What is the meaning of refuge?

noun

  • A safe place.
    • usage: "He ran to safety"
  • Something or someone turned to for assistance or security.
    • usage: "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"
  • A shelter from danger or hardship.
  • Act of turning to for assistance.
    • usage: "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
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