refuge

Refuge is defined as a place where you are sheltered from danger, or to the condition of being sheltered from danger.

(noun)

  1. An example of refuge is what you seek when you go to a church and ask them to protect you from rioters outside.
  2. An example of refuge is a church that provides a place safe from danger.

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See refuge in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. shelter or protection from danger, difficulty, etc.
  2. a person or thing that gives shelter, help, or comfort
  3. a place of safety; shelter; safe retreat
  4. an expediency or shift; action taken to escape trouble or difficulty

Origin: OFr < L refugium < refugere, to retreat < re-, back + fugere, to flee: see fugitive

transitive verb refuged, refuging

Archaic to give refuge to

intransitive verb

Archaic to take refuge

See refuge in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Protection or shelter, as from danger or hardship.
  2. A place providing protection or shelter.
  3. A source of help, relief, or comfort in times of trouble. See Synonyms at shelter.
verb ref·uged, ref·ug·ing, ref·ug·es
Archaic
verb, transitive
To give refuge to.
verb, intransitive
To take refuge.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin refugium

Origin: , from refugere, to run away

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + fugere, to flee

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