About The Word Refuge
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Refuge
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What's The Definition Of Refuge?
[n] act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
[n] a shelter from danger or hardship [n] something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying" [n] a safe place; "He ran to safety" Synonyms | Synonyms for Refuge: asylum | recourse | recourse | resort | resort | safety | sanctuary Related Terms | Find terms related to Refuge: See Also | aid | area | assist | assistance | country | harborage | harbourage | help | resource | safe house | safehold | shadow | shelter Refuge In Webster's Dictionary \Ref"uge\ (r?f"?j), n. [F. r['e]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.
3. An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or
contrivance.
Their latest refuge Was to send him. --Shak.
Light must be supplied, among gracefulrefuges, by
terracing ??? story in danger of darkness. --Sir H.
Wotton.
{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. --Josh. xx.
{House of refuge}, a charitable institution for giving
shelter and protection to the homeless, destitute, or
tempted.
Syn: Shelter; asylum; retreat; covert.
\Ref"uge\ (r?f"?j), v. t. To shelter; to protect. [Obs.] |
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