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Sanctuary
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For other uses, see Sanctuary (disambiguation).
"Safe haven" redirects here. For other uses, see Safe haven (disambiguation).
A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This secondary use can be categorized into human sanctuary, a safe place for people, such as a political sanctuary; and non-human sanctuary, such as an animal or plant sanctuary.
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