asylum

/əˈsaɪləm/ · noun

Meaning

A place of safety.
The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place.
A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

sanctuary(English)refuge(English)mental hospital(English)insane asylum(English)mental institution(English)psychiatric hospital(English)mental home(English)shelter(English)seeker(English)lunatic(English)insane(English)refugee(English)

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Sources

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