-
1 ambitiō
ambitiō ōnis, f [ambio], a going about.— Esp., of candidates for office, the soliciting of votes (by lawful means): mea me ambitio cogitatione abstrahebat: tanta exarsit ambitio, ut, etc., L.: Quid de nostris ambitionibus loquer? — A striving for favor, courting, flattery, adulation: ambitione adducti: in Scipione ambitio maior, vita tristior: Platonem magnā ambitione perduxit, ostentatiously, N.: ambitione relegatā, without flattery, H.: ius sibi per ambitionem dictum, favoritism, L.—A desire for honor, thirst for popularity: ambitio honorumque contentio: mala, S.: miserā, H.: inanis, H.: funerum, pomp, Ta.* * *ambition; desire for/currying favor/popularity, flattery; vote canvassing; pomp -
2 ambitio
ambĭtĭo, ōnis, f. [ambio], a going round.I.In the time of the republic, t. t. (v. ambio, II. B.), the going about of candidates for office in Rome, and the soliciting of individual citizens for their vote, a canvassing, suing for office (by just and lawful means;II.while ambitus denotes unlawful means, as bribery, threats, etc.): quid de nostris ambitionibus loquar?
Cic. Tusc. 2, 26, 62:mea me ambitio ab omni illā cogitatione abstrahebat,
id. Sull. 4:cum ambitionis nostrae tempora postulabant,
id. Planc. 18, 45:si infinitus forensium rerum labor et ambitionis occupatio decursu honorum etiam aetatis flexu constitisset,
id. de Or. 1, 1, 1:hic magistratus a populo summā ambitione contenditur,
id. Verr. 2, 53, 131:tanta exarsit ambitio, ut primores civitatis prensarent homines,
Liv. 3, 35, 1 et saep.—A.. In gen., a striving for one's favor or good-will; an excessive desire to please, flattery, adulation:B.ambitione labi,
Cic. Brut. 69, 244:sive aliquā suspitione sive ambitione adducti,
id. Clu. 28, 76:in Scipione ambitio major, vita tristior,
id. Off. 1, 30, 108 Heus., Beier, and Gernh.: Dionysius Platonem magnā ambitione Syracusas perduxit, in an ostentatious manner, for the purpose of securing his favor, Nep. Dion, 2, 2 Br. and Dähn.:ambitio (i.e. studium Fabiis placendi) obstabat,
Liv. 5, 36:ambitione relegatā,
without flattery, Hor. S. 1, 10, 84: ambitionem scriptoris facile averseris, obtrectatio et livor pronis auribus accipiuntur, Tac. H. 1, 1:nullo officii aut ambitionis genere omisso, i.e. nullis blanditiis,
Suet. Oth. 4:coronas quam parcissime et sine ambitione tribuit,
id. Aug. 25 et saep.—Hence, also partiality:jus sibi per ambitionem dictum non esse,
Liv. 3, 47.—With the predom. idea of the purpose or end, a desire for honor, popularity, power, display, etc.; in bon. part., ambition; in mal. part., vanity. —So in Lucr. of the ambitious efforts of men:C.Angustum per iter luctantes ambitionis,
struggling to press through the narrow way of ambition, Lucr. 5, 1132:me ambitio quaedam ad honorum studium duxit,
Cic. Att. 1, 17:Miserrima omnino est ambitio honorumque contentio,
id. Off. 1, 25:a quo incepto studioque me ambitio mala detinuerat,
Sall. C. 4, 2:aut ab avaritiā aut miserā ambitione laborat,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 26:Vitā solutorum miserā ambitione gravique,
id. ib. 1, 6, 129; so id. ib. 2, 3, 78;2, 6, 18: inanis,
id. Ep. 2, 2, 207:levis,
Ov. F. 1, 103 al.:licet ipsa vitium sit ambitio, tamen frequenter causa virtutum est,
Quint. 1, 2, 22:perversa,
id. 10, 7, 20:funerum nulla ambitio,
no display, pomp, Tac. G. 27.—Great exertion:D.cum admitti magnā ambitione aegre obtinuisset,
Just. 1, 3.—That which surrounds (v. ambio, 2.;postclass. for ambitus): vimineos alveos circumdant ambitione tergorum bubulorum,
with a wrapping of cowhide, Sol. 22:fuliginem ambitio extimae cutis cohibet,
id. 35: ita assedimus, ut me ex tribus medium lateris ambitione protegerent, Min. Oct. 4.
См. также в других словарях:
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford — The Earl of Oxford Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, unknown artist after lost orig … Wikipedia
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham — The Most Honourable The Marquess of Rockingham KG PC Prime Minister of Great Britain … Wikipedia
De conscribendis epistolis — On the Writing of Letters (Latin: De conscribendis epistolis) was a popular Early Modern guide to the art of letter writing by Spanish humanist Juan Luis Vives. First published in 1534 in conjunction with Desiderius Erasmus treatise of the same… … Wikipedia
Robert Hay Drummond — Robert Hay (November 10, 1711 December 10, 1776), known later as Robert Hay Drummond of Cromlix and Innerpeffray, was Archbishop of York from 1761 to 1776.Origins and birthHay was the second son of George Hay, Viscount Dupplin (who succeeded his… … Wikipedia
Gorgias (dialogue) — Part of the series on: The Dialogues of Plato Early dialogues: Apology – Charmides – Crito Euthyphro – … Wikipedia
List of fallacies — For specific popular misconceptions, see List of common misconceptions. A fallacy is incorrect argumentation in logic and rhetoric resulting in a lack of validity, or more generally, a lack of soundness. Contents 1 Formal fallacies 1.1… … Wikipedia
Nicomachean Ethics — Part of a series on Aristotle … Wikipedia
Francis Wright — THE WOMANA Brief Biography of Frances Wright, With Particular Emphasis on NashobaA Scottish (upper middle class) born radical free thinker who visited America in 1818 1820, became a passionate friend of Lafayette starting September 1821. Followed … Wikipedia
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen timeline — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is an ongoing graphic novel series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O Neill. The primary commentator on the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series (hereto after in this article referred to as… … Wikipedia
List of Forgotten Realms characters — This is a list of fictional characters from the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons Dragons fantasy role playing game. Most of these characters have appeared in the multiple series of novels set in the Forgotten Realms. Contents:… … Wikipedia
HUMINT — HUMINT, a syllabic abbreviation of the words HUMan INTelligence, refers to intelligence gathering by means of interpersonal contact, as opposed to the more technical intelligence gathering disciplines such as SIGINT, IMINT, and MASINT. NATO… … Wikipedia
