Refuge
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Refuge is a place or state of safety
. It may also refer to a more specific meaning:
Safety
Safety is the state of being "safe" , the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which could be...
. It may also refer to a more specific meaning:
- Area of refugeArea of refugeAn area of refuge is a location in a building designed to hold occupants during a fire or other emergency, when evacuation may not be safe or possible. Occupants can wait there until rescued by firefighters...
, a location in a building that may be used by occupants in the event of a fire - Mountain hut, a shelter for travelers in mountainous areas, often remote
- Women's refuge, another term for women's shelterWomen's shelterA women's shelter is a place of temporary refuge and support for women escaping violent or abusive situations, such as rape, and domestic violence....
- Refuge (United Kingdom charity), a British charity for female victims of domestic violence
- A place intended to shelter cultural property, in the context of the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed ConflictHague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed ConflictThe Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict is an international treaty that requires its signatories to protect cultural property in war. It was signed at The Hague, Netherlands, on May 14, 1954, and entered into force August 7, 1956...
- Wildlife refugeWildlife refugeA wildlife refuge, also called a wildlife sanctuary, may be a naturally occurring sanctuary, such as an island, that provides protection for species from hunting, predation or competition, or it may refer to a protected area, a geographic territory within which wildlife is protected...
, a sanctuary or protected area for wildlife - Refuge (population biology), a location of an isolated or relict population of a previously more widespread species
- A controversial evangelical Christian "ex-gay" conversion therapy program for homosexual teenagers run by Love In ActionLove In ActionLove In Action is an ex-gay, Christian ministry founded in 1973 by Frank Worthen, John Evans, and Kent Philpott. The program was originally founded in Marin County, California, just north of San Francisco.-History:...
- Refuge (Buddhism)Refuge (Buddhism)Buddhists "take refuge" in, or to "go for refuge" to, the Three Jewels . This can be done formally in lay and monastic ordination ceremonies.The Three Jewels general signification is: * the Buddha;* the Dharma, the teachings;...
, the basis of being a Buddhist - Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place, a book by Terry Tempest WilliamsTerry Tempest WilliamsTerry Tempest Williams , is an American author, conservationist and activist.Williams’ writing is rooted in the American West and has been significantly influenced by the arid landscape of her native Utah in which she was raised...
- Refuge RecordsRefuge RecordsRefuge Records was a Christian record label founded in 1980 by Greg Nelson and Ray Nenow.Refuge Records became an important label in the development of the West Coast Christian alternative music scene...
, a record label in the 1980s - An 1999 episode of the TV series Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
- "The Refuge" (The Outer Limits), an episode of the television series
- Refuge crop, a non-genetically modified foodGenetically modified foodGenetically modified foods are foods derived from genetically modified organisms . Genetically modified organisms have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques...
crop planted alongside a genetically modified one to prevent or slow the development of predators resistant to its modified properties by purposely encouraging the mating of species across said crops - The Refuge (film)The Refuge (film)The Refuge or Hideaway is a 2009 French drama film directed by François Ozon. The film won the Special Prize of the Jury at the 2009 San Sebastián International Film Festival.-Cast:* Isabelle Carré - Mousse* Louis-Ronan Choisy - Paul...
, a 2009 French drama directed by François Ozon - Right of asylumRight of asylumRight of asylum is an ancient juridical notion, under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his or her own country may be protected by another sovereign authority, a foreign country, or church sanctuaries...
, protection of a person persecuted for political or religious beliefs by another sovereign authority
See also
- Refugium (disambiguation)
- Refugee (disambiguation)Refugee (disambiguation)A Refugee is a person who has left their home country under threat, and cannot or will not return there.*Refugee may also refer to:*Refugee , a British progressive rock group**Refugee , a 1974 album by Refugee...
- City of Refuge (disambiguation)