Definition of refuge

• n. - Shelter or protection from danger or distress.
• n. - 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.
• n. - An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or contrivance.
• v. t. - To shelter; to protect.