Asylum word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "asylum" word

[noun] a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
[noun] a shelter from danger or hardship

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\A*sy"lum\, n.; pl. E. {Asylums}, L. {Asyla}. [L. asylum, Gr. ?, fr. ? exempt from spoliation, inviolable; 'a priv. + ? 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. So sacred was the church to some, that it had the right of an asylum or sanctuary. --Ayliffe. Note: 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. 2. Any place of retreat and security. Earth has no other asylum for them than its own cold bosom. --Southey. 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.

Synonyms for asylum

insane asylum, institution, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, refuge, sanctuary

Related terms: cover, covert, dugout, foxhole, halfway house, harbor of refuge, hideout, hidey hole, hiding place, infirmary, inviolability, lunatic asylum, madhouse, polyclinic, psychopathic hospital, public hospital, refuge, secret place, sick bay, special hospital, station hospital, ward

The fun area, different aproach to word »asylum«

Let's analyse "asylum" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: MULYSA. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- ... -.-- .-.. ..- --

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: asylum: 1 + 3 = 4, reduced: 4 (or 11 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Four.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: asylum: 1 + 1 + 7 + 3 + 3 + 4 = 19, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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