noun (n)

• a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept(noun.artifact)

  source: wordnet30
• a shelter from danger or hardship(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  asylum, refuge
  

  source: wordnet30
• area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  bema, chancel
  

  source: wordnet30
• A sacred place; a consecrated spot; a holy and inviolable site.(noun)

  source: webster1913