impetuosity

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ănĭmōsĭtas, ātis, f. [animosus] (only post-class.).

Boldness, courage, spirit:

resistendi,

Amm. 16, 12:

equi,

Sid. Ep. 4, 3. —

Vehemence, impetuosity, ardor, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 6; in plur., * id. ib. 2, 12; Aug. Ep. 162, and Civ. Dei, 14, 2 al.—

Wrath, enmity (eccl. Lat.):

iracundia animositatis illius (Dei) subversio illius est,

Vulg. Eccli. 1, 28; ib. 2 Cor. 12, 20; ib. Heb. 11, 27.

călor, ōris, m. [caleo; cf. Varr. ap. Non. p. 46, 22], warmth, heat, glow.

Lit.

In gen. (very freq. in prose and poet.): neque mihi ulla obsistet amnis nec calor;

nec frigus metuo,

Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 19; so (opp. frigus) Lucr. 2, 517; 6, 371; Cic. N. D. [p. 272] 2, 39, 101; Verg. G. 2, 344; 4, 36; (opp. refrigeratio) Vitr. 1, 4:

calor ignis,

Lucr. 1, 425:

solis,

id. 5, 571; 6, 514:

fulminis,

id. 6, 234.—In plur., Cic. Off. 2, 4, 13; id. N. D. 2, 60, 151; Hor. C. 3, 24, 37 al.—

Esp.

Vital heat; so, vitalis, Lucr. 3, 129; Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 27:

ut omnia quae aluntur atque crescunt, contineant in se vim caloris, sine quā neque ali possent neque crescere,

id. ib. 2, 9, 23:

omnis et una Dilapsus calor,

Verg. A. 4, 705.—

Summer heat, the warmth of summer:

vitandi caloris causā Lanuvii tres horas acquieveram,

Cic. Att. 13, 34 init.; id. de Or. 1, 62, 265.—Hence also for summer (opp. ver and autumnus), Lucr. 1, 175; Col. 11, 2, 48:

mediis caloribus,

in the midst of summer, Liv. 2, 5, 3; so plur.:

ut tectis saepti frigora caloresque pellamus,

Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 152.—

The glow of a hot wind (cf. Lucr. 6, 323:

vis venti commixta calore): dum ficus prima calorque, etc.,

the burning heat of the parching Sirocco, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 5:

calores austrini,

Verg. G. 2, 270 (cf.:

calidi Austri,

Ov. M. 7, 532).—

The heat of a fever, Tib. 4, 11, 2.—

Trop.

In gen., the heat of passion, fire, zeal, ardor, impetuosity, vehemence (so perh. not before the Aug. per.; esp. freq. in Quint.; cf.:

ardor, fervor): si calor ac spiritus tulit,

Quint. 10, 7, 13:

Polus juvenili calore inconsideratior,

id. 2, 15, 28:

calor cogitationis, qui scribendi morā refrixit,

id. 10, 3, 6; cf. id. 9, 4, 113:

calorem cogitationis exstinguere,

id. 8, praef. §

27: et impetus,

id. 10, 3, 17:

dicendi,

id. 11, 3, 130:

lenis caloris alieni derisus,

id. 6, 2, 15:

dicentis,

Plin. Ep. 4, 9, 11; 2, 19, 2:

pietatis,

id. Pan. 3, 1:

ambitionis calor abducit a tutis,

Sen. Ben. 2, 14, 5:

quod calore aliquo gerendum est, id. Ira, 3, 3, 5: cohortationis,

Val. Max. 2, 6, 2:

iracundiae,

Dig. 50, 17, 48:

Martius,

Stat. Achill. 2, 26; Luc. 2, 324 et saep.—

Esp., ardent love, the fire of love:

trahere calorem,

Ov. M. 11, 305; so id. H. 19, 173; Sil. 14, 223.—In plur. (cf. amores), Hor. C. 4, 9, 11; Ov. A. A. 1, 237.

Călŏr, ōris, m., a river in Samnium, now the Calore, Liv. 2, 14, 2; 25, 17, 1.

călor, ōris, m. [caleo; cf. Varr. ap. Non. p. 46, 22], warmth, heat, glow.

Lit.

In gen. (very freq. in prose and poet.): neque mihi ulla obsistet amnis nec calor;

nec frigus metuo,

Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 19; so (opp. frigus) Lucr. 2, 517; 6, 371; Cic. N. D. [p. 272] 2, 39, 101; Verg. G. 2, 344; 4, 36; (opp. refrigeratio) Vitr. 1, 4:

calor ignis,

Lucr. 1, 425:

solis,

id. 5, 571; 6, 514:

fulminis,

id. 6, 234.—In plur., Cic. Off. 2, 4, 13; id. N. D. 2, 60, 151; Hor. C. 3, 24, 37 al.—

Esp.

Vital heat; so, vitalis, Lucr. 3, 129; Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 27:

ut omnia quae aluntur atque crescunt, contineant in se vim caloris, sine quā neque ali possent neque crescere,

id. ib. 2, 9, 23:

omnis et una Dilapsus calor,

Verg. A. 4, 705.—

Summer heat, the warmth of summer:

vitandi caloris causā Lanuvii tres horas acquieveram,

Cic. Att. 13, 34 init.; id. de Or. 1, 62, 265.—Hence also for summer (opp. ver and autumnus), Lucr. 1, 175; Col. 11, 2, 48:

mediis caloribus,

in the midst of summer, Liv. 2, 5, 3; so plur.:

ut tectis saepti frigora caloresque pellamus,

Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 152.—

The glow of a hot wind (cf. Lucr. 6, 323:

vis venti commixta calore): dum ficus prima calorque, etc.,

the burning heat of the parching Sirocco, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 5:

calores austrini,

Verg. G. 2, 270 (cf.:

calidi Austri,

Ov. M. 7, 532).—

The heat of a fever, Tib. 4, 11, 2.—

Trop.

In gen., the heat of passion, fire, zeal, ardor, impetuosity, vehemence (so perh. not before the Aug. per.; esp. freq. in Quint.; cf.:

ardor, fervor): si calor ac spiritus tulit,

Quint. 10, 7, 13:

Polus juvenili calore inconsideratior,

id. 2, 15, 28:

calor cogitationis, qui scribendi morā refrixit,

id. 10, 3, 6; cf. id. 9, 4, 113:

calorem cogitationis exstinguere,

id. 8, praef. §

27: et impetus,

id. 10, 3, 17:

dicendi,

id. 11, 3, 130:

lenis caloris alieni derisus,

id. 6, 2, 15:

dicentis,

Plin. Ep. 4, 9, 11; 2, 19, 2:

pietatis,

id. Pan. 3, 1:

ambitionis calor abducit a tutis,

Sen. Ben. 2, 14, 5:

quod calore aliquo gerendum est, id. Ira, 3, 3, 5: cohortationis,

Val. Max. 2, 6, 2:

iracundiae,

Dig. 50, 17, 48:

Martius,

Stat. Achill. 2, 26; Luc. 2, 324 et saep.—

Esp., ardent love, the fire of love:

trahere calorem,

Ov. M. 11, 305; so id. H. 19, 173; Sil. 14, 223.—In plur. (cf. amores), Hor. C. 4, 9, 11; Ov. A. A. 1, 237.

Călŏr, ōris, m., a river in Samnium, now the Calore, Liv. 2, 14, 2; 25, 17, 1.

concĭtus and concītus, a, um, v. concieo.

concĭtus, üs, m. [concieo], = concitatio, an inciting, spurring on; impetuosity, haste:

equi,

Claud. Mam. Genethl. Maxim. 8.

impĕtus ( inp-), ūs (dat. impetu, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 3; no gen. plur.; abl. impetibus, Lucr. 1, 293; v. also impes), m. [impeto], an attack, assault, onset (freq. and class.; in sing. and plur. equally common).

Lit.

In gen.:

incursio atque impetus armatorum,

Cic. Caecin. 15, 44:

gladiis destrictis in eos impetum fecerunt,

Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 2:

impetum facere in aliquem,

id. ib. 1, 46 fin.; Hirt. B. G. 8, 18, 4:

in agros,

Liv. 1, 5, 4:

ad regem,

id. 1, 5, 7; cf.:

in hostes,

Caes. B. G. 1, 22, 3:

dare impetum in aliquem,

Liv. 4, 28, 1; 2, 19, 7:

capere impetum in aliquem,

Plin. 9, 30, 48, § 91:

hostes impetu facto celeriter nostros perturbaverunt,

Caes. B. G. 4, 12, 1:

oppidum magno impetu oppugnare,

id. ib. 2, 6:

primo hostium impetu pulsi,

id. ib. 2, 24, 1:

impetus gladiorum excipere,

id. ib. 1, 52, 4:

impetum sustinere,

id. ib. 3, 2, 4:

ferre impetum,

id. ib. 3, 19, 3:

fracto impetu levissimi hominis,

Cic. Fam. 1, 5, b, 2:

impetum propulsare,

id. Mur. 1, 2:

nec primum quidem impetum, nec secundum, nec tertium, sustinere potuerunt,

Flor. 3, 3, 4; Liv. 33, 36, 11:

uno impetu,

Curt. 8, 14, 18; Lact. 3, 26, 10; 5, 4, 1:

coërcere,

Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 180:

aquarum domare,

id. 31, 6, 31, § 58:

nec tantum (cupiditates) in alios caeco impetu incurrunt, etc.,

Cic. Fin. 1, 13, 44.— Poet.: biformato impetu Centaurus, with double - shaped attack, Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 8 fin.; v. biformatus.—

In partic.

In medic. lang., an attack of a disease, a fit, paroxysm:

febris,

Cels. 2, 15:

pituitae,

Plin. 28, 12, 50, § 183:

coeliacorum,

id. 20, 14, 53, § 148: oculorum, i. e. inflammation, id. 20, 3, 8, § 16:

thymum e vino tumores et impetus tollit,

id. 21, 21, 89, § 157; so absol., id. 22, 25, 58, § 122. —

In mechanics, the pressure of a load, Vitr. 6, 3.—

Transf., in gen. (without reference to an object), violent impulse, violent or rapid motion, impetus, impetuosity, violence, fury, vehemence, vigor, force.

Physical: labitur uncta carina, volat super impetus undas, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 379 Vahl.):

in magno impetu maris atque aperto,

Caes. B. G. 3, 8, 1:

Hebri,

Phaedr. 3, prol. 59:

impetus caeli,

i. e. rapid motion, Cic. N. D. 2, 38, 97; Lucr. 5, 200. — Hence also poet.: quieti corpus nocturno impetu Dedi, in the nocturnal revolution, i. e. in the night, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44:

impetus ipse animaï Et fera vis venti,

Lucr. 6, 591; cf.:

tantos impetus ventorum sustinere,

Caes. B. G. 3, 13, 6.—

Mental, impulse, vehemence, ardor, passion, etc.

Sing.:

repentino quodam impetu animi incitatus,

internal pressure, impulse, Cic. Off. 1, 15, 49; cf.:

ut tota mente omnique animi impetu in rem publicam incumbas,

id. Fam. 10, 5, 2; id. Att. 11, 5, 1:

impetu magis quam consilio,

Liv. 42, 29, 11:

aliter in oratione nec impetus ullus nec vis esse potest,

Cic. Or. 68, 229; cf.:

ad omnem impetum dicendi,

id. Deiot. 2, 5:

actiones quae recitantur impetum omnem caloremque perdunt,

Plin. Ep. 2, 19, 2:

resumere impetum fractum omissumque,

id. ib. 7, 9, 6:

adulescens impetus ad bella maximi,

Vell. 2, 55, 2:

est prudentis, sustinere ut currum sic impetum benevolentiae,

Cic. Lael. 17, 63:

divinus impetus,

id. Div. 1, 49, 111:

si ex hoc impetu rerum nihil prolatando remittitur,

Liv. 37, 19, 5:

donec impetus famae et favor exercitus languesceret,

Tac. Agr. 39 fin.:

est mihi per saevas impetus ire feras,

I feel an impulse, Ov. H. 4, 38:

Bessus occidendi protinus regis impetum ceperat,

had formed a sudden purpose, Curt. 5, 12, 1:

statim moriendi impetum cepit,

Suet. Oth. 9.—

Prov.: Da spatium tenuemque moram, male cuncta ministrat impetus,

haste makes waste, Stat. Th. 10, 704 sq. —

Plur.:

animalia, quae habent suos impetus et rerum appetitus,

impulses, instincts, Cic. Off. 2, 3, 11:

an fortitudo, nisi insanire coeperit, impetus suos non habebit?

id. Tusc. 4, 22, 50:

temperantia est rationis in libidinem atque in alios non rectos impetus animi firma et moderata dominatio,

id. Inv. 2, 54, 164:

insanos atque indomitos impetus vulgi cohibere,

id. Rep. 1, 5.

impĕtus ( inp-), ūs (dat. impetu, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 3; no gen. plur.; abl. impetibus, Lucr. 1, 293; v. also impes), m. [impeto], an attack, assault, onset (freq. and class.; in sing. and plur. equally common).

Lit.

In gen.:

incursio atque impetus armatorum,

Cic. Caecin. 15, 44:

gladiis destrictis in eos impetum fecerunt,

Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 2:

impetum facere in aliquem,

id. ib. 1, 46 fin.; Hirt. B. G. 8, 18, 4:

in agros,

Liv. 1, 5, 4:

ad regem,

id. 1, 5, 7; cf.:

in hostes,

Caes. B. G. 1, 22, 3:

dare impetum in aliquem,

Liv. 4, 28, 1; 2, 19, 7:

capere impetum in aliquem,

Plin. 9, 30, 48, § 91:

hostes impetu facto celeriter nostros perturbaverunt,

Caes. B. G. 4, 12, 1:

oppidum magno impetu oppugnare,

id. ib. 2, 6:

primo hostium impetu pulsi,

id. ib. 2, 24, 1:

impetus gladiorum excipere,

id. ib. 1, 52, 4:

impetum sustinere,

id. ib. 3, 2, 4:

ferre impetum,

id. ib. 3, 19, 3:

fracto impetu levissimi hominis,

Cic. Fam. 1, 5, b, 2:

impetum propulsare,

id. Mur. 1, 2:

nec primum quidem impetum, nec secundum, nec tertium, sustinere potuerunt,

Flor. 3, 3, 4; Liv. 33, 36, 11:

uno impetu,

Curt. 8, 14, 18; Lact. 3, 26, 10; 5, 4, 1:

coërcere,

Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 180:

aquarum domare,

id. 31, 6, 31, § 58:

nec tantum (cupiditates) in alios caeco impetu incurrunt, etc.,

Cic. Fin. 1, 13, 44.— Poet.: biformato impetu Centaurus, with double - shaped attack, Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 8 fin.; v. biformatus.—

In partic.

In medic. lang., an attack of a disease, a fit, paroxysm:

febris,

Cels. 2, 15:

pituitae,

Plin. 28, 12, 50, § 183:

coeliacorum,

id. 20, 14, 53, § 148: oculorum, i. e. inflammation, id. 20, 3, 8, § 16:

thymum e vino tumores et impetus tollit,

id. 21, 21, 89, § 157; so absol., id. 22, 25, 58, § 122. —

In mechanics, the pressure of a load, Vitr. 6, 3.—

Transf., in gen. (without reference to an object), violent impulse, violent or rapid motion, impetus, impetuosity, violence, fury, vehemence, vigor, force.

Physical: labitur uncta carina, volat super impetus undas, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 379 Vahl.):

in magno impetu maris atque aperto,

Caes. B. G. 3, 8, 1:

Hebri,

Phaedr. 3, prol. 59:

impetus caeli,

i. e. rapid motion, Cic. N. D. 2, 38, 97; Lucr. 5, 200. — Hence also poet.: quieti corpus nocturno impetu Dedi, in the nocturnal revolution, i. e. in the night, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44:

impetus ipse animaï Et fera vis venti,

Lucr. 6, 591; cf.:

tantos impetus ventorum sustinere,

Caes. B. G. 3, 13, 6.—

Mental, impulse, vehemence, ardor, passion, etc.

Sing.:

repentino quodam impetu animi incitatus,

internal pressure, impulse, Cic. Off. 1, 15, 49; cf.:

ut tota mente omnique animi impetu in rem publicam incumbas,

id. Fam. 10, 5, 2; id. Att. 11, 5, 1:

impetu magis quam consilio,

Liv. 42, 29, 11:

aliter in oratione nec impetus ullus nec vis esse potest,

Cic. Or. 68, 229; cf.:

ad omnem impetum dicendi,

id. Deiot. 2, 5:

actiones quae recitantur impetum omnem caloremque perdunt,

Plin. Ep. 2, 19, 2:

resumere impetum fractum omissumque,

id. ib. 7, 9, 6:

adulescens impetus ad bella maximi,

Vell. 2, 55, 2:

est prudentis, sustinere ut currum sic impetum benevolentiae,

Cic. Lael. 17, 63:

divinus impetus,

id. Div. 1, 49, 111:

si ex hoc impetu rerum nihil prolatando remittitur,

Liv. 37, 19, 5:

donec impetus famae et favor exercitus languesceret,

Tac. Agr. 39 fin.:

est mihi per saevas impetus ire feras,

I feel an impulse, Ov. H. 4, 38:

Bessus occidendi protinus regis impetum ceperat,

had formed a sudden purpose, Curt. 5, 12, 1:

statim moriendi impetum cepit,

Suet. Oth. 9.—

Prov.: Da spatium tenuemque moram, male cuncta ministrat impetus,

haste makes waste, Stat. Th. 10, 704 sq. —

Plur.:

animalia, quae habent suos impetus et rerum appetitus,

impulses, instincts, Cic. Off. 2, 3, 11:

an fortitudo, nisi insanire coeperit, impetus suos non habebit?

id. Tusc. 4, 22, 50:

temperantia est rationis in libidinem atque in alios non rectos impetus animi firma et moderata dominatio,

id. Inv. 2, 54, 164:

insanos atque indomitos impetus vulgi cohibere,

id. Rep. 1, 5.

īra, ae ( gen. iraï

for irae,

Lucr. 3, 303), f. [kindred to Sanscr. īr, tremere, commoveri; cf.: ir-ya, vigorous; iras-yati, to be angry; Gr. eris, erethô].

Prop., anger, wrath, rage, ire:

ira est libido poeniendi ejus, qui videatur laesisse injuriā,

Cic. Tusc. 4, 9, 21:

ira, quae quamdiu perturbationem habet, dubitationem non habet,

id. ib. 4, 36, 77:

ira furor brevis est,

Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 62:

ira est cupiditas ulciscendae injuriae, Sen. de Ira, 1, 2, 4: facit ira nocentem Hunc sexum,

Juv. 6, 647:

facere aliquid per iram,

in anger, Cic. Tusc. 4, 37, 79:

plus irae suae quam utilitati communi paruisse,

to his anger, Nep. Alc. 4, 6:

irā et dolore incensus,

id. Pelop. 5, 4:

irā commotus,

Sall. C. 31, 6:

acuere iram,

id. ib. 12, 590:

attollere,

id. ib. 2, 381:

concipere,

Just. 5, 10:

concitare,

Ov. P. 4, 14, 41:

evomere in aliquem,

Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 14:

vertere in aliquem,

Hor. Epod. 5, 54:

non sufficit irae occidisse aliquem,

Juv. 15, 169:

indulgere irae,

Liv. 23, 3:

iram exstinguere,

Petr. 94:

contundere,

Col. 6, 2:

frangere,

Quint. 6, 3, 9:

lenire,

id. 3, 8, 12:

ponere,

Hor. A. P. 160:

moderari irae,

id. Ep. 1, 2, 59:

pone irae frena modumque,

Juv. 8, 88:

quantulacumque est occasio, sufficit irae,

id. 13, 183:

dum defervescat ira,

Cic. Tusc. 4, 36, 78: deflagrat, Liv. [p. 1000] 40, 8:

decedit,

Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 55:

irae sunt inter aliquos,

id. And. 3, 3, 20:

ira inter eas intercessit,

id. Hec. 3, 1, 25:

in Romanos, propter obsides nuper interfectos,

Liv. 25, 15, 7:

adversus Romanos,

id. 36, 6, 1:

ira deorum,

Ov. M. 1, 378; Juv. 13, 100:

numinis,

Ov. Tr. 3, 6, 23:

deūm,

Verg. A. 3, 215:

Junonis,

id. ib. 1, 4:

in quorum mente pares sunt Et similes ira atque fames,

Juv. 15, 131.— Plur.:

veteres in Populum Romanum irae,

Liv. 21, 25, 2:

excitare iras,

Verg. A. 2, 594:

horribiles exercere iras,

id. G. 3, 152:

mollire iras,

Liv. 1, 9:

induere,

Stat. Th. 1, 38:

quicquid ex foedere rupto irarum in nos caelestium fuit,

Liv. 9, 1:

iras plumbeas gerere,

heavy, Plaut. Poen. 3, 6, 18:

inde irae et lacrimae,

Juv. 1, 168.— With obj.-gen., on account of:

ob iram fugae,

Liv. 27, 7:

amissae praedae,

id. 1, 5:

diremptae pacis,

id. 9, 8; 21, 2; 37, 51:

ereptae virginis,

Verg. A. 2, 413.—So, plur.:

irae imperatorum,

against the commanders, Liv. 8, 30:

cladum,

because of, indignation at, Sil. 12, 271.—

Transf.

A cause of anger, provocation:

aut age, dic aliquam, quae te mutaverit, iram,

Ov. P. 4, 3, 21. —

An object of anger or hatred:

justae quibus est Mezentius irae,

Verg. A. 10, 714 Jan. ad loc.:

Hannibal est irae tibi,

Sil. 11, 604.—

A passion inspired by anger ( poet.):

subit ira cadentem Ulcisci patriam,

Verg. A. 2, 575.—

Of inanim. and abstr. things, violence, impetuosity, fury (mostly poet.):

belli,

Sall. Hist. Fragm. 4, 61, 3 Dietsch:

ira belli desenuit,

id. ib. 1, 93:

flagelli,

Val. Fl. 7, 149:

maris,

id. 1, 37:

dant mucronibus iras,

Sil. 7, 344:

nimborum,

id. 17, 253:

grandinis,

id. 12, 610. —

Personified:

comunt Furor Iraque cristas,

Stat. Th. 3, 424.— Plur.:

Iraeque Insidiaeque, dei (Mavortis) comitatus,

Verg. A. 12, 336:

atraeque genis pallentibus Irae,

Val. Fl. 2, 205; Sil. 4. 437.