Asylum vs. Sanctum — What's the Difference?

Protection and immunity from extradition granted by a government to a political refugee from another country.

A sacred or holy place.

A place offering protection and safety; a shelter.

A private place where one is free from intrusion.

Protection or shelter; refuge

A place set apart, as with a sanctum sanctorum; a sacred or private place; a private retreat or workroom.

A place, such as a church, formerly constituting an inviolable refuge for criminals or debtors.

A sacred place; hence, a place of retreat; a room reserved for personal use; as, an editor's sanctum.

An institution for the care of people, especially those with physical or mental disabilities, who require organized supervision or assistance.

A place of inviolable privacy;

A place of safety or refuge.

A sacred place of pilgrimage

The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place (as, for example, for political refugees).

(dated) A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.

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.

Any place of retreat and security.

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.

A shelter from danger or hardship

A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person