A sacred place; a consecrated spot; a holy and inviolable site.

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.

The most sacred part of any religious building, esp. that part of a Christian church in which the altar is placed.

A house consecrated to the worship of God; a place where divine service is performed; a church, temple, or other place of worship.

Sanctuary was a heavy metal band founded in Seattle, Washington in 1985. The band consisted of Warrel Dane (vocals), Lenny Rutledge (guitar), http://www.GoldenFlowerMusic.com Sean Blosl (guitar), Jim Sheppard (bass), and Dave Budbill (drums).

Sanctuary is the tenth album by American rock band J. Geils Band, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music).

"Sanctuary" is the second single released by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The single was released on 23 May 1980. The song was included in the US release of their debut album Iron Maiden but it was not included in the UK/European release.

Sho Fumimura, and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. It was serialized in Big Comic Superior from 1990 to 1995, then released into 12 volumes by Shogakukan.It was collected into nine volumes and published in America by Viz Graphics from 1995 to 1997. Each volume collects 10 or 13 "chapters" of about 24 pages each.

"Sanctuary" is an episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the tenth episode of the second season.

Sanctuary is considered one of the more controversial of William Faulkner's novels, given its theme of rape. It was first published in 1931. Faulkner claimed it was a "pot-boiler" written purely for profit, but this has been debated by scholars and Faulkner's own personal friends.

Sanctuary is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel.

Sanctuary is an original novel written by David A. Mc Intee and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor and Bernice.

a nation or area near or contiguous to a combat area that is exempt from attack by the warring powers, e.g. a Hutus camp in Zaire, or a Kmers rouges camp in Thailand

a designated area where shellfish cannot be harvested

An area constituted by competent authority in which killing and capturing of any form of wild life is prohibited, except with permission and the boundaries and character of which are sacrosanct. See Park, national

An area designated to be used for spiritual events and practices only. Often includes some type of alter containing symbols of spiritual significance for the group or person using the sanctuary.