About him all the sanctities of heaven.
Milton.
Syn. -- Holiness; godliness; piety; devotion; goodness; purity;
religiousness; sacredness; solemnity. See the Note under Religion.
Sanc"tu*a*rize (?), v. t. To shelter by means of a sanctuary or sacred
privileges. [Obs.] Shak.
Sanc"tu*a*ry (?), n.; pl. Sanctuaries (#). [OE. seintuarie, OF.
saintuaire, F. sanctuaire, fr. L. sanctuarium, from sanctus sacred,
holy. See Saint.] A sacred place; a consecrated spot; a holy and
inviolable site. Hence, specifically: (a) The most retired part of the
temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the
ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter
except the high priest, and he only once a year, to intercede for the
people; also, the most sacred part of the tabernacle; also, the temple
at Jerusalem. (b) (Arch.) The most sacred part of any religious
building, esp. that part of a Christian church in which the altar is
placed. (c) A house consecrated to the worship of God; a place where
divine service is performed; a church, temple, or other place of
worship. (d) A sacred and inviolable asylum; a place of refuge and
protection; shelter; refuge; protection.
These laws, whoever made them, bestowed on temples the privilege of
sanctuary.
Milton.
The admirable works of painting were made fuel for the fire; but
some relics of it took sanctuary under ground, and escaped the
common destiny.
Dryden.
Sanc"tum (?), n. [L., p. p. of sancire to consecrate.] A sacred place;
hence, a place of retreat; a room reserved for personal use; as, an
editor's sanctum.
||Sanctum sanctorum [L.], the Holy of Holies; the most holy place, as
||in the Jewish temple.
Sanc"tus (?), n. [L. sanctus, p. p. of sancire.] 1. (Eccl.) A part of
the Mass, or, in Protestant churches, a part of the communion service,
of which the first words in Latin are Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus [Holy,
holy, holy]; -- called also Tersanctus.