sanctuary Significado & definición

Significado de sanctuary en español

• 0 protection or a safe place, especially for someone or something being chased or hunted -- asilo, refugio

  • 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.

  • a wildlife/bird sanctuary

• 1 a holy or sacred place -- santuario

  • the sanctuary of the god Apollo.

• 2 a place of safety from eg arrest -- refugio, salvación; asilo

  • In earlier times a criminal could use a church as a sanctuary.

• 3 an area of land in which the killing of wild animals etc is forbidden -- reserva

  • a bird sanctuary.