Refuge :: Refuge (n.) Shelter or protection from danger or distress.
Refuge :: Refuge (n.) 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..
Refuge :: Refuge (n.) An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or contrivance.
Refugee :: Refugee (n.) One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety..
Refugee :: Refugee (n.) Especially, one who, in times of persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety; as, the French refugees who left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes..