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Humane

  • 1 hūmānē

        hūmānē adv. with comp. and sup.    [humanus], humanly, agreeably to human nature, as becomes humanity: pati, T.: intervalla commoda, charmingly, H.: morbos ferunt: aliquid facere humamius.— Humanely, pleasantly, courteously, kindly, gently, politely: fecit: humanissime locutus.

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  • 2 humane

    hūmānē, adv., v. humanus fin.

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  • 3 humana

    hūmānus (old form: HEMONA humana et HEMONEM hominem dicebant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 100 Müll.; cf. homo init.), a, um, adj. [homo], of or belonging to man, human.
    I.
    In gen.:

    esse aliquem humana specie et figura, qui tantum immanitate bestias vicerit, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 22, 63:

    simulacra,

    id. Rep. 3, 9:

    caput,

    a human head, Hor. A. P. 1; Flor. 1, 7, 8: succidiae, Cato ap. Gell. 13, 24, 12: Cyclopis venter... Carnibus humanis distentus, human flesh, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 870 P. (Ann. v. 327 Vahl,):

    humana qui dape pavit equas,

    Ov. H. 9, 68:

    Athenas obsidione et fame ad humanos cibos compulit,

    Flor. 3, 5, 10:

    hostiae,

    human sacrifices, Cic. Font. 10 21; Tac. G. 9; Plin. 8, 22, 34, § 82; Flor. 1, 16, 7:

    lac,

    human milk, Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 123:

    nec distare humana carne suillam,

    Juv. 14, 98:

    carnibus humanis vesci,

    id. 15, 13:

    societas generis humani,

    of the human race, Cic. Lael. 5, 20; cf.: eos (deos) non curare opinor quid agat humanum genus, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 50, 104 (Trag. v. 354 Vahl.); v. genus: ubi remissa humana vita corpus requiescat malis, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 107 (Trag. v. 416 ib.); cf.: humanae vitae varia reputantes mala, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 48, 115; and Cic. Rep. 6, 18; in the comp.: ergo hercules vita humanior sine sale non quit degere, Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 88:

    omnium divinarum humanarumque rerum,

    Cic. Lael. 6, 20;

    v. divinus: amor,

    id. ib. 21, 81:

    natura,

    id. Rep. 1, 14:

    virtus,

    id. ib. 1, 7 fin.:

    casus,

    id. Lael. 2, 7:

    cultus,

    id. de Or. 1, 8, 33:

    humanissima voluptas,

    id. Ac. 2, 41, 127:

    ignes,

    i. e. which men daily use, Plin. 2, 107, 111, § 239:

    dapes,

    i. e. human excrements, id. 17, 9, 6, § 51:

    memoria,

    Tac. A. 11, 14:

    ultra modum humanum,

    id. ib. 11, 21:

    humanum facinus factumst,

    customary, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 8:

    nec quisquam dixerit, in eo qui obdormivit, rem eum humanam et naturalem passum, Mos. et Rom. Coll. 12, 7, 7: major imago humana,

    of superhuman size, Juv. 13, 222: humanum sacrificium dicebant, quod mortui causa fiebat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 103 Müll.:

    scelus,

    committed against men, Liv. 3, 19 fin.; 29, 18 fin.: si quid mihi humanum contigerit, if any thing should happen to me, i. e. if I should die, Dig. 16, 3, 26 (for which, humanitus, q. v.):

    persuasit nox, amor, vinum, adulescentia: Humanum'st,

    Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 25: metum virgarum navarchus pretio redemit: humanum est;

    alius, ne condemnaretur, pecuniam dedit: usitatum est,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 44, § 117; cf. Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 38; id. Ad. 3, 4, 25:

    humano quodam modo,

    Quint. 10, 3, 15: res humani juris, property (opp. res divini juris, things sacred or religious), Gai. Inst. 2, 2; 9 sqq.;

    3, 97: ne vinum... esse sacrum incipiat et ex usibus eripiatur humanis,

    Arn. adv. Gent. 7, 31.— As substt.
    A.
    hūmāni, ōrum, m., men, mortals, Lucr. 3, 80; 837: natura humanis omnia sunt paria, Varr. ap. Non. 81, 10.—
    B.
    hūmānum, i, n., that which is human, mortal, etc.: ignem magnum hic faciam. Dae. Quine ut humanum exuras tibi? Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 62:

    non hercle humanust ergo: nam volturio plus humani credost,

    id. Mil. 4, 2, 53:

    si quicquam in vobis non dico civilis sed humani esset,

    Liv. 5, 4, 9:

    pulcher et humano major trabeaque decorus Romulus,

    Ov. F. 2, 503 (but in Cic. Att. 13, 21, 5, homo is the true reading):

    homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 25:

    Satyris praeter effigiem nihil humani, Mela, 1, 8, 10: si in Pompeio quid humani evenisset,

    Sall. H. Fragm. 5, 16 Dietsch.—
    C.
    Plur.: hūmā-na, ōrum, n., human affairs, the concerns of men, events of life:

    qui omnia humana, quaecumque accidere possunt, tolerabilia ducat,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 17; cf.:

    despicientem omnia humana,

    id. Rep. 1, 17; and:

    haec caelestia semper spectato, illa humana contemnito,

    id. ib. 6, 19:

    si quicquam humanorum certi est,

    Liv. 5, 33, 1:

    deos esse et non neglegere humana,

    id. 3, 56, 7.— Comp. (very rare):

    respiratio humanior,

    i. e. freer, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 1, 2.
    II.
    In partic.
    A.
    Humane, philanthropic, kind, gentle, obliging, polite (syn.:

    comis, urbanus): te esse humano ingenio existumo,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 127:

    Cyrum minorem Persarum regem et ceteris in rebus communem erga Lysandrum atque humanum fuisse,

    Cic. de Sen. 17, 59; cf.:

    homo facillimus atque humanissimus,

    id. Att. 16, 16, C, 12:

    humani ingeni Mansuetique animi officia,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 86; cf.: quod ipse moderatissimi atque humanissimi fuit sensus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 5:

    Catonis (praeceptum) humanissimum utilissimumque,

    Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 44 (cf. Cato, R. R. 4). —
    B.
    Of good education, well-informed, learned, polite, refined: gentem quidem nullam video neque tam humanam atque doctam neque tam immanem atque barbaram, quae non significari futura posse censeat, Civ. Div. 1, 1, 2; cf.:

    homo doctissimus atque humanissimus,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 98:

    homines periti et humani,

    id. ib. 2, 5, 28, §

    70: haec ego non possum dicere non esse hominis quamvis et belli et humani,

    id. Fin. 2, 31, 102: Praxiteles nemini est paulum modo humaniori ignotus, Varr. ap. Gell. 13, 16, 3 (eruditiori doctiorique, Gell.;

    see the entire chap.): humanissimussermo,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 10, 2.—Hence, adv. in two forms: hūmānē and hūmānĭter.
    1.
    (Acc. to I.) Humanly, agreeably to human nature, in a manner becoming humanity.
    (α).
    Form humane:

    vix humane patitur,

    Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 65: intervalla vides humane commoda, i. e. exceedingly, charmingly commodious, [p. 870] Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 70:

    morbos toleranter atque humane ferunt,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 27, 65.—
    (β).
    Form humaniter:

    docebo profecto, quid sit humaniter vivere,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 5:

    sin aliter acciderit, humaniter feremus,

    id. Att. 1, 2, 1.—
    b.
    Comp.:

    si qui forte, cum se in luctu esse vellent, aliquid fecerunt humanius, aut si hilarius locuti sunt,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 27, 64.—
    2.
    In partic. (acc. to II. A.), humanely, pleasantly, courteously, kindly, gently, politely, etc.
    (α).
    Form humane: Hirtium aliquid ad te sumpathôs de me scripsisse facile patior:

    fecit enim humane,

    Cic. Att. 12, 44, 1.—
    (β).
    Form humaniter: invitus litteras tuas scinderem: ita sunt humaniter scriptae, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 509, 21:

    fecit humaniter Licinius,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 1, 1.—
    b.
    Sup.:

    quod se sua voluntate erga Caesarem humanissime diligentissimeque locutus esses,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 6, § 20:

    quam humanissime scribere,

    id. Fam. 2, 17, 6; 5, 20, 8; cf. Cic. Fil. ap. Cic. Fam. 16, 21, 3:

    ducem se itineris humanissime promisit,

    Petr. 8.

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  • 4 humani

    hūmānus (old form: HEMONA humana et HEMONEM hominem dicebant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 100 Müll.; cf. homo init.), a, um, adj. [homo], of or belonging to man, human.
    I.
    In gen.:

    esse aliquem humana specie et figura, qui tantum immanitate bestias vicerit, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 22, 63:

    simulacra,

    id. Rep. 3, 9:

    caput,

    a human head, Hor. A. P. 1; Flor. 1, 7, 8: succidiae, Cato ap. Gell. 13, 24, 12: Cyclopis venter... Carnibus humanis distentus, human flesh, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 870 P. (Ann. v. 327 Vahl,):

    humana qui dape pavit equas,

    Ov. H. 9, 68:

    Athenas obsidione et fame ad humanos cibos compulit,

    Flor. 3, 5, 10:

    hostiae,

    human sacrifices, Cic. Font. 10 21; Tac. G. 9; Plin. 8, 22, 34, § 82; Flor. 1, 16, 7:

    lac,

    human milk, Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 123:

    nec distare humana carne suillam,

    Juv. 14, 98:

    carnibus humanis vesci,

    id. 15, 13:

    societas generis humani,

    of the human race, Cic. Lael. 5, 20; cf.: eos (deos) non curare opinor quid agat humanum genus, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 50, 104 (Trag. v. 354 Vahl.); v. genus: ubi remissa humana vita corpus requiescat malis, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 107 (Trag. v. 416 ib.); cf.: humanae vitae varia reputantes mala, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 48, 115; and Cic. Rep. 6, 18; in the comp.: ergo hercules vita humanior sine sale non quit degere, Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 88:

    omnium divinarum humanarumque rerum,

    Cic. Lael. 6, 20;

