sanctuary meaning in Tamil
காப்பகம்
/ˈsæŋktjʊəɹi/US/ˈsæŋkt͡ʃuˌɛɹi/
sanctuary in Tamil: காப்பகம், காப்பிடம், புகலரண், புகலிடம். In English, sanctuary means a place of safety, refuge, or protection.
Tamil words for sanctuary
- காப்பகம், காப்பிடம், புகலரண், புகலிடம், சரணாலயம், திருக்கோயிலகம்
English meaning of sanctuary
- noun A place of safety, refuge, or protection.
- noun An area set aside for protection.
- noun A state of being protected, asylum.
- noun The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.
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
- haven
- refuge
- shelter
- zoar
- presbytery
- presbyterium
- chancel[Appendix:Glossary
sanctuary in other languages
Questions about sanctuary in Tamil
- What is the meaning of sanctuary in Tamil?
- Sanctuary in Tamil is காப்பகம், காப்பிடம், புகலரண், புகலிடம்.
- sanctuary என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Sanctuary: காப்பகம், காப்பிடம், புகலரண், புகலிடம்.
- What does sanctuary mean in English?
- Sanctuary means a place of safety, refuge, or protection.
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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: sanctuary (page history and authors). 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 Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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