A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity; by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This secondary use includes human sanctuary, a safe place for people such as a political sanctuary, and non-human sanctuary, such as an animal or plant sanctuary. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity.
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