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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

  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 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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