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sanctuaried

sanctuaried adjective: protected in a sanctuary.

Adjective

sanctuaried (not comparable)

  1. (poetic) Protected in a sanctuary.
    • To chant in sanctuaried leisure / Delightful psalms of holy measure!1879, Alfred A. Steele, The Pilgrimage of Light, page 60

Origin of sanctuaried

From sanctuary + -ed.

Questions about sanctuaried

What does sanctuaried mean?
Sanctuaried means protected in a sanctuary.
What part of speech is sanctuaried?
Sanctuaried is an adjective.

Words near sanctuaried in the dictionary

  1. sanctitude
  2. sanctitudes
  3. sanctity
  4. Sancton
  5. Sanctons
  6. sanctuaried
  7. sanctuaries
  8. sanctuarise
  9. sanctuarised
  10. sanctuarising
  11. sanctuarization

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