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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•sy•lum /əˈsaɪləm/USA pronunciation n. - Psychiatry[countable] (esp. formerly) an institution for the care esp. of the mentally ill, orphans, or the poor.
- [uncountable] protection given to a person or group, esp. political refugees.
- a place of safety or refuge: [uncountable]He sought asylum far from his native land.[countable]countries that were asylums for refugees.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•sy•lum (ə sī′ləm),USA pronunciation n. - Psychiatry(esp. formerly) an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or other persons requiring specialized assistance.
- an inviolable refuge, as formerly for criminals and debtors;
sanctuary:He sought asylum in the church. - International Relations, Law
- a refuge granted an alien by a sovereign state on its own territory.
- a temporary refuge granted political offenders, esp. in a foreign embassy.
- any secure retreat.
- Greek ásȳlon sanctuary, equivalent. to a- a-6 + sŷlon right of seizure
- Latin
- 1400–50; late Middle English;
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged haven, shelter, retreat.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: asylum /əˈsaɪləm/ n - a safe or inviolable place of refuge, esp as formerly offered by the Christian Church to criminals, outlaws, etc; sanctuary (often in the phrase give asylum to)
- shelter; refuge
- refuge afforded to a person whose extradition is sought by a foreign government: political asylum
- obsolete an institution for the shelter, treatment, or confinement of individuals, esp a mental hospital (formerly termed lunatic asylum)
Etymology: 15th Century: via Latin from Greek asulon refuge, from asulos that may not be seized, from a-1 + sulon right of seizure |