Post by t-bob on May 26, 2019 8:58:23 GMT -5
SANCTUARY
—noun, plural sanc·tu·ar·ies.
a sacred or holy place.
Judaism.
the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem.
the holy of holies of these places of worship.
an especially holy place in a temple or church.
the part of a church around the altar; the chancel.
a church or other sacred place where fugitives were formerly entitled to immunity from arrest.
immunity afforded by refuge in such a place.
any place of refuge; asylum.
a tract of land where birds and wildlife, especially those hunted for sport, can breed and take refuge in safety from hunters.
Origin: 1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin sānctuārium, equivalent to sānctu- (replacing Latin sānct-), combining form of sanctus (see Sanctus) + -ārium -ary
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sanc·tu·ar·ied, adjective
the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud.
belief in and conformity to this religion, its practices, and ceremonies.
this religion considered as forming the basis of the cultural and social identity of the Jews:
He called assimilation a threat to American Judaism.
Jews collectively; Jewry.
Origin: 1485–95; < Late Latin jūdaismus < Greek ioudaismós, equivalent to Ioudaî(os) Jew + -ismos -ism
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an·ti-Ju·da·ism, noun
—noun, plural sanc·tu·ar·ies.
a sacred or holy place.
Judaism.
the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem.
the holy of holies of these places of worship.
an especially holy place in a temple or church.
the part of a church around the altar; the chancel.
a church or other sacred place where fugitives were formerly entitled to immunity from arrest.
immunity afforded by refuge in such a place.
any place of refuge; asylum.
a tract of land where birds and wildlife, especially those hunted for sport, can breed and take refuge in safety from hunters.
Origin: 1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin sānctuārium, equivalent to sānctu- (replacing Latin sānct-), combining form of sanctus (see Sanctus) + -ārium -ary
—Related forms
sanc·tu·ar·ied, adjective
the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud.
belief in and conformity to this religion, its practices, and ceremonies.
this religion considered as forming the basis of the cultural and social identity of the Jews:
He called assimilation a threat to American Judaism.
Jews collectively; Jewry.
Origin: 1485–95; < Late Latin jūdaismus < Greek ioudaismós, equivalent to Ioudaî(os) Jew + -ismos -ism
—Related forms
an·ti-Ju·da·ism, noun