secret place
Concealed personal sanctuary
A secret place is a location known only to a select few, often associated with hiding, privacy, or refuge.
Children have secret places where they retreat from adult supervision; lovers meet in secret places away from prying eyes.
The phrase sometimes appears in religious or mystical contexts for an inner sanctuary of the spirit.
She kept a journal hidden in her secret place.
- lairAnimal's hidden dwelling
- denPrivate room or lair
- man cavePrivate male hangout space
- hideoutSecret place of refuge
- safe houseSecret secure refuge
cave · grotto · hidden room · sanctuary · shrine · priest hole · safehouse · panic room · subconscious · bunker · dreamscape · shadow self · compartment · crypt · oubliette · hidden passage · vault · alcove
- sanctuariessanctuary, sanctum sanctorum, safe haven, haven, wildlife sanctuary
- other placeselsewhere, somewhere else, other side, away, abroad
secret placepublic place
Space open to everyone
open space · public square · town square · public forum · gathering place
secret placepublic forum
Space for collective discourse
meeting place · assembly hall · community center · convention center · civic center
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