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| Main Entry: | sanctuary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | church; holiest room or area in religious building |
| Synonyms: | altar, shrine, temple, chancel, holy place, sanctorium, sanctum |
| Main Entry: | sanctuary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place to hide, be safe |
| Synonyms: | asylum, church, convent, cover, covert, defense, den, harbor, haven, hideaway, hideout, hole, ivory tower*, oasis, port, protection, refuge, resort, retreat, safe house, screen, shelter, shield, harborage, hole-up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sanctuary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | safe place for wildlife |
| Synonyms: | asylum, national park, park, preserve, refuge, reserve, retreat, shelter, conservation area, game refuge, harborage, nature preserve |
| Main Entry: | abode |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | building or place where one resides |
| Synonyms: | address, apartment, base, crash pad*, crib*, den, domicile, dwelling, flat, flop*, habitat, haunt, headquarters, hearth, hole*, home, house, joint*, lodging, pad, quarters, residence, roost*, sanctuary, seat, casa, co-op, condo, digs, homestead |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cathedral |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large church |
| Synonyms: | basilica, bishop's seat, chancel, holy place, house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, minster, place of worship, sanctuary, temple |
| Main Entry: | cloister |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | secluded religious place |
| Synonyms: | abbey, cell, convent, hermitage, house, monastery, nunnery, order, retreat, sanctuary, chapter house, friary, lamasery, priorate, priory, religious community |
| Main Entry: | haven |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refuge, port |
| Synonyms: | anchorage, asylum, cover, covert, harbor, retreat, sanctuary, shelter, harborage, roadstead, sanctum |
| Main Entry: | hideout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hiding place |
| Synonyms: | cover, den, hideaway, refuge, safe house, sanctuary, shelter, safe place |
| Main Entry: | island |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | land surrounded by body of water |
| Synonyms: | atoll, bar, cay, haven, key, peninsula, reef, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, shelter, archipelago, enclave, isle, islet |
| Main Entry: | lair |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hideout, habitat |
| Synonyms: | burrow, cave, den, earth, form, hideaway, hole, nest, pen, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, resting place |
| Main Entry: | mosque |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | temple |
| Synonyms: | cathedral, chapel, church, house of God, house of worship, place of worship, sanctuary, shrine, synagogue, tabernacle, holy place, masjid |
| Main Entry: | port |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for boat docking, traffic, and storage |
| Synonyms: | anchorage, gate, harbor, haven, landing, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, shelter, wharf, boatyard, dockage, docks, dockyard, harborage, piers, roads, roadstead, seaport |
| Notes: | harbor first meant 'shelter' and 'lodging' and that is how the word first entered English place-names, as a 'place of shelter; refuge' for a crowd of people; a port is a haven for vessels and it is equipped for loading and unloading ships, while a harbor is a haven for vessels but does not necessarily have onshore facilities port, as in lefthand side, was probably originally the side of a boat turned toward the port for cargo loading; port is the lefthand side (when facing forward) and starboard is the righthand side of a ship starboard is the righthand side and port is the lefthand side when facing forward on a ship or boat |
| Main Entry: | refuge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place to hide, have privacy |
| Synonyms: | ambush, anchorage, asylum, cover, covert, den, escape, exit, expedient, fortress, harbor, haven, hideaway, hideout, hole, home, immunity, ivory tower*, makeshift, opening, outlet, port, preserve, protection, recourse, resort, resource, retreat, sanctuary, security, shelter, shield, stopgap*, stronghold, way out, harborage, hiding place, safe place |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | safety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | protection from harm |
| Synonyms: | assurance, asylum, cover, defense, freedom, immunity, refuge, sanctuary, security, shelter, impregnability, inviolability, invulnerability, safeness |
| Antonyms: | danger, exposure, jeopardy, vulnerability |
| Main Entry: | shelter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | protection, habitat |
| Synonyms: | apartment, asylum, cave, cover, covert, crib*, defense, den, dwelling, guard, guardian, harbor, haven, hermitage, hide, hideaway, hideout, home, house, housing, hut, joint*, lodging, pad*, pen, port, preserve, protector, rack, refuge, retreat, roof, roost*, safety, sanctuary, screen, security, shack, shade, shadow, shed, shield, tent, tower, turf, umbrella, co-op, condo, digs, harborage, hole in the wall, homeplate, quarterage, retirement, roof over head |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shrine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tribute to a god, idol, or spirit |
| Synonyms: | altar, chapel, church, grave, mausoleum, reliquary, sanctuary, sepulcher, temple, enshrinement, hallowed place, holy place, sacred place, sanctorium, sanctum |
| Main Entry: | temple |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | house of worship |
| Synonyms: | cathedral, chapel, church, house, house of God*, mosque, pagoda, place of worship, sanctuary, shrine, synagogue, tabernacle, holy place, house of prayer, pantheon |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | safe harbor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of safety |
| Synonyms: | asylum, haven, protection, refuge, retreat, safe house, sanctuary, security, shelter, hiding place, port in a storm, safe haven, secret place |
| Main Entry: | safe house |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of safety |
| Synonyms: | asylum, cloister, haven, hermitage, protection, refuge, retreat, safe harbor, sanctuary, security, shelter, hiding place, port in a storm, safe haven, secret place |
| Main Entry: | asylum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refuge |
| Synonyms: | cover, den, harbor, haven, hideaway, hideout, hole, ivory tower*, port, preserve, refuge, retreat, safe house, safety, sanctuary, security, shelter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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