sanctuary
Holy protected place
The sanctuary in a church is the room where worship takes place.
This idea of a sacred, quiet, and safe place extends to other meanings.
A wildlife sanctuary is a protected home for wild animals.
A sanctuary city in the U.S. is one that offers undocumented residents protection from federal immigration authorities.
When you give someone sanctuary, you offer them protection from some threat.
Where no specific place is involved, sanctuary is the state or condition of being protected from harm.
Shelter from danger
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- hideawaySecluded place of refuge
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
solace · escape · hermitage · bolt-hole · safe space · getaway · asylum · protection
Sacred ritual table
- chapelSmall worship room
- shrineSacred devotional place
- templeSacred worship structure
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
cathedral · church · consecrated · hallowed · pilgrimage · veneration · incense · liturgy
Supply kept back
- refugePlace of safety
- preserveProtect from loss
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
endangered · rehabilitation · rescue center · protected area · wetland · nesting · migration · species
Person fleeing danger abroad
- protectionGuarding against harm
- exileBanishment from homeland
- immunityProtected from harm
- asyleeGranted-sanctuary immigrant
fugitive · embassy · consulate · diplomatic · persecution · humanitarian · rescue · safe haven
Undisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- calmFree from agitation
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- quietudeState of calm stillness
stillness · restfulness · repose · placidity · contentment · meditation · mindfulness · soothing
haven
Shelter from danger
seclusion · solace · escape · hermitage · bolt-hole · safe space · getaway · asylum · protection · shelter
altar
Sacred ritual table
abbey · cathedral · church · consecrated · hallowed · pilgrimage · veneration · incense · liturgy · clergy
reserve
Supply kept back
conservation · endangered · rehabilitation · rescue center · protected area · wetland · nesting · migration · species · wardens
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
- protectionGuarding against harm
- exileBanishment from homeland
- immunityProtected from harm
asylee · fugitive · embassy · consulate · diplomatic · persecution · humanitarian · rescue · safe haven · political asylum
tranquility
Undisturbed peacefulness
quietude · stillness · restfulness · repose · placidity · contentment · meditation · mindfulness · soothing · idyllic
apse
Vaulted church recess
choir · vault · sacristy · nave · lectern · vestry · colonnade · baptistery · altar rail · clerestory
- conservationconservation, wildlife, endangered, habitat, preservation
- private spherehome, family, diary, secrets, bedroom
- protected areasnature reserve, protected area, nature preserve, wildlife refuge, conservation area
- refugesrefuge, haven, safe haven, safe house, safehouse
- sacred placestemple complex, basilica, abbey, church, chapel
- sanctuariessafe haven, haven, refuge, holy ground, nature reserve
sanctuarywilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
war zone · danger zone · hostile territory · no man's land · battlefield
sanctuarysacrilege
Violation of the hallowed
desecration · profanation · cursed ground · den of iniquity · blasphemy
- wildlife sanctuariesProtected areas for animals
- bird sanctuaryProtected area for avians
- wildlife sanctuaryProtected area for animals
- sanctuary cityJurisdiction shielding unauthorized immigrants
- bird sanctuariesProtected areas for winged creatures
- elephant sanctuaryProtected land for pachyderms