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A*sy"lum (&unr_;), n.; pl. E. Asylums (&unr_;), L. Asyla (&unr_;). [L. asylum, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; exempt from spoliation, inviolable; 'a priv. + &unr_; right of seizure.] 1. 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.
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So sacred was the church to some, that it had the right of an asylum or sanctuary. Ayliffe.
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&hand_; The name was anciently given to temples, altars, statues of the gods, and the like. In later times Christian churches were regarded as asylums in the same sense.
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2. Any place of retreat and security.
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Earth has no other asylum for them than its own cold bosom. Southey.
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3. 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.
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