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Aug 1, 2023 · What is The Refuge? Founded in 1999, The Refuge has helped thousands of men in our faith-based residential addiction recovery ministry, all at absolutely no cost and with no insurance needed. A man’s journey starts in our 30-Day Discovery Phase on our 138-acre farm in Lancaster, OH.
(a place that gives) protection or shelter from danger, trouble, unhappiness, etc.: These people are seeking /taking refuge from persecution. The climbers slept in a mountain refuge. She had fled from her violent husband to a women's refuge. Fewer examples. Hundreds of dissidents are seeking refuge in the US embassy.
1. : shelter or protection from danger or distress. 2. : a place that provides shelter or protection. 3. : something to which one has recourse in difficulty. refuge. 2 of 2. verb. refuged; refuging. transitive verb. : to give refuge to. intransitive verb. : to seek or take refuge. Did you know? Finding Refuge.
1. uncountable noun. If you take refuge somewhere, you try to protect yourself from physical harm by going there. They took refuge in a bomb shelter. His home became a place of refuge for the believers. Synonyms: protection, security, shelter, harbour More Synonyms of refuge. 2. countable noun.
(a place that gives) protection or shelter from danger, trouble, unhappiness, etc.: These people are seeking /taking refuge from persecution. The climbers slept in a mountain refuge. She had fled from her violent husband to a women's refuge. Fewer examples. Hundreds of dissidents are seeking refuge in the US embassy.
To take refuge is to find a safe place. You might take refuge under a bridge in a hail storm, or in a basement during a tornado. Refuge comes from a French word meaning "to flee," and, in most cases, a refuge is a place to flee to in order to get away from people or places that are unsafe.
refuge noun (PLACE) a place where you are protected from danger: a refuge for homeless people. (Definition of refuge from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
