Sanctuary
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Etymology
Middle English seintuarie, sanctuarie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin sanctuarium, from Latin sanctus
- Date: 14th century
Definitions
- b (1) : the most sacred part of a religious building (as the part of a Christian church in which the altar is placed)
- 2 a (1) : a place of refuge and protection (2) : a refuge for wildlife where predators are controlled and hunting is illegal
- b : the immunity from law attached to a sanctuary