recourse, resort, refuge
(noun) act of turning to for assistance; âhave recourse to the courtsâ; âan appeal to his uncle was his last resortâ
refuge, sanctuary, asylum
(noun) a shelter from danger or hardship
recourse, refuge, resort
(noun) something or someone turned to for assistance or security; âhis only recourse was the policeâ; âtook refuge in lyingâ
safety, refuge
(noun) a safe place; âHe ran to safetyâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
refuge (countable and uncountable, plural refuges)
A state of safety, protection or shelter.
A place providing safety, protection or shelter.
Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.
An expedient to secure protection or defence.
A refuge island.
• haven
• sanctuary
• zoar
refuge (third-person singular simple present refuges, present participle refuging, simple past and past participle refuged)
(intransitive) To return to a place of shelter.
(transitive, obsolete) To shelter; to protect.
• Fugere
Source: Wiktionary
Ref"uge (rf"j), n. Etym: [F. réfuge, 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 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 (rf"j), v. t.
Definition: To shelter; to protect. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; âthe thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; âLet them eat cakeââ
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