y" | |
+3 letters: constabulary. | |
+4 letters: agranulocytes, anfractuosity. | |
+5 letters: cantankerously, ichthyosaurian, parenchymatous, ultrasonically, unsatisfactory, urbanistically. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Historic 11. Quotations: Fiction 12. Quotations: Non-fiction | 13. Quotations: Spoken 14. Usage Frequency 15. Names: Company Usage 16. Cities | 17. Expressions 18. Expressions: Internet 19. Translations: Modern 20. Translations: Ancient | 21. Bible Trace 22. Derivations 23. Rhymes 24. Anagrams | 25. Bibliography |
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