sanctuary
How many syllables in sanctuary?
There are 4 syllables in the word sanctuary.How to pronounce sanctuary:
Synonyms for sanctuary:
area
asylum
bema
chancel
choir
church
church building
haven
protection
refuge
retreat
sanctum
shelter
shrine
Antonyms for sanctuary:
cursed place
evil place
unholy place
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- viciousness
- puerility
- sudorific
- imitation
- carapaces
- felicific
- emaciation
- untamable
- gatekeeper
- corresponding
- cacafuego
- cyathium
- befuddlement
- gregarious
- audiotape
- restorable
- subaquatic
- delightfully
- opalescent
- devitalize
- abditory
- precipices
- xylography
- membranophone
- fossorial
- overstepping
- demoralise
- externally
- quantitative
- everyday
- reputable
- insecticide
- capitalist
- motivation
- agitated
- Ananias
- recitation
- electorate
- rolf-the-ganger
- vigorously
- osteoclasia
- aphorism
- undoubtfully
- unlimited
- de-escalate
- copacetic
- unhappiness
- trepidation
- supposedly
- ouroboros
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
Gemination, or the doubling of consonants, can affect syllable structure by creating longer consonant sounds within or between syllables.
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