asylum

asylum has 5 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• 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.
• n.. Any place of retreat and security.
• n.. 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.
• n.. a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
• n.. a shelter from danger or hardship