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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] seintuarie, sanctuarie, from Anglo-French, from Late [[Latin]] sanctuarium, from Latin sanctus
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : a consecrated place: as a : the ancient [[Hebrew]] temple at [[Jerusalem]] or its holy of holies
:b (1) : the most [[sacred]] part of a religious building (as the part of a Christian church in which the [[altar]] is placed)
::(2) : the room in which general [[worship]] [[service]]s are held
::(3) : a place (as a church or a temple) for worship
*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
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] seintuarie, sanctuarie, from Anglo-French, from Late [[Latin]] sanctuarium, from Latin sanctus
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : a consecrated place: as a : the ancient [[Hebrew]] temple at [[Jerusalem]] or its holy of holies
:b (1) : the most [[sacred]] part of a religious building (as the part of a Christian church in which the [[altar]] is placed)
::(2) : the room in which general [[worship]] [[service]]s are held
::(3) : a place (as a church or a temple) for worship
*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
[[Category: General Reference]]
