Usually means: Safe haven for protection, refuge.
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We found 45 dictionaries that define the word sanctuary:

General (27 matching dictionaries)
  1. sanctuary: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. sanctuary: Merriam-Webster
  3. sanctuary: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. sanctuary: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. sanctuary: Collins English Dictionary
  6. sanctuary: Vocabulary.com
  7. Sanctuary, sanctuary: Wordnik
  8. sanctuary: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. sanctuary: Wiktionary
  10. sanctuary: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. sanctuary: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. sanctuary: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. Sanctuary, sanctuary: Dictionary.com
  14. sanctuary: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. sanctuary: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
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  17. Sanctuary: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. sanctuary: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. sanctuary: Rhymezone
  20. sanctuary: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. sanctuary: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  22. sanctuary: FreeDictionary.org
  23. sanctuary: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. sanctuary: TheFreeDictionary.com
  25. Sanctuary (Angel): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. sanctuary: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology
  2. SANCTUARY: The Britannia Lexicon (Middle Ages Glossary)

Business (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. Duhaime's Canadian law dictionary (No longer online)
  2. THE 'LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY'S REFERENCE ROOM (No longer online)
  3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition (No longer online)
  4. International Law Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. sanctuary: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. sanctuary: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. AIDS Medical Glossary and Drug Chart (No longer online)
  3. sanctuary: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Political (No longer online)
  2. Arms and Armour (No longer online)

Religion (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Sanctuary: Easton Bible
  2. Sanctuary: Catholic Encyclopedia
  3. Postmodern Bible Dictionary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Sanctuary: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. DOD Dictionary of Military Terms (No longer online)

(Note: See sanctuaries as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  A place of safety, refuge, or protection.
noun:  An area set aside for protection.
noun:  A state of being protected, asylum.
noun:  The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.

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