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• Refuge — Ref uge (r?f ?j), n. [F. r[ e]fuge, L. refugium, fr. refugere to flee back; pref. re + figere. SEe {Fugitive}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Shelter or protection from danger or distress. [1913 Webster] Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these Find… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• city of refuge — a city in ancient Israel appointed as a place of asylum for unintentional murderers * * * city of refuge By Mosaic law, any of six cities on the River Jordan where the perpetrator of an accidental homicide might flee for refuge • • • Main Entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• refuge — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. refuge, from L. refugium a taking refuge, place to flee back to, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + fugere to flee (see FUGITIVE (Cf. fugitive)) + ium place for …   Etymology dictionary

• Cities of refuge — Refuge Ref uge (r?f ?j), n. [F. r[ e]fuge, L. refugium, fr. refugere to flee back; pref. re + figere. SEe {Fugitive}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Shelter or protection from danger or distress. [1913 Webster] Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• House of refuge — Refuge Ref uge (r?f ?j), n. [F. r[ e]fuge, L. refugium, fr. refugere to flee back; pref. re + figere. SEe {Fugitive}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Shelter or protection from danger or distress. [1913 Webster] Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• refuge — /ref yoohj/, n., v., refuged, refuging. n. 1. shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.: to take refuge from a storm. 2. a place of shelter, protection, or safety. 3. anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape. v.t. 4.… …   Universalium

• refuge — ref•uge [[t]ˈrɛf yudʒ[/t]] n. v. uged, ug•ing 1) shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc 2) a place of shelter or protection 3) anything to which one has recourse for aid or escape 4) archaic to afford refuge to 5) archaic to take refuge… …   From formal English to slang

• CITY OF REFUGE — (Heb. טָלקמ ריע). Moses assigned six cities (Num. 35:13, Deut. 19:9) to which shall flee thither and live whoso killeth his neighbor unawares and hated him not in time past. Moses himself set aside three of these cities (Bezer, Ramoth, and Golan) …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Cities of Refuge —     Cities of Refuge     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Cities of Refuge     Towns which according to the Jewish law enjoyed the right of asylum and to which anyone who had unintentionally slain another might flee and be protected from the avenger of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Warrior's Refuge — Infobox Book | name = Warrior s Refuge image caption = Cover of Warrior s Refuge author = Erin Hunter country = United States language = English series = Warriors series genre = Children s, Fantasy publisher = HarperCollins and Tokyopop release… …   Wikipedia

• Eye for an eye — The phrase an eye for an eye , (, ). Assuming the fulfillment of certain technical criteria (such as the sentencing of the accused whose punishment was not yet executed), wherever it is possible to punish the conspirators with the exact same… …   Wikipedia