a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
a shelter from danger or hardship
area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir often enclosed by a lattice or railing
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sanctuary
Silence is the sanctuary of prudence. [ Balthasar Gracian ]
Having waste ground enough,
Shall we desire to raze the sanctuary
And pitch our evils there? [ William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure ]
There is no sanctuary of virtue like home. [ Edward Everett ]
Death is the port where all may refuge find,
The end of labor, entry into rest;
Death hath the bounds of misery confin'd
Whose sanctuary shrouds affliction best. [ Earl of Stirling ]
The heart of a good man is the sanctuary of God in this world. [ Mme. Necker ]
Conscience is a sacred sanctuary where God alone may enter as judge. [ Lamennais ]
Conscience is a sacred sanctuary, where God alone has the right to enter as judge. [ Lamennais ]
Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions. [ Emerson ]
Silence is the sanctuary of prudence. It conceals not merely secrets, but blemishes. [ Zachariä ]
The kingdom of poetry is the kingdom of truth; open the sanctuary and there is light. [ A. v. Chamisso ]
The heart of a loving woman is a golden sanctuary, where often there reigns an idol of clay. [ Limayrac ]
sanctuaryin Scrabble®
The word sanctuary is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
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sanctuaryin Words With Friends™
The word sanctuary is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
sanctuary:
actuary, arctans, truancy, uncarts
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