SANCTUARIES

Meaning of SANCTUARIES in English

( pl. )

of Sanctuary

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SANCTUARIES — (pl. ) of Sanctuary
Английский словарь Webster
SANCTUARIES — pl of sanctuary.
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SANCTUARIES — Sanctuaries
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SANCTUARIES — Sanctuaries
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WILDLIFE CONSERVATION — Regulation of wild animals and plants in such a way as to provide for their continuance. Efforts are aimed at …
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TEMPLE — I Edifice constructed for the worship of a deity. Features commonly include a sanctuary and an altar . Ancient Egypt …
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STOA — In Greek architecture, a freestanding colonnade or covered walkway; also, a long open building with its roof supported by one …
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PRINGLE, SIR JOHN — born April 10, 1707, Stitchel, Roxburgh, Scot. died Jan. 18, 1782, London, Eng. British physician. As physician general to the …
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PEEL RIVER — River, northwestern Canada. It rises in western Yukon Territory and flows east and then north into the Mackenzie River in …
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NATURE CONSERVANCY — Nonprofit organization dedicated to environmental conservation and the preservation of biodiversity, founded in 1951, that operates the largest private system …
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LĀT, AL- — Northern Arabian goddess of pre-Islamic times. A stone cube near Mecca was held sacred as part of her cult. Two …
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JOSIAH — I born с 640 BC died 609 BC King of Judah and religious reformer. He became king at age 8 …
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HWANGE NATIONAL PARK — formerly Wankie National Park National preserve, northwestern Zimbabwe. Located on the Botswana frontier, it was established in 1928 as a …
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FINNO-UGRIC RELIGION — Pre-Christian belief systems of the Finno-Ugric peoples, who lived in northern Scandinavia, Siberia, the Baltic region, and central Europe. Surviving …
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DEUTERONOMIC REFORM — Religious reformation in Judah during the reign of King Josiah (с 640–609 BC). As Assyria's hold on Israel weakened, Josiah …
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DAGAN — West Semitic god of crop fertility, father of Baal . He was the mythical inventor of the plow. He had …
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AUDUBON SOCIETY, NATIONAL — U.S. organization dedicated to conserving and restoring natural ecosystems. Founded in 1905 and named for John James Audubon , the …
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ART COLLECTION — Works of art accumulated by an individual or institution. Such collections were made in the earliest civilizations; precious objects were …
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ARABIAN RELIGIONS, ANCIENT — Polytheistic religions of Arabia prior to the rise of Islam . Most of the deities of the Arab tribes were …
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STATAL — ˈstād. ə l adjective Etymology: state (I) + -al 1. often capitalized : of or relating to a state (as …
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BAAL — ˈbā(ə)l noun ( plural baa·lim ˈbā(ə)lə̇m, ˈbāəˌlim ; or baals -(ə)lz) Etymology: Hebrew ba'al lord, name of a divinity 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEKOS — /see"kos/ , n. 1. (in ancient Greece) a. a sanctuary. b. the cella of a temple. 2. any of various …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SANCTUARY — in religion, a sacred place, set apart from the profane, ordinary world. Originally, sanctuaries were natural locations, such as groves …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEAKEY, RICHARD — born Dec. 19, 1944, Nairobi, Kenya in full Richard Erskine Frere Leakey Kenyan physical anthropologist, paleontologist, and politician responsible for …
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JERUSALEM, TEMPLE OF — either of two temples that were the centre of worship and national identity in ancient Israel. In the early years …
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INDOCHINA WARS — 20th-century conflicts in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, with the principal involvement of France (194654) and later the United States (beginning …
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DELOS — Modern Greek Dhlos, island, one of the smallest of the Cyclades, Greece, an ancient centre of religious, political, and commercial …
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ABYDOS — ancient Anatolian town located just northeast of the modern Turkish town of anakkale on the east side of the Dardanelles …
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WORSHIP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a place of worship ▪ The church is much more than a place of …
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SANCTUARY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE great ▪ They were thus especially suitable to guard sacred relics and great sanctuaries …
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GOING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bug is going around (= a lot of people have it ) ▪ …
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