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Sanctuary Summary
907 words, approx. 3 pages SANCTUARY. As etymology suggests, a sanctuary is a sacred place, a place set apart from the space of ordinary existence (LL, sanctuarium, from sanctus, "sacred, holy," by analogy with sacrarium, "shrine," from sacer). Thus,...
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Sanctuary
493 words, approx. 2 pages in religion, a sacred place, set apart from the profane, ordinary world. Originally, sanctuaries were natural locations, such as groves or hills, where the divine or sacred was believed to be especially present. The concept was later extended to...
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Sanctuary : Judaic Terms
56 words, approx. 1 pages The central place of Jewish worship. The shrines at *Shiloh and Bethel were described as sanctuaries when they contained the *Ark of the Covenant. The *Holy of Holies in the *Temple in *Jerusalem was also seen as a sanctuary. Today the term is used to...
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Sanctuary Information
1,327 words, approx. 4 pages
 Sanctuary has multiple meanings. A sanctuary is the consecrated area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar. An animal sanctuary is a place where animals live and are protected. In modern parlance the term is used to mean a place of...




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 Vegetarian Times
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11/01/2006: 1,428 words, approx. 5 pages Time stands still in Corkscrew Swamp The mama raccoon skittering along deep in Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary seems hardly to care that she is being watched. For the nonchalant little creature, there is so much more to ponder: Here, half an hour from southwest...
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 The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
Sanctuary
04/01/2007: 1,081 words, approx. 4 pages BEN DOBBIN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 04-01-2007 SANCTUARY -- N.Y.'s Montezuma Wetlands are a vital stopover for migrating birds By BEN DOBBIN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Date: 04-01-2007, Sunday Section: TRAVEL Edtion: All Editions Every spring and fall,...
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 Investor's Business Daily
Whose Sanctuary?
8/16/2007: 667 words, approx. 2 pages Illegal Immigration: As Elvira Arellano goes to Washington to plead her case for sanctuary, another illegal alien who benefited from it stands accused of a heinous crime. Whom should our laws protect?For the past year, Arellano has been holed up in Chicago's Aldaberto United Methodist...
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Immigration activist leaves sanctuary
8/18/2007: 378 words, approx. 1 pages For the first time in a year, an illegal immigrant who took refuge in a church to avoid deportation has left the sanctuary to attend an immigration rights rally in Los Angeles.Elvira Arellano left the church for the first time since seeking sanctuary there Aug....


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