Refuge
Refuge noun - Something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger.
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Synonyms for Refuge
Temporary and refuge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Temporary" instead a noun "Refuge".
Nearby Words: refugee, refugia
Temporary
Temporary noun - A worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis.
Refuge and temporary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Refuge" instead a noun "Temporary".
Nearby Words: temporal, temporarily
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Contemplate Our Navels: "Refuge of the Roads" was partly inspired by the time Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche induced her into a temporary, three-day state where the concept of "I" was absent from her.
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Not all beings made it safely, but while many made it to the island, it is only a temporary refuge.
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In Small Gods, he clearly assumes not even another god would dare to challenge him, but a god fueled by a temporary surge of especially powerful belief is actually able to physically overpower him, perhaps partly due to the Refuge in Audacity of even trying.
Source: Top God
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