| 单词 | sanctuary |
| 释义 | Word Frequency sanctuary(ˈsæŋktjʊərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -aries 1. a holy place 2. a consecrated building or shrine 3. Old Testament a. the Israelite temple at Jerusalem, esp the holy of holies b. the tabernacle in which the Ark was enshrined during the wanderings of the Israelites 4. the chancel, or that part of a sacred building surrounding the main altar 5. a. a sacred building where fugitives were formerly entitled to immunity from arrest or execution b. the immunity so afforded 6. a place of refuge; asylum 7. a place, protected by law, where animals, esp birds, can live and breed without interference Word origin C14: from Old French sainctuarie, from Late Latin sanctuārium repository for holy things, from Latin sanctus holy |
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