Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - sanctuary
Sanctuary
sanctuary
n. (pl. -ies) 1 a holy place; a church, temple, etc. 2 a the inmost recess or holiest part of a temple etc. b the part of the chancel containing the high altar. 3 a place where birds, wild animals, etc., are bred and protected. 4 a place of refuge, esp. for political refugees. 5 a immunity from arrest. b the right to offer this. 6 hist. a sacred place where a fugitive from the law or a debtor was secured by medieval Church law against arrest or violence. Phrases and idioms take sanctuary resort to a place of refuge. Etymology: ME f. AF sanctuarie, OF sanctuaire f. L sanctuarium (as SAINT)
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noun (plural -aries) Etymology: Middle English seintuarie, sanctuarie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin sanctuarium, from Latin sanctus Date: 14th century a consecrated place: as, the ancient Hebrew temple at Jerusalem or its holy of holies, b. the most sacred part of a religious building (as the part of a Christian church in which the altar is placed), the room in which general worship services are held, a place (as a church or a temple) for worship, 2. a. a place of refuge and protection, a refuge for wildlife where predators are controlled and hunting is illegal, the immunity from law attached to a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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