refugium

[ ri-fyoo-jee-uhm ]

noun

, plural re·fu·gi·a [ri-, fyoo, -jee-, uh].

1. an area where special environmental circumstances have enabled a species or a community of species to survive after extinction in surrounding areas.

refugium

/ rɪˈfjuːdʒɪəm /

noun

1. a geographical region that has remained unaltered by a climatic change affecting surrounding regions and that therefore forms a haven for relict fauna and flora

Word History and Origins

Origin of refugium¹

From Latin, dating back to 1900–05; refuge

Word History and Origins

Origin of refugium¹

C20: Latin: refuge

Example Sentences

While, from that "refugium peccatorum," the shilling gallery, infernal cries of "Down in the front!"

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She is not Regina coeli, but she is still refugium peccatorum, the fruitful mother of thousands.

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Then the bishop sprinkleth the water three times round the church: the chorus singing Deus noster refugium.

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For a man's house is his castle, et domus sua cuique tutissimum refugium.

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Domus sua cuique tutissimum refugium—The safest place of refuge for every man is his own home.

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