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English Dictionary: refuge	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for refuge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
refuge n a safe place; "He ran to safety" Synonym(s): safety, refuge something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying" Synonym(s): recourse, refuge, resort a shelter from danger or hardship Synonym(s): refuge, sanctuary, asylum act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort" Synonym(s): recourse, resort, refuge
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Refuge \Ref"uge\ (r?f"?j), n. [F. r[82]fuge, L. refugium, fr. refugere to flee back; pref. re- + figere. SEe {Fugitive}.] 1. Shelter or protection from danger or distress. Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these Find place or refuge. --Milton. We might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us. --Heb. vi. 18. 2. That which shelters or protects from danger, or from distress or calamity; a stronghold which protects by its strength, or a sanctuary which secures safety by its sacredness; a place inaccessible to an enemy. The high hills are a refuger the wild goats. --Ps. civ. 18. The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed. --Ps. ix. 9.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Refuge \Ref"uge\ (r?f"?j), v. t. To shelter; to protect. [Obs.]