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  • 1 ēmineō

        ēmineō uī, —, ēre    [ex + 2 MAN-], to stand out, project, reach upward: eminere et procul videri, Cs.: vetustae radices, S.: hasta in partīs ambas, O.: iugum in mare, Cs.: ex terrā in altitudinem xxx stadia, Cu.: belua ponto, O.: ut per costas ferrum emineret, L.: acies extra proelium, L.— Fig., to be prominent, stand out, be conspicuous: quorum eminet audacia: ex ore crudelitas: privata inter publicos honores studia, L.: supra cetera, L.: desperatio in voltu, L.: vox eminet una, is distinctly heard, O.— To distinguish oneself, be eminent: inter omnīs in omni genere dicendi: tantum, L.: altius, N.
    * * *
    eminere, eminui, - V
    stand out; be prominent/preeminent, excel; project

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  • 2 excellō

        excellō (praes. excellet, Cu.), —, celsus, ere    [2 CEL-], to be eminent, be superior, surpass, excel: qui (artifex) excellit: haec (flagitia) quae excellunt, your most conspicuous crimes: super ceteros, L.: ceteris: ingenio scientiāque: dignitate principibus: in omni genere artium.
    * * *
    excellere, -, excelsus V
    be eminent/preeminent; excel

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  • 3 praecellēns

        praecellēns entis, adj. with sup.    [P. of praecello], superior, excellent, eminent, distinguished: vir virtute: vir omnibus rebus praecellentissimus.
    * * *
    praecellentis (gen.), praecellentior -or -us, praecellentissimus -a -u ADJ
    surpassing, excellent, distinguished; preeminent

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  • 4 sōlus

        sōlus gen. sōlīus, dat. sōlī ( dat f. sōlae, T.), adj.    [3 SAL-], alone, only, single, sole: cum omnibus potius quam soli perire voluerunt: licebit eum solus ames: meā Solius solliciti causā, T.: quae sola divina sunt: se numquam minus solum esse, quam cum solus esset: De viginti Restabam solus, O.: cognitiones sine consiliis per se solus exercebat, L.—With unus, only, single, alone: Solum unum hoc vitium fert senectus hominibus, T.: unam solam scitote esse civitatem, quae, etc.: te unum solum suum depeculatorem venisse.— With other numerals, only, no more than: si decem soli essent in civitate viri boni: duas tribūs solas tulit: qui solos novem mensīs Asiae praefuit: crediderim quadraginta ea sola talenta fuisse, L.— Alone, lonely, solitary, forsaken, deserted: sola sum; habeo hic neminem, T.: solus atque omnium honestarum rerum egens, S.— Alone, preëminent, extraordinary: Nam sine controversiā ab dis solus diligēre, T.—Of places, lonely, solitary, unfrequented, desert: asportarier In solas terras, T.: in locis solis: proficiscitur in loca sola, S.: solā sub rupe, V.
    * * *
    sola, solum (gen -ius) ADJ
    only, single; lonely; alone, having no companion/friend/protector; unique

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  • 5 Attici

    Attĭcus, a, um, adj., = Attikos.
    I.
    In gen., of or pertaining to Attica or Athens, Attic, Athenian:

    Athenae,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 2; id. Rud. 3, 4, 36 al.:

    civis Attica atque libera,

    id. Poen. 1, 2, 159:

    civis Attica,

    Ter. And. 1, 3, 16:

    disciplina,

    Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 24:

    fines,

    Hor. C. 1, 3, 6:

    regio,

    Plin. 10, 12, 15, § 33:

    thymum,

    id. 21, 10, 31, § 57:

    mel,

    of Mount Hymettus, id. ib.:

    apis,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 4, 30:

    sal,

    Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 87:

    columnae,

    formed in the Attic manner, id. 36, 23, 56, § 179 (cf. atticurges):

    ochra,

    id. 37, 10, 66, § 179 (cf. 2. Attice):

    paelex,

    i. e. Philomela, Mart. 10, 51; cf. Ov. M. 6, 537: fides, i. e. sincere, firm, prov., Vell. 2, 23, 4:

    profluvius, a disease of animals,

    the glanders, Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 17 and 38.— Attĭci, ōrum, m., the Athenians, Phaedr. 1, 2, 6.—
    II.
    Esp.
    A.
    Appel., to designate the highest grade of style, philosophy, eloquence, etc., Cic. Opt. Gen. 3, 7 sqq.; cf. id. Brut. 82, 284 sqq.:

