Sanctuary

//ˈsæŋktjʊəɹi//

Synonyms for "sanctuary" (96 found)

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Noun(1 words)
haven

Related words (48)

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More general

4 entries

Synonyms

11 entries

at location

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derived

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etymologically related_to

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instance of

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is a

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Translations

155 translations across 44 languages.

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Afrikaans

4 entries
  • asiel noun (state of being protected)
  • hawe noun (area set aside for protection)
  • heiligdom noun (consecrated area)
  • toevlugsoord noun (place of safety or protection)

Aghwan

1 entries
  • 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕟𐕒𐕡𐕙𐕒𐕡𐕎 noun (consecrated area)

Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • ἄδυτον noun (consecrated area)
  • ἄσυλον noun (place of safety or protection)
  • ἄσυλον noun (area set aside for protection)
  • ἄσυλον noun (state of being protected)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • олтар noun (consecrated area)
  • резерват noun (area set aside for protection)
  • светилище noun (place of safety or protection)
  • убежище noun (state of being protected)

Catalan

2 entries
  • presbiteri noun (consecrated area)
  • santuari noun (consecrated area)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 聖所 /圣所 noun (consecrated area)
  • 避難所 /避难所 noun (place of safety or protection)

Czech

2 entries
  • svatyně noun (consecrated area)
  • útočiště noun (place of safety or protection)

Danish

3 entries
  • fristed noun (place of safety or protection)
  • helle noun (place of safety or protection)
  • tilflugtssted noun (place of safety or protection)

Dutch

1 entries
  • heiligdom noun (consecrated area)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • sanktejo noun (consecrated area)

Estonian

4 entries
  • pühamu noun (place of safety or protection)
  • pühamu noun (consecrated area)
  • varjupaik noun (place of safety or protection)
  • varjupaik noun (area set aside for protection)

Finnish

4 entries
  • pyhäkkö noun (consecrated area)
  • rauhoitusalue noun (area set aside for protection)
  • suojelualue noun (area set aside for protection)
  • turvapaikka noun (place of safety or protection)

French

4 entries
  • asile noun (state of being protected)
  • refuge noun (place of safety or protection)
  • réserve noun (area set aside for protection)
  • sanctuaire noun (consecrated area)

Galician

1 entries
  • santuario noun (consecrated area)

German

3 entries
  • Asyl noun (state of being protected)
  • Herberge noun (place of safety or protection)
  • Zuflucht noun (place of safety or protection)

Greek

4 entries
  • άδυτο noun (consecrated area)
  • άσυλο noun (state of being protected)
  • ιερό noun (consecrated area)
  • καταφύγιο noun (place of safety or protection)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • מחסה n makhasse noun (place of safety or protection)
  • מסתור m mistor noun (place of safety or protection)
  • מפלט m miflat noun (place of safety or protection)
  • מקלט m miklat noun (place of safety or protection)

Hindi

1 entries
  • शरणालय noun (place of safety or protection)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • menedékhely noun (area set aside for protection)
  • szentély noun (place of safety or protection)
  • szentély noun (consecrated area)
  • védett terület noun (area set aside for protection)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • suaka noun (area set aside for protection)
  • suaka noun (state of being protected)

Irish

3 entries
  • tearmann noun (place of safety or protection)
  • tearmann noun (area set aside for protection)
  • tearmann noun (state of being protected)

Italian

3 entries
  • rifugio noun (place of safety or protection)
  • sancta sanctorum noun (consecrated area)
  • santuario noun (consecrated area)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 聖域 noun (consecrated area)
  • 避難所 noun (place of safety or protection)

Latin

4 entries
  • fanum noun (area set aside for protection)
  • fanum noun (state of being protected)
  • fanum noun (state of being protected)
  • sacrarium noun (area set aside for protection)

Latvian

4 entries
  • liegums noun (area set aside for protection)
  • patversme noun (place of safety or protection)
  • patvērums noun (state of being protected)
  • svētnīca noun (consecrated area)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • засо́лниште noun (place of safety or protection)
  • засолну́вање noun (state of being protected)
  • прибе́жиште noun (place of safety or protection)
  • прибе́жиште noun (state of being protected)

Middle English

3 entries
  • grith noun (place of safety or protection)
  • grith noun (area set aside for protection)
  • grith noun (state of being protected)

Māori

4 entries
  • kāinga punanga noun (place of safety or protection)
  • punanga noun (place of safety or protection)
  • rāhuitanga noun (state of being protected)
  • whakamaurutanga noun (place of safety or protection)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • reservat noun (area set aside for protection)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • asyl noun (place of safety or protection)
  • asyl noun (state of being protected)
  • fristed noun (place of safety or protection)
  • helligdom noun (consecrated area)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • asyl noun (place of safety or protection)
  • asyl noun (state of being protected)
  • fristad noun (place of safety or protection)
  • heilagdom noun (consecrated area)

Old Church Slavonic

1 entries
  • оубѣжище noun (place of safety or protection)

Old English

4 entries
  • friþstōw noun (place of safety or protection)
  • friþstōw noun (area set aside for protection)
  • hāliġnes noun (consecrated area)
  • ġebeorg noun (state of being protected)

Polish

3 entries
  • sanktuarium noun (place of safety or protection)
  • sanktuarium noun (area set aside for protection)
  • sanktuarium noun (consecrated area)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • refúgio noun (place of safety or protection)
  • santuário noun (area set aside for protection)
  • santuário noun (consecrated area)

Romanian

4 entries
  • adăpost noun (place of safety or protection)
  • azil noun (state of being protected)
  • refugiu noun (place of safety or protection)
  • rezervație noun (area set aside for protection)

Russian

4 entries
  • алта́рь noun (consecrated area)
  • зака́зник noun (area set aside for protection)
  • запове́дник noun (area set aside for protection)
  • прибе́жище noun (place of safety or protection)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • tèarmann noun (place of safety or protection)

Spanish

1 entries
  • sanctuario noun (consecrated area)

Swedish

4 entries
  • fristad noun (place of safety or protection)
  • sanktuarium noun (consecrated area)
  • tillflykt noun (place of safety or protection)
  • tillflyktsort noun (place of safety or protection)

Tocharian B

2 entries
  • waste noun (place of safety or protection)
  • śarāṃ noun (place of safety or protection)

Turkish

1 entries
  • mabet noun (place of safety or protection)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • приту́лок noun (place of safety or protection)

Welsh

4 entries
  • cysegrfa noun (consecrated area)
  • noddfa noun (place of safety or protection)
  • seintwar noun (place of safety or protection)
  • seintwar noun (area set aside for protection)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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The tiger, having had its wounds treated, was returned by the villagers to the animal sanctuary without incident.

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They desecrated God's sanctuary.

Source: tatoeba (1166985)

A biodiversity sanctuary in Brazil called The Pantanal is threatened by deforestation.

Source: tatoeba (1415085)

The sanctuary is before; and the thief, behind.

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