SANCTUARY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SANCTUARY?

Need another word that means the same as “sanctuary”? Find 40 synonyms and 30 related words for “sanctuary” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Sanctuary” are: bema, chancel, asylum, refuge, haven, harbour, port in a storm, oasis, shelter, retreat, bolthole, foxhole, hideout, hiding place, hideaway, den, safe house, fastness, safety, safe keeping, protection, security, immunity, reserve, park, wildlife reserve, nature reserve, reservation, preserve, home, holy place, temple, shrine, tabernacle, altar, sanctum, holy of holies, sacrarium, naos, adytum

Sanctuary as a Noun

Definitions of "Sanctuary" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sanctuary” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger.
• The inmost recess or holiest part of a temple.
• The part of the chancel of a church containing the high altar.
• A shelter from danger or hardship.
• A holy place; a temple.
• Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing.
• A consecrated place where sacred objects are kept.
• A place where injured or unwanted animals of a specified kind are cared for.
• A nature reserve.

Synonyms of "Sanctuary" as a noun (40 Words)

adytum	The innermost sanctuary of an ancient Greek temple.
altar	A raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made.
asylum	A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person. He d been committed to an asylum.
bema	The platform from which orators spoke in ancient Athens.
bolthole	A place where a person can escape and hide. He thought of Antwerp as a possible bolthole.
chancel	The part of a church near the altar, reserved for the clergy and choir, and typically separated from the nave by steps or a screen.
den	A wild mammal s hidden home a lair. An opium den.
fastness	The quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment. A remote Himalayan mountain fastness.
foxhole	A place of refuge or concealment.
harbour	A place of refuge. The westerly wind kept us in harbour until the following afternoon.
haven	An inlet providing shelter for ships or boats; a harbour or small port. A haven for wildlife.
hideaway	A place used for hiding in or as a retreat from other people. Workmen added 4 ft to the top of the 6 ft high wooden fence round her Surrey hideaway to stop prying eyes.
hideout	A hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws. The kidnappers did not want their hideout discovered.
hiding place	The state of being hidden.
holy of holies	A sacred place of pilgrimage.
holy place	A sacred place of pilgrimage.
home	The district or country where one was born or has settled on a long-term basis. Low cost homes for first time buyers.
immunity	Protection or exemption from something, especially an obligation or penalty. Immunity to criticism.
naos	The inner chamber or sanctuary of a Greek or other ancient temple.
nature reserve	A causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe.
oasis	A fertile spot in a desert, where water is found. The park is an oasis of calm in the centre of the city.
park	A gear position that acts as a parking brake. Marcus had the park s swings and slides to himself.
port in a storm	An opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through.
preserve	A foodstuff made with fruit preserved in sugar such as jam or marmalade. Medicine is no longer a male preserve.
protection	Protection money paid to criminals especially on a regular basis. Most European climbers drill bolts into rock rather than using removable protection.
refuge	The state of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or difficulty. He was forced to take refuge in the French embassy.
reservation	(in church use) the practice of retaining a portion of the consecrated elements after Mass for communion of the sick or as a focus for devotion. Some generals voiced reservations about making air strikes.
reserve	A member of the military reserve. She trusted him without reserve.
retreat	An area where you can be alone. A gloomy stock market forecast sent share prices into a rapid retreat.
sacrarium	(in the ancient Roman world) a shrine, in particular the room in a house containing the penates.
safe house	A ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests.
safe keeping	A ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests.
safety	A defensive back who plays in a deep position. The reciprocal of safety is risk.
sanctum	A place of inviolable privacy. He ushered her into his sanctum and gave her something to drink.
security	Procedures followed or measures taken to ensure the security of a state or organization. The watch dog gave her a feeling of security.
shelter	Temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons. Did they give you any breakfast at the shelter.
shrine	A place associated with or containing memorabilia of a particular revered person or thing. A Hindu shrine at which offerings are placed twice a day.
tabernacle	An ornamented receptacle or cabinet in which a pyx containing the reserved sacrament may be placed in Catholic churches, usually on or above an altar.
temple	A thing regarded as holy or likened to a temple especially a person s body. The veins in his temple throbbed.
wildlife reserve	All living things (except people) that are undomesticated.

Usage Examples of "Sanctuary" as a noun

• The sanctuaries of Apollo and Athena.
• A bird sanctuary.
• The inner sanctuary where the reliquary was kept.
• She thought of her room as a sanctuary.
• His sons took sanctuary in the church.
• A donkey sanctuary.

Associations of "Sanctuary" (30 Words)

asylum	Shelter or protection from danger. We provide asylum for those too ill to care for themselves.
avalanche	Undergo a rapid increase in conductivity due to an avalanche process. The climbers were avalanched down the south face of the mountain.
deportation	The expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien. His deportation to a penal colony.
deviant	A deviant person or thing. Killers deviants and those whose actions are beyond most human comprehension.
escape	Interrupt an operation by means of the escape key. The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison.
escaped	Having escaped especially from confinement. Searching for two escaped prisoners.
exile	A person who is voluntarily absent from home or country. The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government s actions.
firearm	A portable gun. He wore his firearm in a shoulder holster.
flee	Run away from (someone or something. He was forced to flee the country.
goggles	(plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes.
guard	The person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team. Guard against infection.
harbor	Keep in one’s possession; of animals. She is harboring a grudge against him.
haven	An inlet providing shelter for ships or boats; a harbour or small port. A haven for wildlife.
helmet	A hard or padded protective hat, various types of which are worn by soldiers, police officers, motorcyclists, sports players, and others.
hiding	The state of being hidden. If they d played badly they might have expected a hiding.
lancet	Shaped like a lancet arch. A lancet clock.
landslide	An overwhelming majority of votes for one party or candidate in an election. They won by a landslide.
latch	Fasten with a latch. Latch the door.
migrant	An animal that migrates. Appalled by the social conditions of migrant life.
port	A place seaport or airport where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country. The French port of Toulon.
protection	Protection money paid to criminals especially on a regular basis. The witnesses demanded police protection.
prudence	Knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress. We need to exercise prudence in such important matters.
recourse	Something or someone turned to for assistance or security. All three countries had recourse to the IMF for standby loans.
refuge	A safe place. The family came to be seen as a refuge from a harsh world.
refugee	An exile who flees for safety. A refugee camp.
safety	The state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions. They should leave for their own safety.
shelter	Provide shelter for. The shelter sees many dogs which have been dumped on Dartmoor.
spectacles	Optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision. Gold rimmed spectacles.
transportation	The United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs created in 1966. Transportation on the site includes a monorail.