    Demosthenes, quo ne Athenas quidem ipsas magis credo fuisse Atticas,

    id. Or. 7, 23:

    lepos,

    Mart. 3, 20.—Hence, subst.: Attici, orators of the Attic stamp (opp. Asiani): et antiqua quidem illa divisio inter Atticos atque Asianos fuit: cum hi pressi et integri, contra inflati illi et inanes haberentur;

    in his nihil superflueret, illis judicium maxime ac modus deesset, etc.,

    Quint. 12, 10, 16 sq. —And transf. to other things, excellent, preeminent, preferable:

    logi,

    Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 66.—Hence, Attĭcē, adv., in the Attic or Athenian manner:

    dicere,

    Cic. Brut. 84; 290; id. Opt. Gen. 3, 8; 4, 11; Quint. 12, 10, 18:

    loqui,

    id. 8, 1, 2:

    pressi oratores,

    id. 12, 10, 18.—
    B.
    A surname of T. Pomponius, the intimate friend of Cicero, given to him on account of his long residence at Athens. His biography is found in Nepos.—
    C.
    A friend of Ovid, Ov. Am. 1, 9, 2; id. P. 2, 4, 2. —
    D.
    Antonius Atticus, a Latin rhetorician, Sen. Suas. 2, p. 19 Bip.—
    E.
    Vipsanius Atticus, Sen. Contr. 2, 13, p. 184 Bip.

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  • 6 Atticus

    Attĭcus, a, um, adj., = Attikos.
    I.
    In gen., of or pertaining to Attica or Athens, Attic, Athenian:

    Athenae,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 2; id. Rud. 3, 4, 36 al.:

    civis Attica atque libera,

    id. Poen. 1, 2, 159:

    civis Attica,

    Ter. And. 1, 3, 16:

    disciplina,

    Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 24:

    fines,

    Hor. C. 1, 3, 6:

    regio,

    Plin. 10, 12, 15, § 33:

    thymum,

    id. 21, 10, 31, § 57:

    mel,

    of Mount Hymettus, id. ib.:

    apis,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 4, 30:

    sal,

    Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 87:

    columnae,

    formed in the Attic manner, id. 36, 23, 56, § 179 (cf. atticurges):

    ochra,

    id. 37, 10, 66, § 179 (cf. 2. Attice):

    paelex,

    i. e. Philomela, Mart. 10, 51; cf. Ov. M. 6, 537: fides, i. e. sincere, firm, prov., Vell. 2, 23, 4:

    profluvius, a disease of animals,

    the glanders, Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 17 and 38.— Attĭci, ōrum, m., the Athenians, Phaedr. 1, 2, 6.—
    II.
    Esp.
    A.
    Appel., to designate the highest grade of style, philosophy, eloquence, etc., Cic. Opt. Gen. 3, 7 sqq.; cf. id. Brut. 82, 284 sqq.:

    Demosthenes, quo ne Athenas quidem ipsas magis credo fuisse Atticas,

    id. Or. 7, 23:

    lepos,

    Mart. 3, 20.—Hence, subst.: Attici, orators of the Attic stamp (opp. Asiani): et antiqua quidem illa divisio inter Atticos atque Asianos fuit: cum hi pressi et integri, contra inflati illi et inanes haberentur;

    in his nihil superflueret, illis judicium maxime ac modus deesset, etc.,

    Quint. 12, 10, 16 sq. —And transf. to other things, excellent, preeminent, preferable:

    logi,

    Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 66.—Hence, Attĭcē, adv., in the Attic or Athenian manner:

    dicere,

    Cic. Brut. 84; 290; id. Opt. Gen. 3, 8; 4, 11; Quint. 12, 10, 18:

    loqui,

    id. 8, 1, 2:

    pressi oratores,

    id. 12, 10, 18.—
    B.
    A surname of T. Pomponius, the intimate friend of Cicero, given to him on account of his long residence at Athens. His biography is found in Nepos.—
    C.
    A friend of Ovid, Ov. Am. 1, 9, 2; id. P. 2, 4, 2. —
    D.
    Antonius Atticus, a Latin rhetorician, Sen. Suas. 2, p. 19 Bip.—
    E.
    Vipsanius Atticus, Sen. Contr. 2, 13, p. 184 Bip.

