sanctuarylike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a sanctuary.

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Meanings

adjectivesanctuarylike (comparative more sanctuarylike, superlative most sanctuarylike)

comparative more sanctuarylike · superlative most sanctuarylike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a sanctuary.

    Each 16-by-13-inch painting has a wall to itself, creating a sanctuarylike environment.

    2009 March 6, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in New York Times

Origin

From sanctuary + -like.

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APA

sanctuarylike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanctuarylike

MLA

“sanctuarylike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanctuarylike. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sanctuarylike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanctuarylike.

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