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noun

Refuge n.

1.

Shelter or protection from danger or distress. "Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these Find place or refuge." "We might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us."

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." "The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed."

3.

An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or contrivance. "Their latest refuge Was to send him."

Cities of refuge (Jewish Antiq.), certain cities appointed as places of safe refuge for persons who had committed homicide without design. Of these there were three on each side of Jordan.

House of refuge, a charitable institution for giving shelter and protection to the homeless, destitute, or tempted.

Synonyms: Shelter; asylum; retreat; covert.

verb

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

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"Refuge" Quotes from Famous Books

... thirsty crowd, but we had our herd to look after and deliver so we could not stop, but pushed on north crossing the Platte river, then up the trail that led by the hole in the wall country, near which place we went into camp. Then as now this hole in the wall country was the refuge of the train robbers, cattle thieves and bandits of the western country, and when we arrived the place was unusually full of them, and it was not long before trouble was brewing between our men and the ...

— The Life and Adventures of Nat Love - Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick" • Nat Love

... usual he selected a site for a castle within the walls, and left a force of chosen knights under faithful command, to complete the fortification and to form the garrison. Harold's mother, Gytha, left the city before its surrender, and finally found a refuge in Saint Omer, in Flanders. Harold's sons also, if they were in Exeter, made their escape before ...

— The History of England From the Norman Conquest - to the Death of John (1066-1216) • George Burton Adams

... the poor lad might labour under some hallucination, but I felt fear myself, for I distinctly heard some one attempt to open my door very stealthily a short time after 'Brownie' had taken refuge in ...

— Border Ghost Stories • Howard Pease

... from my lady, who, when she found she could prevail nothing, took refuge in a sort of scornful, compassionate silence. These silences were, however, of brief duration. She appealed to Mr. Carnegie, who gave her for answer that Bessie was old enough to know her own mind, and if that leant towards Mr. Harry ...

— The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax • Harriet Parr

... abolitionists, an uncompromising prohibitory advocate, and a bosom friend and co-worker of Wendell Phillips. He held many important town and county offices. He was a warm friend of the fleeing negroes from the South to Canada, his home being the refuge for many, and often piloting them from there by night ...

— The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 5 • Various

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