Refuge is a place or state of

safety Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to risk management, the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings There are ...

. It may also refer to a more specific meaning:

Safety

Area of refuge An area of refuge or safe room is a place 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 or relieved by firefighters. In some instance ...

, a location in a building that may be used by occupants in the event of a fire * Bunker, a defensive fortification designed to protect people from bombs or other attacks *

Mountain hut A mountain hut is a building located high in the mountains, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hikers. Mountain huts are usually operated by an Alpine Club or some organization d ...

, a shelter for travelers in mountainous areas, often remote * Women's refuge, another term for

women's shelter A women's shelter, also known as a women's refuge and battered women's shelter, is a place of temporary protection and support for women escaping domestic violence and intimate partner violence of all forms. The term is also frequently used to ...

Refuge (United Kingdom charity) Refuge is a United Kingdom charity providing specialist support for women and children experiencing domestic violence. It was founded by author and men's rights activist Erin Pizzey. Refuge provides a national network of specialist services, i ...

, 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 Conflict The Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict is the first international treaty that focuses exclusively on the protection of cultural property in armed conflict. It was signed at The Hague, Nethe ...

* Right of asylum, protection of a person persecuted for political or religious beliefs by another sovereign authority * Refuge (bridges), a recess or bay in the parapet providing safety to pedestrians.

Nature and biology

* Wildlife refuge, a sanctuary or protected area for wildlife *

Refuge (ecology) A refuge is a concept in ecology, in which an organism obtains protection from predation by hiding in an area where it is inaccessible or cannot easily be found. Due to population dynamics, when refuges are available, populations of both predator ...

, a place where an organism can escape from predation * Refugium (population biology), a location of an isolated or relict population of a previously more widespread species * ''Refuge crop'', a non- genetically modified food 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

Film and television

* ''Refuge'' (1923 film), an American silent drama film * ''Refuge'' (1928 film) or ''Escape'', a German silent film * ''The Refuge'' (film), a 2009 French drama directed by François Ozon * ''Refuge'' (2012 film), an American drama directed by Jessica Goldberg * '' Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home'', a 2012 American documentary by Ethan Bensinger * "Refuge" (''Law & Order''), a television episode * "The Refuge" (''The Outer Limits''), a television episode

Literature

* ''The Refuge'' (novel), a 1954 novel by Kenneth Mackenzie * '' Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place'', a 1991 book by Terry Tempest Williams * '' Isaac Asimov's Robot City: Refuge'', a 1988 novel by Rob Chilson

Music

Refuge (band) Rage is a German heavy metal band formed in 1984 by Peter "Peavy" Wagner. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene which emerged in the early to mid-1980s, and have been referred to as one of the country's so-called "big fou ...

, a side project of the German band Rage *

Refuge Records Refuge Records was a contemporary Christian music record label founded in 1980 by Greg Nelson, Jack Hafer and Ray Nenow. One imprint of Refuge was Pure Metal Records, although Star Song Communications bought out that branch in 1990. The label h ...

, a 1980s American record label * ''Refuge'' (EP) or the title song, by Rage, 1994 * ''Refuge'' (Sons of Korah album), by Sons of Korah, 2014 * , by

Carbon Based Lifeforms Carbon Based Lifeforms is a Swedish electronic music duo formed in Gothenburg in 1996 by Johannes Hedberg and Daniel Vadestrid (''né'' Ringström). History Formation and early period Hedberg and Ringström (both born in 1976) first met in 1991, ...

, 2013 * "Refuge", a song by Psy from ''

4X2=8 4X (abbreviation of ''Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate'') is a subgenre of strategy-based computer and board games, and include both turn-based and real-time strategy titles. The gameplay involves building an empire. Emphasis is placed ...

'', 2017 * "Refuge", a song by Steve Wilson from '' To the Bone'', 2017

Other uses

Refuge, Mississippi Refuge is an unincorporated community located in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. Refuge Landing was located west of the settlement, directly on the Mississippi River. History Francis Griffin purchased land in 1831 on a high ridge b ...

* Refuge, Texas, an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas *

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(1564–1617), Early Modern French courtier, statesman and author * A controversial evangelical Christian, "ex-gay" conversion therapy program for homosexual teenagers run by

Love In Action Restoration Path, known as Love in Action (LIA) until March 2012, was an ex-gay Christian ministry founded in 1973. History It was founded in 1973 by Frank Worthen, John Evans, and Kent Philpott. The program was founded in Marin County, Californi ...

Refuge (Buddhism) In Buddhism, refuge or taking refuge refers to a religious practice, which often includes a prayer or recitation performed at the beginning of the day or of a practice session. Since the period of Early Buddhism until present time, all Theravada ...