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protection or a safe place, especially for someone or something being chased or hunted: Illegal immigrants found / sought /took sanctuary in a local church. The chapel became a sanctuary for the refugees. figurative If I want some peace and quiet, I take sanctuary in my study. [ C ]
Historically, a sanctuary is the holiest of holy places — a temple or church. Now, it's a word for anywhere a person feels especially safe and serene. People might call their homes their sanctuary, or a beautiful spot in a quiet woods can be described as a sanctuary.
Wildlife sanctuary and national parks are an abode to a large number of plants and animals. Explore the important difference between a national park and wildlife sanctuary at BYJU'S.
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala. A Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or other interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide opportunities for study or research.The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 provides for the establishment of Protected Areas in India.. Wildlife sanctuaries of India, are classified as IUCN Category IV protected areas.As of January 2023, 567 wildlife sanctuaries were established in ...
A sanctuary is a place where people who are in danger from other people can go to be safe. His church became a sanctuary for thousands of people who fled the civil war. [ + for] 2. uncountable noun. Sanctuary is the safety provided in a sanctuary. Some of them have sought sanctuary in the church.
any place of refuge; asylum. a tract of land where birds and wildlife, especially those hunted for sport, can breed and take refuge in safety from hunters. Synonyms: preserve. sanctuary. / ˈsæŋktjʊərɪ /.
A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety.
SANCTUARY meaning: 1 : a place where someone or something is protected or given shelter often used figuratively; 2 : the protection that is provided by a safe place.
noun. /ˈsæŋktʃuˌɛri/ (pl. sanctuaries) [countable] an area where wild birds or animals are protected and encouraged to breed synonym reserve a bird/wildlife sanctuary. Want to learn more?
[countable, usually singular] a safe place, especially one where people who are in danger of being attacked or captured can stay and be protected. The church became a sanctuary for the refugees. It had been built as a sanctuary from World War II bombs. [countable] a holy building or the part of it that is considered the most holy.
