Tuesday, 24 May 2011
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Asylum
Asylum
a·sy·lum
1. An institution for the care of people, especially those with physical or mental impairments, who require organized supervision or assistance.
2. A place offering protection and safety; a shelter.
3. A place, such as a church, formerly constituting an inviolable refuge for criminals or debtors.
4. The protection afforded by a sanctuary. See Synonyms at shelter.
5. Protection and immunity from extradition granted by a government to a political refugee from another country.
[Middle English asilum, refuge, from Latin aslum, from Greek aslon, sanctuary, from neuter of aslos, inviolable : a-, without; see a-1 + slon, right of seizure.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
asylum
1. a safe or inviolable place of refuge, esp as formerly offered by the Christian Church to criminals, outlaws, etc.; sanctuary (often in the phrase give asylum to)
2. shelter; refuge
asylum - Comes from Greek asulon, "refuge," from asulos, "inviolable."
harbor, harbour - a place of refuge and comfort and security
safehold - a refuge from attack
Safe house - a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain
booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit, Bedlam - pejorative terms for an insane asylum
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