Sanctuary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept

a shelter from danger or hardship

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈæŋktjuːˌɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈaŋktjuːəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈaŋktjuːəɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈæŋktjuːˌɛɹi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bema chancel refuge asylum

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zuflucht

ein geweihter Ort, an dem heilige Gegenstände aufbewahrt werden

🇫🇷French

sanctuaire

un lieu consacré où sont conservés des objets sacrés

🇪🇸Spanish

santuario

un lugar consagrado donde se guardan objetos sagrados

🇮🇹Italian

santuario

un luogo consacrato dove vengono custoditi oggetti sacri

🇳🇱Dutch

heiligdom

een gewijde plaats waar heilige voorwerpen worden bewaard

🇵🇹Portuguese

santuário

um lugar consagrado onde os objetos sagrados são guardados

🇷🇺Russian

святилище

освященное место, где хранятся священные предметы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभयारण्य

एक पवित्र स्थान जहाँ पवित्र वस्तुएँ रखी जाती हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

অভয়ারণ্য

একটি পবিত্র স্থান যেখানে পবিত্র বস্তু রাখা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சரணாலயம்

புனிதமான பொருள்கள் வைக்கப்படும் ஒரு புனித இடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అభయారణ్యం

పవిత్రమైన వస్తువులను ఉంచే పవిత్ర స్థలం

🇮🇳Marathi

अभयारण्य

एक पवित्र स्थान जेथे पवित्र वस्तू ठेवल्या जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

અભયારણ્ય

એક પવિત્ર સ્થળ જ્યાં પવિત્ર વસ્તુઓ રાખવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಭಯಾರಣ್ಯ

ಪವಿತ್ರ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಇರಿಸುವ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಸ್ಥಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സങ്കേതം

വിശുദ്ധ വസ്തുക്കൾ സൂക്ഷിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സമർപ്പിത സ്ഥലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਥਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਸਥਾਨ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਰੱਖੀਆਂ ਜਾਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

پناہ گاہ

ایک مقدس جگہ جہاں مقدس اشیاء رکھی جاتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

避难所

保存神圣物品的神圣场所

🇯🇵Japanese

聖域

神聖な物品が保管されている神聖な場所

🇰🇷Korean

성역

신성한 물건을 보관하는 신성한 장소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nơi tôn nghiêm

một nơi thánh hiến nơi lưu giữ các vật thiêng liêng

🇹🇭Thai

สถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์

สถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ซึ่งเก็บวัตถุศักดิ์สิทธิ์ไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

suaka

tempat suci dimana benda-benda suci disimpan

🇵🇭Filipino

santuwaryo

isang itinalagang lugar kung saan inilalagay ang mga sagradong bagay

🇲🇾Malay

tempat perlindungan

tempat yang disucikan di mana benda-benda suci disimpan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملاذ

مكان مقدس يتم فيه حفظ الأشياء المقدسة

🇮🇷Persian

پناهگاه

مکانی مقدس که در آن اشیاء مقدس نگهداری می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sığınak

kutsal eşyaların saklandığı kutsal yer

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִקְלָט

מקום מקודש שבו נשמרים חפצי קודש

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The primary meaning of 'sanctuary' is 'a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept'.

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