refuge /refˈūj/

1. Shelter or protection from danger or trouble
2. An asylum or retreat
3. Specif an establishment set up to provide emergency accommodation, protection, support, etc for eg battered wives
4. A street island for pedestrians
5. Recourse in difficulty

To shelter

refugee /ref-ū-jēˈ/ noun

1. A person who flees for refuge to another country, esp from religious or political persecution
2. A fugitive

refugium /ri-fūˈji-əm/ noun (pl refūˈgia /-ji-ə/)

A region that has retained earlier geographical, climatic, etc conditions, and thus becomes a haven for older varieties of flora and fauna

house of refuge

A shelter for the destitute

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