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asylum definition and meaning

n. A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege.
n. Any place of retreat and security.
n. An institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons; as, an asylum for the aged, for the blind, or for the insane; a lunatic asylum; an orphan asylum.

Crossword clues for asylum

- As to why half the lumpen make a sanctuary
- In ecstasy, luminary found shelter
- Part of fantasy lumberjack has of political refuge
- Place of refuge
- Place of safety
- Psychiatric hospital
- Refuge
- Refugee, ... seeker
- Safe haven
- Sanctuary
- Sanctuary for the oppressed
- Sanctuary or protection
- Shelter
- Shelter from danger
- Shelter from danger or hardship
- Shelter from greasy lumberjacks!
- Shelter or refuge
- Why enter a slum and seek refuge?