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nounarea around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railingtype of:part of:
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nouna shelter from danger or hardshiptype of:
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nouna consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
Definition that contains sanctuary
- haven a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
- choir the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave
- oasis a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
- olympia a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games
- tabernacle (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus
- holy of holies (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept
- sanctum sanctorum (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept