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noun, masculine

sanctuaire

/sɑ̃(k).tɥɛʁ/

noun, masculine/sɑ̃(k).tɥɛʁ/plural: sanctuaires

shrine (a place that is holy); sanctuary

From Old French saintuaire, from Late Latin and Latin sanctuārium (“sacred place, shrine”), from Latin sanctus (“holy, sacred”).