shelter (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. tegmen, tĕgĭmen, etc.2. suffŭgium (from sun, rain, etc.)II. In wider sense, a refuge, protection1. perfŭgium (a place of refuge)2. rĕceptācŭlum (place of retreat)3. castellum (lit., a fort, stronghold4. āra (lit., an altar, hence fig. a protection)5. umbra (fig., a shelter, protection)6. hospĭtium and dēversōrium may be used to express shelter in the sense of lodgings at an inn, or hospitality in a private house • shelter (subs.): I. Lit.: that which covers: 1. tegmen, tĕgĭmen, etc.: v. covering. 2. suffŭgium (from sun, rain, etc.): no s. from either the rain or sun, s. nullum aut imbris aut solis, Plin. Ep. 9, 39, init.: they are accustomed to make subterranean caves as a s. from the cold of winter, solent subterraneos specus aperire s. hiemi, Tac. Germ. 16, fin.: a s. against the severity of the climate, s. adversus caeli rigorem, Sen. de Ira, 1, 11, 2. II. In wider sense, a refuge, protection: 1. perfŭgium (a place of refuge): a s. and a harbour for his broken fortune, ejus fortunae jactatae portum ac p., Cic. Clu. 3, 7: v. refuge. 2. rĕceptācŭlum (place of retreat): v. retreat. 3. castellum (lit., a fort, stronghold: fig., a shelter, defence): a stronghold of abandoned citizens, and a s. for villany, arx civium perditorum, c. latrocinii, Cic. Pis. 5, 11: a s. for every crime, c. omnium scelerum, Liv. 3, 57, init. 4. āra (lit., an altar, hence fig. a protection): to flee for refuge to the s. of the laws, ad aram legum confugere, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 8. 5. umbra (fig., a shelter, protection): a s. and retreat, u. et recessus, id. de Or. 3, 26, 101: they skulk under the s. of a great name, umbra magni nominis delitescunt, Quint. 12, 10, 15: they skulked under the s. of the Roman friendship, sub umbra Romanae amicitiae latebant, Liv. 34, 9, fin. 6. hospĭtium and dēversōrium may be used to express shelter in the sense of lodgings at an inn, or hospitality in a private house: v. lodging. Phr.: in many places I do not even get a s., multis locis ne tectum quidem accipio, Cic. Att. 5, 16, 3: to afford any one s. (as fugitives from justice, etc.), aliquem tectis ac sedibus recipere, Cic. (Kr.). See also protection.
shelter (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To cover and protect, as from cold, wind, etc.1. tĕgo, xi, ctum, 32. dēfendo, di, sum, 33. arceo, cui, 2 (to ward off4. expr. by suffŭgium praebēreII. To receive and protect1. excĭpio, cēpi, ceptum, 32. expr. by in tutelam recipereB. Intrans. • shelter (v.): A. Trans.: I. To cover and protect, as from cold, wind, etc.: 1. tĕgo, xi, ctum, 3: to preserve and s. any one from injury, aliquem conservare et t., Caes. B. C. 1, 85: to s. and protect any one, aliquem t. ac tueri, Cic. Fam. 13, 66. Comp.: prōtĕgo, 3: to s. a person against accusers, aliquem adversus criminantes p., Tac. H. 2, 60: to s. the best men, viros optimos p., Plin. Ep. 3, 9, fin. 2. dēfendo, di, sum, 3: to s. any one from injury, aliquem ab injuria d., Caes. B. G. 5, 20, fin.: to s. (strictly, i. e. to ward off from) the vines from the too powerful heat of the sun, nimios solis ardores d., Cic. de Sen. 15, 53. 3. arceo, cui, 2 (to ward off: with acc. and abl.): Neptune s.s the fleets from the North winds, Neptunus classes Aquilonibus arcet, Hor. A. P. 64: Tac. 4. expr. by suffŭgium praebēre: it s.s neither from rain nor the sun, s. nullum aut imbris aut solis praebet, cf. Plin. Ep. 9, 39, med. II. To receive and protect: 1. excĭpio, cēpi, ceptum, 3: Tigranes s.'d Mithridates when panic-stricken and in flight, Mithridatem in timore ac fuga excepit Tigranes, Cic. Manil. 9, 23: O happy land, which shall s. this man, O terram beatam, quae hunc virum exceperit, id. Mil. 38, 105: cf. Liv. 29, 11, ad fin. (aliquem hospitio excipere). 2. expr. by in tutelam recipere: v. protection. See also to protect. B. Intrans.: expr. by circuml.: they s.'d in various places in alarm, diversa tecta metu petiere, Virg. Aen. 4, 164: they s.'d in a cave, *(imbris, tempestatis, etc.) suffugium quaerentes in speluncam se recepere: v. to betake oneself.
SHELTER Copy link • SHELTER 1. s. That which covers or defends, tectum (roof): perfugium (place of refuge, or offering a shelter): deversorium (a place to put up at, on the road): hospitium (if in the house, or under the roof of a friend): asylum (an asylum). To afford a shelter, tectum praebere; also, hospitio accipere: tecto, ad se or ad se domum, recipere (under one’s roof, in one’s house); tectis ac sedibus recipere; moenibus, tectis, recipere (of the inhabitants of a town, with regard to fugitives); asylum aperire (to give an asylum). To find a shelter, hospitium nancisci. At some places I cannot even find a shelter, multis locis ne tectum quidem accipio. Protection, praesidium. Protector, scutum (figuratively; i. e., shield). A protection against rain, etc., subgrunda: subgrundium. 2. v. To give or to take shelter, [Vid. SHELTER, substantive; Vid: also, the SYN. in To DEFEND, To GUARD]. To shelter against the heat of the sun, contra solem protegere (e.g., one’s head). To shelter against the cold and the heat, contra frigorem aestusque injuriam tueri. The harbor was sheltered from the south-west winds, portus ab Africa tegebatur. To be sheltered by one’s post as ambassador, legationis jure tectum esse: to be sheltered, tectum or tutum esse.