institution of asylum

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• asylum — noun 1) he appealed for political asylum Syn: refuge, sanctuary, shelter, safety, protection, security, immunity; a safe haven 2) he was confined to an asylum Syn: psychiatric hospital, mental hospital, mental insti …   Thesaurus of popular words

• asylum — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. retreat, refuge, sanctuary, shelter; home, orphanage, sanitarium, sanatorium; mental hospital, psychopathic ward. See safety, insanity, abode. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shelter, refuge, safety; see… …   English dictionary for students

• asylum — asy·lum /ə sī ləm/ n: protection from arrest and extradition given esp. to political refugees by a nation or by an embassy or other agency that has diplomatic immunity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. asylum …   Law dictionary

• Asylum — may refer:* Psychiatric hospital, once known as an insane asylum or mental asylum, is a hospital specializing in the treatment of persons with mental illness * Destitute Asylum, an institution built in the 1850s in Adelaide, Australia for… …   Wikipedia

• Asylum — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• asylum — [n1] refuge cover, den, harbor, haven, hideaway, hideout, hole, ivory tower*, port, preserve, refuge, retreat, safe house, safety, sanctuary, security, shelter; concepts 435,515 asylum [n2] psychiatric hospital institution, loony bin*, madhouse* …   New thesaurus

• asylum — early 15c., earlier asile (late 14c.), from L. asylum sanctuary, from Gk. asylon refuge, noun use of neut. of asylos inviolable, safe from violence, especially of persons seeking protection, from a without + syle right of seizure. So literally an …   Etymology dictionary

• Asylum (1997 film) — Asylum is a 1997 horror thriller film directed by James Seale and starring Robert Patrick, Malcolm McDowell, Sarah Douglas, Debra Wilson, Henry Gibson, and Jason Schombing. It premiered on HBO on May 6, 1997.ummaryRobert Patrick stars as a… …   Wikipedia

• asylum — ► NOUN 1) shelter or protection. 2) protection granted by a state to a political refugee. 3) dated an institution for the mentally ill. ORIGIN Greek asulon refuge …   English terms dictionary

• asylum — [ə sī′ləm] n. [L < Gr asylon < asylos, inviolable < a , without + sylon, right of seizure] 1. Obs. a sanctuary, as a temple, where criminals, debtors, etc. were safe from arrest 2. a place where one is safe and secure; refuge 3. the… …   English World dictionary

• asylum — /euh suy leuhm/, n. 1. (esp. formerly) an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or other persons requiring specialized assistance. 2. an inviolable refuge, as formerly for criminals and debtors; sanctuary: He… …   Universalium