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Definitions for Refuge

[1] shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.: to take refuge from a storm.
[2] a place of shelter, protection, or safety.
[3] anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape.
[4] Archaic . to afford refuge to.
[5] Archaic . to take refuge.
[6] shelter or protection, as from the weather or danger
[7] any place, person, action, or thing that offers or appears to offer protection, help, or relief accused of incompetence, he took refuge in lying
[8] another name for traffic island
[9] archaic to take refuge or give refuge to

Words related to Refuge

stronghold, sanctuary, hideaway, resort, shelter, hideout, protection, fortress, security, asylum, haven, retreat, shield, covert, escape, home, port, stopgap, makeshift, exit

Words nearby Refuge

refringent, refsum's disease, reft, refudiate, refuel, refuge, refugee, refugee capital, refugees, refugium, refulgent

Origin of Refuge

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin refugium, equivalent to refug(ere ) to turn and flee, run away (re- re- + fugere to flee; see fugitive) + -ium -ium

Word origin for Refuge

C14: via Old French from Latin refugium , from refugere to flee away, from re- + fugere to escape

Synonyms for Refuge

asylum, fortress, haven, hideaway, hideout, hiding place, protection, resort, retreat, sanctuary, security, shelter, stronghold, ambush, anchorage, cover, covert, den, escape, exit, expedient, harbor, harborage, hole, home, immunity, makeshift, opening, outlet, port, preserve, recourse, resource, shield, stopgap, ivory tower, safe place, way out