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Definition of refuge:
- An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or contrivance.
- Shelter or protection from danger or distress.
- 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.
- To shelter; to protect.
Synonyms:
safe, institution, poorhouse, insane asylum, orphanage, sanctum, mental home, stamping ground, repair, way out, cache, exit, recourse, safety, harborage, stronghold, den, monastery, asylum, guard, port, home, bolt-hole, resort hotel, psychiatric hospital, hermitage, cloister, haunt, retreat, holiday resort, hiding place, alternative, base hit, hideaway, resource, convent, resort, outlet, sanctuary, help, ambush, anchorage, fortress, bema, rubber, mental institution, mental hospital, attack, prophylactic, protection, hangout, condom, safety device, escape, chancel, covert.
Usage examples:
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Such tidings as yours should be broken to her in that refuge only."
- "Taken Alive", E. P. Roe. -
I've driven him out of the cabin, and he has taken refuge in the barber shop.
- "Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi", George H. Devol. -
" He would hardly have sought refuge there," said Lord Hastings.
- "The Boy Allies Under the Sea", Robert L. Drake.