refuge
refuge definition
ref·uge (ref′yo̵̅o̅j)
noun
- shelter or protection from danger, difficulty, etc.
- a person or thing that gives shelter, help, or comfort
- a place of safety; shelter; safe retreat
- an expediency or shift; action taken to escape trouble or difficulty
Etymology: OFr < L refugium < refugere, to retreat < re-, back + fugere, to flee: see fugitive
intransitive verb
Archaic to take refuge
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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