Word Type

Noun

The word "sanctuary" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

church

Derived Terms

Second Amendment sanctuary animal sanctuary cybersanctuary ecosanctuary gun sanctuary mantuary protosanctuary sanctuaried sanctuarize sanctuary city sanctuarylike unsanctuaried wildlife sanctuary

Etymologically Related To

saint

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

area place property shelter

Instance Of

manga

Type Of (IsA)

manga place television episode

Related Terms

altar asylum bird bird haven church consecrated haven hiding hiding safely place sacred safe safe house safe place safely safety tabernacle temple

Synonym Network

asylum chancel haven place of refuge presbytery refuge retreat sanctum shelter shrine zoar

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.