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sanctuary

გამოთქმა: /ˈsaŋ(k)tjʊəri/

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Universal
  • 1 [mass noun] refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger:his sons took sanctuary in the church [count noun]:she thought of her room as a sanctuary
  • 2a nature reserve:a bird sanctuary
  • a place where injured or unwanted animals of a specified kind are cared for:a donkey sanctuary
  • 3a holy place; a temple: the sanctuaries of Apollo and Athena
  • the inmost recess or holiest part of a temple: the inner sanctuary where the reliquary was kept
  • the part of the chancel of a church containing the high altar.

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