sanctuaire

French

Etymology

Old French saintuaire, from Late Latin and Latin sanctuarium (“sacred place, shrine”), from Latin sanctus (“holy, sacred”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɑ̃k.tɥɛʁ/
Homophone: sanctuaires
Hyphenation: sanc‧tuaire

Noun

sanctuaire m (plural sanctuaires)

shrine (a place that is holy)
sanctuary

Derived terms

sanctuariser

References

“sanctuaire” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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