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  • 7 caelestia

    caelestis ( coel-), e ( gen. sing. CAELESTAE, Inscr. Neapol. 2602; abl. sing. regularly, caelesti:

    caeleste,

    Ov. H. 16, 277; id. M. 15, 743; cf.: bimestris, cognominis, perennis, patruelis, etc.; gen. plur. caelestum, but caelestium, Enn. Epigr. v. 9 Vahl.; Att. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 26, 68, or id. Trag. Rel. v. 209 Rib.; Varr. L. L. 6, § 53 Müll.; Lucr. 6, 1274; Cat. 64, 191; 64, 205; Verg. A. 7, 432; Ov. M. 1, 150), adj. [caelum], pertaining to heaven or to the heavens, found in heaven, coming from heaven, etc., heavenly, celestial (class. and very freq.):

    ignis fulminis,

    Lucr. 2, 384; cf.:

    turbine correptus et igni,

    id. 6, 395:

    flammae,

    id. 5, 1093:

    urbes igne caelesti flagrasse,

    Tac. H. 5, 7:

    arcus,

    the rainbow, Plin. 11, 14, 14, § 37; Suet. Aug. 95:

    nubes,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 237:

    aqua,

    rain, Hor. C. 3, 10, 20; cf.

    aquae,

    id. Ep. 2, 1, 135; Liv. 4, 30, 7; Col. 3, 12, 2; 7, 4, 8; Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 14; Dig. 39, 3, 1:

    imbres,

    Col. 3, 13, 7:

    templa,

    Lucr. 5, 1203; 6, 388; 6, 671:

    solum,

    Ov. M. 1, 73:

    plagae,

    id. ib. 12, 40 al.:

    astra,

    id. ib. 15, 846:

    aërii mellis dona,

    Verg. G. 4, 1:

    prodigia,

    Liv. 1, 34, 9; cf.

    minae,

    Tac. H. 1, 18: caelestia auguria vocant cum fulminat aut tonat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 64, 8 Müll.:

    fragor,

    Quint. 12, 10, 4:

    orbes, quorum unus est caelestis,

    Cic. Rep 6, 17, 17.— Subst.: caelestĭa, ĭum, n., the heavenly bodies:

    cogitantes supera atque caelestia, haec nostra, ut exigua et minima, contemnimus,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 41, 127; Tac. H. 5, 4; id. A. 4, 58.—
    II.
    Meton.
    A.
    Divine; and subst., the deity (most freq. like caeles in plur.), the gods.
    1.
    Adj., numen, Cat. 66, 7; Tib. 3, 4, 53; Ov. M. 1, 367:

    animi,

    Verg. A. 1, 11: aula, Ov F 1, 139: irae. Liv. 2, 36, 6:

    ira,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 441:

    origo,

    Verg. A. 6, 730:

    ortus,

    Quint. 3, 7, 5:

    stirps,

    Ov. M. 1, 760; cf.

    species,

    id. ib. 15, 743:

    nectar,

    id. ib. 4, 252; cf.

    pabula,

    id. ib. 4, 217:

    sapientia,

    Hor. Ep 1, 3, 27:

    auxilium,

    of the gods, Ov. M. 15, 630:

    dona,

    id. ib. 13, 289 al.:

    cognitio caelestium et mortalium,

    Quint. 1, 10, 5; cf. id. 10, 1, 86.—
    * Comp neutr.:

    nihil est caelesti caelestius,

    Sen. Ep. 66, 11 —
    2.
    Subst.: caelestis, is, m., a deity: quicumque dedit formam caelestis avarae, Tib 2, 4, 35.—Mostly plur., the gods:

    divos et eos qui caelestes semper habiti colunto,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 19:

    caelestum templa,

    Lucr. 6, 1273:

    in concilio caelestium,

    Cic. Off. 3, 5, 25; so id. Phil. 4, 4, 10; Liv. 1, 16, 7; 9, 1, 3; Tac. G. 9; id. H. 4, 84; Cat. 64, 191; 64, 205; 68, 76; Tib. 1, 9, 5; Verg. A. 1, 387; 7, 432; Ov. M. 1, 150; 4, 594; 6, 72, 6, 171.—
    3.
    Caelestis, is, f., a female divinity in Carthage, Tert. Apol. 24, Capitol. Pert. 4, 2; Macrin. 3, 1; Treb. Pol. Trig. Tyr. 29, 1.—
    4.
    caelestĭa, ĭum, n., heavenly objects, divine things:

    haec caelelestia semper spectato, illa humana con-t emnito,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 19, 20:

    sapientem non modo cognitione caelestium vel mortalium putant instruendum,

    Quint. 1, 10, 5; Tac. H. 5, 5.—
    B.
    As in most languages, an epithet of any thing splendid or excellent, celestial, divine, god-like, magnificent, preeminent, etc. (so most freq. since the Aug. per., esp. as a complimentary term applied to eminent persons and their qualities;

    in Cic. only once): caelestes divinaeque legiones,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 11, 28:

    quem prope caelestem fecerint,

    Liv. 6, 17, 5:

    ingenium,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 185:

    mens,

    id. F. 1, 534:

    in dicendo vir (sc. Cicero),

    Quint. 10, 2, 18; cf.:

    caelestissimum os (Ciceronis),

    Vell. 2, 66, 3:

    ju dicia,

    Quint. 4, prooem. §

    2 Spald.: praecepta,

    Vell. 2, 94, 2:

    anima,

    id. 2, 123:

    animus,

    id. 2, 60, 2:

    caelestissimorum ejus operum,

    id. 2, 104, 3: quos Elea domum reducit Palma caelestes, glorified, like the gods, Hor C. 4, 2, 18.— Adv. not in use.

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  • 8 Caelestis

    caelestis ( coel-), e ( gen. sing. CAELESTAE, Inscr. Neapol. 2602; abl. sing. regularly, caelesti:

    caeleste,

    Ov. H. 16, 277; id. M. 15, 743; cf.: bimestris, cognominis, perennis, patruelis, etc.; gen. plur. caelestum, but caelestium, Enn. Epigr. v. 9 Vahl.; Att. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 26, 68, or id. Trag. Rel. v. 209 Rib.; Varr. L. L. 6, § 53 Müll.; Lucr. 6, 1274; Cat. 64, 191; 64, 205; Verg. A. 7, 432; Ov. M. 1, 150), adj. [caelum], pertaining to heaven or to the heavens, found in heaven, coming from heaven, etc., heavenly, celestial (class. and very freq.):

    ignis fulminis,

    Lucr. 2, 384; cf.:

    turbine correptus et igni,

    id. 6, 395:

    flammae,

    id. 5, 1093:

    urbes igne caelesti flagrasse,

    Tac. H. 5, 7:

    arcus,

    the rainbow, Plin. 11, 14, 14, § 37; Suet. Aug. 95:

    nubes,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 237:

    aqua,

    rain, Hor. C. 3, 10, 20; cf.

    aquae,

    id. Ep. 2, 1, 135; Liv. 4, 30, 7; Col. 3, 12, 2; 7, 4, 8; Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 14; Dig. 39, 3, 1:

    imbres,

    Col. 3, 13, 7:

    templa,

    Lucr. 5, 1203; 6, 388; 6, 671:

    solum,

    Ov. M. 1, 73:

    plagae,

    id. ib. 12, 40 al.:

    astra,

    id. ib. 15, 846:

    aërii mellis dona,

    Verg. G. 4, 1:

    prodigia,

    Liv. 1, 34, 9; cf.

    minae,

    Tac. H. 1, 18: caelestia auguria vocant cum fulminat aut tonat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 64, 8 Müll.:

    fragor,

    Quint. 12, 10, 4:

    orbes, quorum unus est caelestis,

    Cic. Rep 6, 17, 17.— Subst.: caelestĭa, ĭum, n., the heavenly bodies:

    cogitantes supera atque caelestia, haec nostra, ut exigua et minima, contemnimus,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 41, 127; Tac. H. 5, 4; id. A. 4, 58.—
    II.
    Meton.
    A.
    Divine; and subst., the deity (most freq. like caeles in plur.), the gods.
    1.
    Adj., numen, Cat. 66, 7; Tib. 3, 4, 53; Ov. M. 1, 367:

    animi,

    Verg. A. 1, 11: aula, Ov F 1, 139: irae. Liv. 2, 36, 6:

    ira,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 441:

    origo,

    Verg. A. 6, 730:

    ortus,

    Quint. 3, 7, 5:

    stirps,

    Ov. M. 1, 760; cf.

    species,

    id. ib. 15, 743:

    nectar,

    id. ib. 4, 252; cf.

    pabula,

    id. ib. 4, 217:

    sapientia,

    Hor. Ep 1, 3, 27:

    auxilium,

    of the gods, Ov. M. 15, 630:

    dona,

    id. ib. 13, 289 al.:

    cognitio caelestium et mortalium,

    Quint. 1, 10, 5; cf. id. 10, 1, 86.—
    * Comp neutr.:

    nihil est caelesti caelestius,

    Sen. Ep. 66, 11 —
    2.
    Subst.: caelestis, is, m., a deity: quicumque dedit formam caelestis avarae, Tib 2, 4, 35.—Mostly plur., the gods:

    divos et eos qui caelestes semper habiti colunto,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 19:

    caelestum templa,

    Lucr. 6, 1273:

    in concilio caelestium,

    Cic. Off. 3, 5, 25; so id. Phil. 4, 4, 10; Liv. 1, 16, 7; 9, 1, 3; Tac. G. 9; id. H. 4, 84; Cat. 64, 191; 64, 205; 68, 76; Tib. 1, 9, 5; Verg. A. 1, 387; 7, 432; Ov. M. 1, 150; 4, 594; 6, 72, 6, 171.—
    3.
    Caelestis, is, f., a female divinity in Carthage, Tert. Apol. 24, Capitol. Pert. 4, 2; Macrin. 3, 1; Treb. Pol. Trig. Tyr. 29, 1.—
    4.
    caelestĭa, ĭum, n., heavenly objects, divine things:

    haec caelelestia semper spectato, illa humana con-t emnito,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 19, 20:

    sapientem non modo cognitione caelestium vel mortalium putant instruendum,

    Quint. 1, 10, 5; Tac. H. 5, 5.—
    B.
    As in most languages, an epithet of any thing splendid or excellent, celestial, divine, god-like, magnificent, preeminent, etc. (so most freq. since the Aug. per., esp. as a complimentary term applied to eminent persons and their qualities;

    in Cic. only once): caelestes divinaeque legiones,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 11, 28:

    quem prope caelestem fecerint,

    Liv. 6, 17, 5:

    ingenium,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 185:

    mens,

    id. F. 1, 534:

    in dicendo vir (sc. Cicero),

    Quint. 10, 2, 18; cf.:

    caelestissimum os (Ciceronis),

    Vell. 2, 66, 3:

    ju dicia,

    Quint. 4, prooem. §

    2 Spald.: praecepta,

    Vell. 2, 94, 2:

    anima,

    id. 2, 123:

    animus,

    id. 2, 60, 2:

    caelestissimorum ejus operum,

    id. 2, 104, 3: quos Elea domum reducit Palma caelestes, glorified, like the gods, Hor C. 4, 2, 18.— Adv. not in use.

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  • 9 caelestis

    caelestis ( coel-), e ( gen. sing. CAELESTAE, Inscr. Neapol. 2602; abl. sing. regularly, caelesti:

    caeleste,

    Ov. H. 16, 277; id. M. 15, 743; cf.: bimestris, cognominis, perennis, patruelis, etc.; gen. plur. caelestum, but caelestium, Enn. Epigr. v. 9 Vahl.; Att. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 26, 68, or id. Trag. Rel. v. 209 Rib.; Varr. L. L. 6, § 53 Müll.; Lucr. 6, 1274; Cat. 64, 191; 64, 205; Verg. A. 7, 432; Ov. M. 1, 150), adj. [caelum], pertaining to heaven or to the heavens, found in heaven, coming from heaven, etc., heavenly, celestial (class. and very freq.):

    ignis fulminis,

    Lucr. 2, 384; cf.:

    turbine correptus et igni,

    id. 6, 395:

    flammae,

    id. 5, 1093:

    urbes igne caelesti flagrasse,

    Tac. H. 5, 7:

    arcus,

    the rainbow, Plin. 11, 14, 14, § 37; Suet. Aug. 95:

    nubes,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 237:

    aqua,

    rain, Hor. C. 3, 10, 20; cf.

    aquae,

    id. Ep. 2, 1, 135; Liv. 4, 30, 7; Col. 3, 12, 2; 7, 4, 8; Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 14; Dig. 39, 3, 1:

    imbres,

    Col. 3, 13, 7:

    templa,

    Lucr. 5, 1203; 6, 388; 6, 671:

    solum,

    Ov. M. 1, 73:

    plagae,

    id. ib. 12, 40 al.:

    astra,

    id. ib. 15, 846:

    aërii mellis dona,

    Verg. G. 4, 1:

    prodigia,

    Liv. 1, 34, 9; cf.

    minae,

    Tac. H. 1, 18: caelestia auguria vocant cum fulminat aut tonat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 64, 8 Müll.:

    fragor,

    Quint. 12, 10, 4:

    orbes, quorum unus est caelestis,

    Cic. Rep 6, 17, 17.— Subst.: caelestĭa, ĭum, n., the heavenly bodies:

    cogitantes supera atque caelestia, haec nostra, ut exigua et minima, contemnimus,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 41, 127; Tac. H. 5, 4; id. A. 4, 58.—
    II.
    Meton.
    A.
    Divine; and subst., the deity (most freq. like caeles in plur.), the gods.
    1.
    Adj., numen, Cat. 66, 7; Tib. 3, 4, 53; Ov. M. 1, 367:

    animi,

    Verg. A. 1, 11: aula, Ov F 1, 139: irae. Liv. 2, 36, 6:

    ira,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 441:

    origo,

    Verg. A. 6, 730:

    ortus,

    Quint. 3, 7, 5:

    stirps,

    Ov. M. 1, 760; cf.

    species,

    id. ib. 15, 743:

    nectar,

    id. ib. 4, 252; cf.

    pabula,

    id. ib. 4, 217:

    sapientia,

    Hor. Ep 1, 3, 27:

    auxilium,

    of the gods, Ov. M. 15, 630:

    dona,

    id. ib. 13, 289 al.:

    cognitio caelestium et mortalium,

    Quint. 1, 10, 5; cf. id. 10, 1, 86.—
    * Comp neutr.:

    nihil est caelesti caelestius,

    Sen. Ep. 66, 11 —
    2.
    Subst.: caelestis, is, m., a deity: quicumque dedit formam caelestis avarae, Tib 2, 4, 35.—Mostly plur., the gods:

    divos et eos qui caelestes semper habiti colunto,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 19:

    caelestum templa,

    Lucr. 6, 1273:

    in concilio caelestium,

    Cic. Off. 3, 5, 25; so id. Phil. 4, 4, 10; Liv. 1, 16, 7; 9, 1, 3; Tac. G. 9; id. H. 4, 84; Cat. 64, 191; 64, 205; 68, 76; Tib. 1, 9, 5; Verg. A. 1, 387; 7, 432; Ov. M. 1, 150; 4, 594; 6, 72, 6, 171.—
    3.
    Caelestis, is, f., a female divinity in Carthage, Tert. Apol. 24, Capitol. Pert. 4, 2; Macrin. 3, 1; Treb. Pol. Trig. Tyr. 29, 1.—
    4.
    caelestĭa, ĭum, n., heavenly objects, divine things:

    haec caelelestia semper spectato, illa humana con-t emnito,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 19, 20:

    sapientem non modo cognitione caelestium vel mortalium putant instruendum,

    Quint. 1, 10, 5; Tac. H. 5, 5.—
    B.
    As in most languages, an epithet of any thing splendid or excellent, celestial, divine, god-like, magnificent, preeminent, etc. (so most freq. since the Aug. per., esp. as a complimentary term applied to eminent persons and their qualities;

    in Cic. only once): caelestes divinaeque legiones,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 11, 28:

    quem prope caelestem fecerint,

    Liv. 6, 17, 5:

    ingenium,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 185:

    mens,

    id. F. 1, 534:

    in dicendo vir (sc. Cicero),

    Quint. 10, 2, 18; cf.:

    caelestissimum os (Ciceronis),

    Vell. 2, 66, 3:

    ju dicia,

    Quint. 4, prooem. §

    2 Spald.: praecepta,

    Vell. 2, 94, 2:

    anima,

    id. 2, 123:

    animus,

    id. 2, 60, 2:

    caelestissimorum ejus operum,

    id. 2, 104, 3: quos Elea domum reducit Palma caelestes, glorified, like the gods, Hor C. 4, 2, 18.— Adv. not in use.

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  • 10 coelestis

    caelestis ( coel-), e ( gen. sing. CAELESTAE, Inscr. Neapol. 2602; abl. sing. regularly, caelesti:

    caeleste,

    Ov. H. 16, 277; id. M. 15, 743; cf.: bimestris, cognominis, perennis, patruelis, etc.; gen. plur. caelestum, but caelestium, Enn. Epigr. v. 9 Vahl.; Att. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 26, 68, or id. Trag. Rel. v. 209 Rib.; Varr. L. L. 6, § 53 Müll.; Lucr. 6, 1274; Cat. 64, 191; 64, 205; Verg. A. 7, 432; Ov. M. 1, 150), adj. [caelum], pertaining to heaven or to the heavens, found in heaven, coming from heaven, etc., heavenly, celestial (class. and very freq.):

    ignis fulminis,

    Lucr. 2, 384; cf.:

    turbine correptus et igni,

    id. 6, 395:

    flammae,

    id. 5, 1093:

    urbes igne caelesti flagrasse,

    Tac. H. 5, 7:

    arcus,

    the rainbow, Plin. 11, 14, 14, § 37; Suet. Aug. 95:

    nubes,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 237:

    aqua,

    rain, Hor. C. 3, 10, 20; cf.

    aquae,

    id. Ep. 2, 1, 135; Liv. 4, 30, 7; Col. 3, 12, 2; 7, 4, 8; Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 14; Dig. 39, 3, 1:

    imbres,

    Col. 3, 13, 7:

    templa,

    Lucr. 5, 1203; 6, 388; 6, 671:

    solum,

    Ov. M. 1, 73:

    plagae,

    id. ib. 12, 40 al.:

    astra,

    id. ib. 15, 846:

    aërii mellis dona,

    Verg. G. 4, 1:

    prodigia,

    Liv. 1, 34, 9; cf.

    minae,

    Tac. H. 1, 18: caelestia auguria vocant cum fulminat aut tonat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 64, 8 Müll.:

    fragor,

    Quint. 12, 10, 4:

    orbes, quorum unus est caelestis,

    Cic. Rep 6, 17, 17.— Subst.: caelestĭa, ĭum, n., the heavenly bodies:

    cogitantes supera atque caelestia, haec nostra, ut exigua et minima, contemnimus,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 41, 127; Tac. H. 5, 4; id. A. 4, 58.—
    II.
    Meton.
    A.
    Divine; and subst., the deity (most freq. like caeles in plur.), the gods.
    1.
    Adj., numen, Cat. 66, 7; Tib. 3, 4, 53; Ov. M. 1, 367:

    animi,

    Verg. A. 1, 11: aula, Ov F 1, 139: irae. Liv. 2, 36, 6:

    ira,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 441:

    origo,

    Verg. A. 6, 730:

    ortus,

    Quint. 3, 7, 5:

    stirps,

    Ov. M. 1, 760; cf.

    species,

    id. ib. 15, 743:

    nectar,

    id. ib. 4, 252; cf.

    pabula,

    id. ib. 4, 217:

    sapientia,

    Hor. Ep 1, 3, 27:

    auxilium,

    of the gods, Ov. M. 15, 630:

    dona,

    id. ib. 13, 289 al.:

    cognitio caelestium et mortalium,

    Quint. 1, 10, 5; cf. id. 10, 1, 86.—
    * Comp neutr.:

    nihil est caelesti caelestius,

    Sen. Ep. 66, 11 —
    2.
    Subst.: caelestis, is, m., a deity: quicumque dedit formam caelestis avarae, Tib 2, 4, 35.—Mostly plur., the gods:

    divos et eos qui caelestes semper habiti colunto,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 19:

    caelestum templa,

    Lucr. 6, 1273:

    in concilio caelestium,

    Cic. Off. 3, 5, 25; so id. Phil. 4, 4, 10; Liv. 1, 16, 7; 9, 1, 3; Tac. G. 9; id. H. 4, 84; Cat. 64, 191; 64, 205; 68, 76; Tib. 1, 9, 5; Verg. A. 1, 387; 7, 432; Ov. M. 1, 150; 4, 594; 6, 72, 6, 171.—
    3.
    Caelestis, is, f., a female divinity in Carthage, Tert. Apol. 24, Capitol. Pert. 4, 2; Macrin. 3, 1; Treb. Pol. Trig. Tyr. 29, 1.—
    4.
    caelestĭa, ĭum, n., heavenly objects, divine things:

    haec caelelestia semper spectato, illa humana con-t emnito,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 19, 20:

    sapientem non modo cognitione caelestium vel mortalium putant instruendum,

    Quint. 1, 10, 5; Tac. H. 5, 5.—
    B.
    As in most languages, an epithet of any thing splendid or excellent, celestial, divine, god-like, magnificent, preeminent, etc. (so most freq. since the Aug. per., esp. as a complimentary term applied to eminent persons and their qualities;

    in Cic. only once): caelestes divinaeque legiones,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 11, 28:

    quem prope caelestem fecerint,

    Liv. 6, 17, 5:

    ingenium,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 185:

    mens,

    id. F. 1, 534:

    in dicendo vir (sc. Cicero),

    Quint. 10, 2, 18; cf.:

    caelestissimum os (Ciceronis),

    Vell. 2, 66, 3:

    ju dicia,

    Quint. 4, prooem. §

    2 Spald.: praecepta,

    Vell. 2, 94, 2:

    anima,

    id. 2, 123:

    animus,

    id. 2, 60, 2:

    caelestissimorum ejus operum,

    id. 2, 104, 3: quos Elea domum reducit Palma caelestes, glorified, like the gods, Hor C. 4, 2, 18.— Adv. not in use.

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  • 11 praestabilis

    praestābĭlis, e, adj. [2. praesto], preeminent, distinguished, excellent (class.;

    usually only of things concr. and abstr.): res magnitudine praestabiles,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 85, 347:

    praestabilis insignisque virtus,

    id. Har. Resp. 19, 41:

    ingenium atque lingua,

    Gell. 10, 18, 6:

    linguā ac facundiā praestabilis,

    id. 18, 3, 3:

    (Deus) praestabilis super malitiā,

    exalted, Vulg. Joel, 2, 13.—With inf.:

    Calchas praestabilis hariolari, i. e. hariolando,

    App. de Deo Socrat. p. 52, 4.— Comp.:

    dignitas praestabilior,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 16, 38:

    fuerat praestabilius,

    preferable, better, Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 4:

    nihil amicitiā praestabilius,

    Cic. Lael. 27, 104:

    utrum huic rei publicae melius fuisse et praestabilius me civem nosci an te?

    more advantageous, Cic. Vatin. 4, 10:

    neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,

    Sall. J. 1, 2.

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