asylum
/əˈsaɪləm/
noun
- Protection granted by a country to someone who has fled their home country because of danger or persecution.
- The refugee applied for political asylum in Canada.
- Many people seek asylum from war and violence.
- The government granted asylum to the family fleeing persecution.
- A place of safety or refuge.
- She found asylum in the quiet library away from the chaos.
- The old church served as an asylum for travelers during the storm.
- The national park is a wildlife asylum for endangered species.
- A hospital for the care of people with mental illness (now considered dated or historical).
- Historical records show the asylum was overcrowded.
- The old asylum has been converted into apartments.
- In the 19th century, many patients were sent to a lunatic asylum.