Protosanctuary

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A precursor to a sanctuary.

    "Thus, Charlemagne's protopilgrimage brings him to a protosanctuary where the hero's body is already almost a statue,"

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"Thus, Charlemagne's protopilgrimage brings him to a protosanctuary where the hero's body is already almost a statue,"

Etymology

From proto- + sanctuary.

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