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protosanctuaries

protosanctuaries is the plural of protosanctuary.

Meaning of protosanctuary

Noun

protosanctuary (plural protosanctuaries)

  1. A precursor to a sanctuary.
    • Thus, Charlemagne's protopilgrimage brings him to a protosanctuary where the hero's body is already almost a statue,1991, Eugene Vance, “Style and value: From soldier to pilgrim in the Song of Roland”, in Yale French Studies

Questions about protosanctuaries

What is protosanctuaries the plural of?
Protosanctuaries is the plural of protosanctuary.

Words near protosanctuaries in the dictionary

  1. protorothyridid
  2. protorothyridids
  3. protos
  4. protosalt
  5. protosalts
  6. protosanctuaries
  7. protosanctuary
  8. protosatellite
  9. protosaturn
  10. protoscience
  11. protosciences

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