Hypertext Webster Gateway: "refuge"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Refuge \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Refuge \Ref"uge\ (r?f"?j), v. t.
To shelter; to protect. [Obs.]

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

refuge
n 1: a safe place; "He ran to safety" [syn: {safety}]
2: something or someone turned to for assistance or security:
"his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"
[syn: {recourse}, {resort}]
3: a shelter from danger or hardship [syn: {sanctuary}, {asylum}]
4: act of turning to for assistance: "have recourse to the
courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
[syn: {recourse}, {resort}]


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