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  1. sanctuariesnoun

    Plural form of sanctuary.

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  1. sanctuaries

    A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This secondary use can be categorized into human sanctuary, a safe place for people, such as a political sanctuary; and non-human sanctuary, such as an animal or plant sanctuary.

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  1. Sanctuaries

    of Sanctuary

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sanctuaries in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sanctuaries in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of sanctuaries in a Sentence

  1. Nathan Deal:

    From the early days of our nation and state, colleges have been treated as sanctuaries of learning where firearms have not been allowed. To depart from such time-honored protections should require overwhelming justification. I do not find that such justification exists.

  2. Douglas London:

    We have to assume that the The Taliban victory will make it easier for al Qaeda and the Islamic State and other extremist groups to establish sanctuaries on Afghan soil.

  3. Jessica Vaughan:

    The findings are pretty clear — these are sanctuaries and they are violating federal law, they should change their policies before more people get killed, and if they don’t, they should be debarred from The DOJ grants.

  4. Modoc National Forest:

    This allows trainers who are willing to train large quantities of horses a business opportunity. Several trainers have already stepped up committing to some of these horses, horses can also be sold to sanctuaries, become ranch stock horses, packing horses, or to buyers that may send them to slaughter.

  5. Cathy Spraetz:

    Retired means to sanctuary. Labs are lots of things, but they are certainly not sanctuaries, and so it's important that the chimps come here.

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