| SAN | formally approved and invested with legal authority |
|---|---|
| SAN | conforming to orthodox or recognized rules |
| SAN | implying sanction or serving to sanction |
| SAN | the quality of being holy |
| SAN | area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir |
| SAN | a shelter from danger or hardship |
| SAN | a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept |
| SAN | a sacred place of pilgrimage |
| SAN | a place of inviolable privacy |
| SAN | (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the Temple of Jerusalem where the Ark of the Covenant was kept |
| SAN | a place of inviolable privacy |
| SAN | (informal) fortitude and determination |