ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSsanctuary
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sanctuary
Meaning: a place of safety, refuge, or protection
sanctuary in a sentence
How sanctuary is used in real sentences:
The wounded bird found sanctuary in the quiet backyard garden.
Thousands of endangered turtles find sanctuary each spring on the protected stretch of coastline.
“Inside felt like a sanctuary after the biting wind; its décor of velvet curtains, brass lamps, and framed playbills seemed rescued from another century.”
— from the passage The White Road
Synonyms for sanctuary
Other words for sanctuary — refuge, haven and shelter — carry the same meaning.
- refuge
- haven
- shelter
Where it comes from
From Latin sanctuarium 'holy place'
Word parts
- sacr/sanct — holy; sacred
sanctuary: sanct (holy) + -uary (place)
Memory hook
SANCTUARY — a sacred place kept safe from harm.