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Definition of Asylum
1. Noun. A shelter from danger or hardship.
Exact synonyms: Refuge, Sanctuary
Specialized synonyms: Harbor, Harbour, Safehold, Safe House
Generic synonyms: Shelter
Specialized synonyms: Harbor, Harbour, Safehold, Safe House
Generic synonyms: Shelter
2. Noun. A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person.
Exact synonyms: Insane Asylum, Institution, Mental Home, Mental Hospital, Mental Institution, Psychiatric Hospital
Specialized synonyms: Bedlam, Booby Hatch, Crazy House, Cuckoo's Nest, Funny Farm, Funny House, Loony Bin, Madhouse, Nut House, Nuthouse, Sanatorium, Snake Pit
Generic synonyms: Hospital, Infirmary
Derivative terms: Institutional, Institutionalise, Institutionalize
Specialized synonyms: Bedlam, Booby Hatch, Crazy House, Cuckoo's Nest, Funny Farm, Funny House, Loony Bin, Madhouse, Nut House, Nuthouse, Sanatorium, Snake Pit
Generic synonyms: Hospital, Infirmary
Derivative terms: Institutional, Institutionalise, Institutionalize
Definition of Asylum
1. n. 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.
Definition of Asylum
1. an institution for the care of the mentally ill [n -LUMS or -LA]
Medical Definition of Asylum
1. Old term for an institution for the housing and care of those who by reason of age or mental or bodily infirmities are unable to care for themselves. Origin: L. Fr. G. Asylon, a sanctuary, fr. A-priv. + syle, right of seizure (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Asylum
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