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- Dictionaryrefuge/ˈrɛfjuːdʒ/
noun
- 1. the state of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or difficulty: "he was forced to take refuge in the French embassy"
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REFUGE definition: 1. (a place that gives) protection or shelter from danger, trouble, unhappiness, etc.: 2. (a place…. Learn more.
Finding Refuge shelter or protection from danger or distress; a place that provides shelter or protection; something to which one has recourse in difficulty… See the full definition
(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.
A refuge is a safe place, such as a building or even another country, as in "they sought refuge from the war by leaving their homeland," or it is a simple, personal place of comfort — like a friend's couch.
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. A place providing protection or shelter: a colony that was a refuge for religious nonconformists. b. An undeveloped area for the preservation of animals and plants. 3. A source of help, relief, or comfort in times of trouble: "Reva's love was her refuge from shame and degradation" (Richard Wright). See Synonyms at shelter.
noun. /ˈrefjuːdʒ/ [uncountable] shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc. A further 300 people have taken refuge in the US embassy. The region was a place of refuge for outlaws and bandits. refuge from somebody/something They were forced to seek refuge from the fighting.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun refuge mean? There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun refuge, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. refuge has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
REFUGE definition: 1. protection from danger or unpleasant conditions: 2. a place where you are protected from…. Learn more.
REFUGE meaning: 1 : shelter or protection from danger or trouble often + in or from often used figuratively; 2 : a place that provides shelter or protection often + for.
