Noun

(en noun)

The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.

* William Shakespeare, Henry VIII

Nature does not require''
''Her times of preservation, which, perforce''
''I give my tendence to

* Ecclesiastes. xxxiv. 16

The eyes of the Lord are upon them that love him, his is ther mighty protection, a preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling.

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Every seneseless thing by nature's light''
''Doth preservation seek, destruction shun

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Our allwise maker has put into man the uneasiness of hunger, thirst and other natural desires, to determine their wills for the preservation of themselves, and the continuation of their species.

Noun

(en noun)

A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something.

* {{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne

, title=Well Tackled! , chapter=7 citation , passage=The detective kept them in view. He made his way casually along the inside of the shelter until he reached an open scuttle close to where the two men were standing talking. Eavesdropping was not a thing Larard would have practised from choice, but there were times when, in the public interest, he had to do it, and this was one of them.}}

An institution that provides temporary housing for homeless people, battered women etc.