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单词 sanctuary
释义

sanctuary

[ sangk-choo-er-ee ]
/ ˈsæŋk tʃuˌɛr i /
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noun, plural sanc·tu·ar·ies.

Origin of sanctuary

1300–50; Middle English <Late Latin sānctuārium, equivalent to sānctu- (replacing Latin sānct-), combining form of sanctus (see Sanctus) + -ārium-ary

SYNONYMS FOR sanctuary

1 church, temple, altar, shrine, sanctum, adytum.
8 preserve.
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OTHER WORDS FROM sanctuary

sanc·tu·ar·ied, adjective

Words nearby sanctuary

sanctimony, sanction, sanction mark, sanctitude, sanctity, sanctuary, sanctuary city, sanctuary lamp, sanctum, sanctum sanctorum, Sanctus
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British Dictionary definitions for sanctuary

sanctuary
/ (ˈsæŋktjʊərɪ) /

noun plural -aries

Word Origin for sanctuary

C14: from Old French sainctuarie, from Late Latin sanctuārium repository for holy things, from Latin sanctus holy
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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