SANCTUARY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir
   • often enclosed by a lattice or railing
   Synonym(s)
   • bema (what does bema mean?)
   • chancel (what does chancel mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) sanctuary is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • area (what does area mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a shelter from danger or hardship
   Synonym(s)
   • asylum (what does asylum mean?)
   • refuge (what does refuge mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) sanctuary is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shelter (what does shelter mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • harbor (what does harbor mean?)
   • harbour (what does harbour mean?)
   • safehold (what does safehold mean?)
   • safe house (what does safe house mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
   Hypernyms(s) sanctuary is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • property (what does property mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • holy of holies (what does holy of holies mean?)
   • sanctum sanctorum (what does sanctum sanctorum mean?)
   • Tabernacle (what does Tabernacle mean?)