retreat
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4.2
- noun
- /rɪˈtrit/
:
retiro
- She found peace at her retreat, surrounded by nature and the sound of flowing water.
- a mountain retreat
- a rural retreat
- a place of retreat
That's what the retreat is for, you know.
- That's what the retreat is for, you know.
- And then I went to her retreat for five days.
- And he came on one of our retreats to Italy several years ago.
- And with three of us, he took on a retreat overnight.
- So I tell people I have a retreat called Awaken the Artist Within
- And anyone who comes to our retreat knows that.
- So I also lead retreats there so we can share that also.
- There were no places of respite or retreat or safety for this person.
- We're going to have mission trips, we're going to have retreats, men's retreats, women's retreats, couples retreats.
- Hey, I am doing another retreat in October.
- This month we are hosting my Virtual Retreat.
- And I said, Dove, my one idea was we need to have these retreats, Las Vegas, wherever you want.
- I don't always succeed, but I'm going to try a longer retreat into nature.
- So This is why I teach a lot at my retreats on energy transmutation.
- You're creating all this life change in the retreat center.
Examples
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It was my father's most cherished retreat before the war.
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Yeah, it was an offer to come work at a retreat on a beautiful island.
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And then I went to her retreat for five days.
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This is the one and only retreat I am doing this year.
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And anyone who comes to our retreat knows that.
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Um, it's a retreat up in the mountains.
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Silver Lake Inn was and is very much a weekend retreat, all year round.
Fiction book (1996) -
Their youth group met at the farm every October for a weekend retreat, and Alyssa was always invited.
Fiction book (2002) -
And you may stay and meditate at the retreat, with all the food and comfort you need.
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I've never been to Carlsbad, so we might have a little weekend retreat to Carlsbad sometime.
Synonyms
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2.5
A small quiet place where someone can rest alone
70
4.1
A safe place where people go to escape danger
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5.1
A private place where someone goes to be alone
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2.9
A place where you feel as comfortable and relaxed as in your own house
12
5.1
A quiet, private place away from other people
10
9.9
A small house where a person lives alone to pray or think
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4.6
A building where travelers can sleep and rest
A quiet place where someone can be alone to think
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How Secluded
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Etymology
Retreat comes from the parts re- 'back' and tract 'to pull', like in tractor. A helpful way to remember the quiet-place meaning is to think of it as the place you 'pull back' to for rest and peace.