- (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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