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In a church, the area around the principal altar. In a synagogue, the nave.
Ãâó: www.lynnerutter.com/glossary.html
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The rule that allowed criminals not accused of infamy or felonies against Church property to seek refuge against the hew and cry issued when a felony was discovered. In most ecclesiastical properties, so long as no crime was committed against the church, a criminal could seek refuge for 40 days, after which they could be removed from the premises. In England, certain abbeys had an extended right of sanctuary, extending about for a league or more, with no limit on time. ...
Ãâó: www.chronique.com/Library/Glossaries/glossary-KCT/...
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The USS Sanctuary was a World War II-era US Navy hospital ship stationed in the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam. I've heard there was another hospital ship called the Repose, but never known anybody who was actually on it.
Ãâó: capmarine.com/cap/glossary.htm
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the portion of a church at the head of the chancel around the altar; the space immediately around the altar. Sometimes used to refer to the whole interior of the church, but this is not the usual Episcopal usage.
Ãâó: saintpauls.org/glossary/s.htm
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The sacred portion of the church in which the altar stands.
Ãâó: www.anglicanprovince.org/agglossary.html
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