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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
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
suppliantsupplicant
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
gauntexcessively thin and angular
viseany of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam
bestialof or relating to beasts
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy