sanctuaries

Meaning of sanctuaries

noun
  1. A place of safety, refuge or protection.
    My car is a sanctuary, where none can disturb me except for people who cut me off.
  2. An area set aside for protection.
    The bird sanctuary has strict restrictions on visitors so the birds aren't disturbed.
  3. A state of being protected, asylum.
    The government granted sanctuary to the defector, protecting him from his former government.
  4. The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.

Information about sanctuaries

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of sanctuaries is: sanctuary.
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Hyphenation of sanctuaries

sanc-tu-ar-ies

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
  • sanctuaries is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

sanctuaries synonyms

Meaning :

haven, presbytery, refuge, shelter

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