sanctuaire

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɑ̃(k).tɥɛʁ/
Audio (file)
Homophone: sanctuaires
Hyphenation: sanc‧tuaire

Noun

sanctuaire m (plural sanctuaires)

shrine (a place that is holy)
sanctuary

Derived terms

sanctuariser

Further reading

“sanctuaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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