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refuge

/ˈɹɛfjuːd͡ʒ/noun2 syllables

Refuge means: something or someone turned to for assistance or security.

Synonyms for refuge9

noun, as in something or someone turned to for assistance or security

recourse, resort

noun, as in a shelter from danger or hardship

noun, as in act of turning to for assistance

recourse, resort

noun, as in a safe place

also used for refuge

haven, zoar, bield, shelter

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What does refuge mean?4

noun

1

something or someone turned to for assistance or security“his only recourse was the police”

2

a shelter from danger or hardship

3

act of turning to for assistance“have recourse to the courts”

4

a safe place“He ran to safety”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Refuge in a sentence

  • Loneliness may be a burden for some, but a refuge for others.samir_t
  • God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Beshir
  • Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds.unknown
  • We took refuge from the storm in a nearby barn.CK
  • Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.Dejo
  • We took refuge in a cave and waited for the storm to pass.darinmex
  • Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.inastar
  • Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.inastar

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of refuge

as a noun

plural
refuges