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sanctuary meaning in Sanskrit

अभय ábhaya

/ˈsæŋktjʊəɹi/US/ˈsæŋkt͡ʃuˌɛɹi/

sanctuary in Sanskrit: अभय (ábhaya), पुरी (purī), समाधि (samādhi). In English, sanctuary means a place of safety, refuge, or protection.

Sanskrit words for sanctuary

sanctuary
अभय ábhaya
the sanctuary or adytum of a temple
पुरी purī
a sanctuary or tomb of a saint
समाधि samādhi

English meaning of sanctuary

  1. noun A place of safety, refuge, or protection.
  2. noun An area set aside for protection.
  3. noun A state of being protected, asylum.
  4. noun The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.

Full definition of sanctuary

sanctuary in a sentence

  • My car is a sanctuary, where none can disturb me except for people who cut me off.
  • The bird sanctuary has strict restrictions on visitors so the birds aren't disturbed.
  • The government granted sanctuary to the defector, protecting him from his former government.

Synonyms of sanctuary

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Questions about sanctuary in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of sanctuary in Sanskrit?
Sanctuary in Sanskrit is अभय (ábhaya), पुरी (purī), समाधि (samādhi).
sanctuary इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Sanctuary: अभय (ábhaya), पुरी (purī), समाधि (samādhi).
What does sanctuary mean in English?
Sanctuary means a place of safety, refuge, or protection.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “sanctuary”: अभय, पुरी, समाधि. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: sanctuary (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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