Definition of refuge

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Refuge (v. t.) To shelter; to protect.

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Resort :: Resort (v.) That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge.
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..
Sheet Anchor :: Sheet anchor (v. t.) Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger; the best hope or refuge.
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..
Intern :: Intern (a.) To put for safe keeping in the interior of a place or country; to confine to one locality; as, to intern troops which have fled for refuge to a neutral country..
Refut :: Refut (n.) Refuge.
Refuge :: Refuge (v. t.) To shelter; to protect.
Home :: Home (n.) A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, esp., the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul..
Protection :: Protection (n.) That which protects or preserves from injury; a defense; a shield; a refuge.
Beild :: Beild (n.) A place of shelter; protection; refuge.
Hospice :: Hospice (n.) A convent or monastery which is also a place of refuge or entertainment for travelers on some difficult road or pass, as in the Alps; as, the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard..
Soil :: Soil (n.) A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer..
Harbor :: Harbor (n.) A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.
Lazzaroni :: Lazzaroni (n. pl.) The homeless idlers of Naples who live by chance work or begging; -- so called from the Hospital of St. Lazarus, which serves as their refuge..
Rendezvous :: Rendezvous (n.) Retreat; refuge.
Refugee :: Refugee (n.) One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety..
Ark :: Ark (n.) The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge. Gen. vi. Hence: Any place of refuge..
Retreat :: Retreat (n.) The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.
Asylum :: Asylum (n.) A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege..
Harbor :: Harbor (n.) To afford lodging to; to enter as guest; to receive; to give a refuge to; indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought)..
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