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Translate sanctuary from English to French

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sanctuary:
- sanctuaire; temple; terre sainte; lieu saint
Wiktionary:
- sanctuary → refuge, réserve, asile, sanctuaire, abri
- sanctuary → sanctuaire

English

Detailed Translations for sanctuary from English to French

sanctuary:

sanctuary [the ~] noun

the sanctuary (shrine; holy place)
le sanctuaire; le temple; la terre sainte; le lieu saint
- sanctuaire [le ~] noun
- temple [le ~] noun
- terre sainte [la ~] noun
- lieu saint [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for sanctuary:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
lieu saint	holy place; sanctuary; shrine
sanctuaire	holy place; sanctuary; shrine	refuge; shrine; tabernacle
temple	holy place; sanctuary; shrine	chapel; church; church building; house of God; house of prayer; place of worship
terre sainte	holy place; sanctuary; shrine
-	asylum; bema; chancel; refuge

Related Words for "sanctuary":

sanctuaries

Synonyms for "sanctuary":

place; property
refuge; asylum; shelter
chancel; bema; area

Related Definitions for "sanctuary":

area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing¹
a shelter from danger or hardship¹
a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept¹

Wiktionary Translations for sanctuary:

sanctuary

noun

place of safety or protection
- sanctuary → refuge
area set aside for protection
- sanctuary → réserve
state of being protected
- sanctuary → asile
consecrated area
- sanctuary → sanctuaire

sanctuary

noun

Traductions à trier suivant le sens.
- abri → haven; place of refuge; shelter; sanctuary; retreat; asylum
(histoire) privilège d’inviolabilité accordé à certaines personnes et à certains lieux chez les anciens.
- asile → asylum; sanctuary
lieu le plus saint d’un temple ; partie interdite aux profanes dans les temples consacrer aux divinités du paganisme.
- sanctuaire → sanctuary; shrine

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• sanctuary	→ sanctuaire	↔ heiligdom — plaats of gebouw gewijd aan een god of godin
• sanctuary	→ sanctuaire	↔ Heiligtum — heilige Stätte zur Verehrung (eines) Gottes
• sanctuary	→ sanctuaire	↔ Sanktuar — Heiligtum

Related Translations for sanctuary

bird-sanctuary

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University