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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
any place, person, action, or thing that offers or appears to offer protection, help, or relief. accused of incompetence, he took refuge in lying. another name for traffic island.
(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.
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.
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.
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.
REFUGE definition: 1. protection from danger or unpleasant conditions: 2. a place where you are protected from…. Learn more.
Dictionary Meanings. Refuge Definition. rĕfyo͝oj. refuged, refuging. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. Shelter or protection from danger, difficulty, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A place of safety; shelter; safe retreat. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
