a·sy·lum əˈsīləm/ noun noun: asylum; noun: political asylum; plural noun: political asylums; plural noun: asylums 1. the protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee. she applied for asylum and was granted refugee status shelter or protection from danger. we provide asylum for those too ill to care for themselves synonyms: refuge, sanctuary, shelter, safety, protection, security, immunity; a safe haven he appealed for political asylum 2. dated an institution offering shelter and support to people who are mentally ill. hed been committed to an asylum synonyms: psychiatric hospital, mental hospital, mental institution, mental asylum; More informalmadhouse, loony bin, funny farm, nuthouse, bughouse; datedlunatic asylum; archaicbedlam he was confined to an asylum Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘place of refuge,’ especially for criminals): via Latin from Greek asulon ‘refuge,’ from asulos ‘inviolable,’ from a- ‘without’ + sulon ‘right of seizure.’ The current senses date from the 18th century. Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp! cries she With silent lips. Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! youtube/watch?v=AhwGihuXuBo
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