Definitions for Asyluməˈsaɪ ləm

This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word Asylum

Princeton's WordNet

  1. refuge, sanctuary, asylum(noun)

    a shelter from danger or hardship

  2. mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum, asylum(noun)

    a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person


  1. asylum(Noun)

    A place of safety

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Webster Dictionary

  1. Asylum(noun)


  2. Asylum(noun)

    any place of retreat and security

  3. Asylum(noun)


  4. Origin: [L. asylum, Gr. , fr. exempt from spoliation, inviolable; 'a priv. + right of seizure.]


  1. Asylum

    Asylum is a horror film from 20th Century Fox released on DVD in 2008. David R. Ellis, of Final Destination 2 and Snakes on a Plane, directed. Parts of the movie were filmed on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. The film stars Sarah Roemer.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Asylum

    a-sīl′um, n. a place of refuge for debtors and for such as were accused of some crime: an institution for the care or relief of the unfortunate, such as the blind or insane: any place of refuge or protection. [L.—Gr. asylona, neg., sylē, right of seizure.]

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Asylum' in Nouns Frequency: #2985


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Asylum in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Asylum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. Angela Merkel:

    We need a common European asylum policy.

  2. Rados Djurovic:

    We risk violating human rights and asylum law.

  3. George Bernard Shaw:

    An asylum for the sane would be empty in America.

  4. Henry Havelock Ellis:

    The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.

  5. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls:

    Asylum seekers need to be distributed among EU states more fairly.

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