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sancta
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sanctuary |
| Synonyms: | altar, chancel, holy place, sacrarium, sanctorium, shrine, temple |
| Main Entry: | harbor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for seclusion |
| Synonyms: | asylum, cover, covert, harborage, haven, port, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, sanctum, security, shelter |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | haven |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refuge, port |
| Synonyms: | anchorage, asylum, cover, covert, harbor, harborage, retreat, roadstead, sanctuary, sanctum, shelter |
| Main Entry: | oasis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refuge |
| Synonyms: | asylum, cover, escape, harbor, haven, hideaway, resting place, retreat, safe place, sanctuary, sanctum, shelter |
| Main Entry: | sanctuary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | church; holiest room or area in religious building |
| Synonyms: | altar, chancel, holy place, sanctorium, sanctum, shrine, temple |
| Main Entry: | shrine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tribute to a god, idol, or spirit |
| Synonyms: | altar, chapel, church, enshrinement, grave, hallowed place, holy place, mausoleum, reliquary, sacred place, sanctorium, sanctuary, sanctum, sepulcher, temple |
| Main Entry: | sacrarium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sanctuary |
| Synonyms: | altar, chancel, holy place, sanctorium, sanctum, shrine, temple |
| Main Entry: | sanctorium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sanctuary |
| Synonyms: | altar, chancel, holy place, sacrarium, sanctum, shrine, temple |
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