What Is Sanctuary?

– sanc·tu·ar·y /ˈsaNGk(t)SHəˌwerē/ noun noun: sanctuary; plural noun: sanctuaries 1.1. a place of refuge or safety. “his sons took sanctuary in the church” – My story of sanctuary is not pretty.  I did not follow my own advice when becoming a sanctuary.  The word never entered my head, let alone the ponderance of its meaning.