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SANCTUARY

a consecrated place: such as

The meaning of the word sanctuary is a consecrated place: such as.

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WordMeaning
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
caninea conical pointed tooth
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul