latibulum

plural latibula

1. obsoleteA concealed hiding place, especially of an animal; a burrow, hole, or lair.

   Thou lord art my ſhadovv, my refuge, my fortreſs, my labitulum and hiding place, and my defence.

   1681, Christopher of Jelingen alias Jelinger, “Containing a Conclusive Prayer to Jesus Christ for this Sacred Union”, in Sacra Unio, or, An Holy Union, […], London: […] M. White, for John Wright […], and Jacob Sampson […], →OCLC, partition VIII, page 57

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   [T]he Roman church had made this latibulum, this hiding place, this refuge from persecution, hermitages and monasteries, to be the most conspicuous, the most glorious, the most eminent, the richest and most abundant places of the world; […]

   a. 1632 (date written), John Donne, “Sermon LVIII. Preached upon the Penitential Psalms.”, in Henry Alford, editor, The Works of John Donne, D.D., […], volume III, London: John W[illiam] Parker, […], published 1839, →OCLC, page 4

   [I]t never can be certainlie found, vvhat are her opinions of any point, or vvhen ſhe hath declared her ſelfe: As […] appeares by your refuſing to leave your Latibula; and declare plainlie your opinion concerning it, vvhich if you ſavv defenſible, and you vvere all agreed about it, you vvould quicklie have done, […]

   a. 1644 (date written), Lucius Cary, “Here Followeth the Third Part of this Discourse, […]”, in Sir Lucius Cary, Late Lord Viscount of Falkland, His Discourse of Infallibility, with an Answer to It: And His Lordships Reply. […], London: […] Gartrude Dawson, for Iohn Hardesty, […], published 1651, →OCLC, page 210

   [I] found your curious diligence, looking, not only unto Civill ſocieties, but prying alſo unto the ruder crouds and ſilveſtrous heards of mankinde, peeping into every latibulum and ſolitary buſh to devellope the effects and incongruous reſults of the phantaſticall projects of (the novv little better then the perfecter ſort of ape called Man) […]

   1653 April 30 (date written; Gregorian calendar), R. Masson, “A Letter Directed to the Author from a Worthy Friend of His, Fully Discovering the Ground of All Mans Prevarications”, in John Bulwer, A View of the People of the Whole World: Or, A Short Survey of Their Policies, Dispositions, Naturall Deportments, Complexions, Ancient and Moderne Customes, Manners, Habits & Fashions. […], London: […] William Hunt, published 1654, →OCLC

   [T]hoſe very Forms and Qualities, and the Self-moving povver of Body, vvhich vvere commonly made a Sanctuary for Atheiſm, might notvvithſtanding chance to prove, contrarivviſe, the Latibulum and Aſylum of a Deity, and that a Corporeal God […] might lie lurking under them, aſſaulting mens minds vvith doubtful Fears and Jealouſies; […]

   1678, R[alph] Cudworth, chapter I, in The True Intellectual System of the Universe: The First Part; wherein All the Reason and Philosophy of Atheism is Confuted; and Its Impossibility Demonstrated, London: […] Richard Royston, […], →OCLC, page 51

   [E]very VVaſps-Neſt is begun by one great Mother-VVaſp, vvhich over-lives the VVinter, lying hid in ſome hollovv Tree, or other Latibulum.

   1691, John Ray, “Of Bodies Endued with a Sensitive Soul, or Animals”, in The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC, page 114

   Synonyms: cuniculus