    v. divinus: amor,

    id. ib. 21, 81:

    natura,

    id. Rep. 1, 14:

    virtus,

    id. ib. 1, 7 fin.:

    casus,

    id. Lael. 2, 7:

    cultus,

    id. de Or. 1, 8, 33:

    humanissima voluptas,

    id. Ac. 2, 41, 127:

    ignes,

    i. e. which men daily use, Plin. 2, 107, 111, § 239:

    dapes,

    i. e. human excrements, id. 17, 9, 6, § 51:

    memoria,

    Tac. A. 11, 14:

    ultra modum humanum,

    id. ib. 11, 21:

    humanum facinus factumst,

    customary, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 8:

    nec quisquam dixerit, in eo qui obdormivit, rem eum humanam et naturalem passum, Mos. et Rom. Coll. 12, 7, 7: major imago humana,

    of superhuman size, Juv. 13, 222: humanum sacrificium dicebant, quod mortui causa fiebat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 103 Müll.:

    scelus,

    committed against men, Liv. 3, 19 fin.; 29, 18 fin.: si quid mihi humanum contigerit, if any thing should happen to me, i. e. if I should die, Dig. 16, 3, 26 (for which, humanitus, q. v.):

    persuasit nox, amor, vinum, adulescentia: Humanum'st,

    Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 25: metum virgarum navarchus pretio redemit: humanum est;

    alius, ne condemnaretur, pecuniam dedit: usitatum est,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 44, § 117; cf. Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 38; id. Ad. 3, 4, 25:

    humano quodam modo,

    Quint. 10, 3, 15: res humani juris, property (opp. res divini juris, things sacred or religious), Gai. Inst. 2, 2; 9 sqq.;

    3, 97: ne vinum... esse sacrum incipiat et ex usibus eripiatur humanis,

    Arn. adv. Gent. 7, 31.— As substt.
    A.
    hūmāni, ōrum, m., men, mortals, Lucr. 3, 80; 837: natura humanis omnia sunt paria, Varr. ap. Non. 81, 10.—
    B.
    hūmānum, i, n., that which is human, mortal, etc.: ignem magnum hic faciam. Dae. Quine ut humanum exuras tibi? Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 62:

    non hercle humanust ergo: nam volturio plus humani credost,

    id. Mil. 4, 2, 53:

    si quicquam in vobis non dico civilis sed humani esset,

    Liv. 5, 4, 9:

    pulcher et humano major trabeaque decorus Romulus,

    Ov. F. 2, 503 (but in Cic. Att. 13, 21, 5, homo is the true reading):

    homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 25:

    Satyris praeter effigiem nihil humani, Mela, 1, 8, 10: si in Pompeio quid humani evenisset,

    Sall. H. Fragm. 5, 16 Dietsch.—
    C.
    Plur.: hūmā-na, ōrum, n., human affairs, the concerns of men, events of life:

    qui omnia humana, quaecumque accidere possunt, tolerabilia ducat,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 17; cf.:

    despicientem omnia humana,

    id. Rep. 1, 17; and:

    haec caelestia semper spectato, illa humana contemnito,

    id. ib. 6, 19:

    si quicquam humanorum certi est,

    Liv. 5, 33, 1:

    deos esse et non neglegere humana,

    id. 3, 56, 7.— Comp. (very rare):

    respiratio humanior,

    i. e. freer, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 1, 2.
    II.
    In partic.
    A.
    Humane, philanthropic, kind, gentle, obliging, polite (syn.:

    comis, urbanus): te esse humano ingenio existumo,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 127:

    Cyrum minorem Persarum regem et ceteris in rebus communem erga Lysandrum atque humanum fuisse,

    Cic. de Sen. 17, 59; cf.:

    homo facillimus atque humanissimus,

    id. Att. 16, 16, C, 12:

    humani ingeni Mansuetique animi officia,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 86; cf.: quod ipse moderatissimi atque humanissimi fuit sensus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 5:

    Catonis (praeceptum) humanissimum utilissimumque,

    Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 44 (cf. Cato, R. R. 4). —
    B.
    Of good education, well-informed, learned, polite, refined: gentem quidem nullam video neque tam humanam atque doctam neque tam immanem atque barbaram, quae non significari futura posse censeat, Civ. Div. 1, 1, 2; cf.:

    homo doctissimus atque humanissimus,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 98:

    homines periti et humani,

    id. ib. 2, 5, 28, §

    70: haec ego non possum dicere non esse hominis quamvis et belli et humani,

    id. Fin. 2, 31, 102: Praxiteles nemini est paulum modo humaniori ignotus, Varr. ap. Gell. 13, 16, 3 (eruditiori doctiorique, Gell.;

    see the entire chap.): humanissimussermo,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 10, 2.—Hence, adv. in two forms: hūmānē and hūmānĭter.
    1.
    (Acc. to I.) Humanly, agreeably to human nature, in a manner becoming humanity.
    (α).
    Form humane:

    vix humane patitur,

    Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 65: intervalla vides humane commoda, i. e. exceedingly, charmingly commodious, [p. 870] Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 70:

    morbos toleranter atque humane ferunt,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 27, 65.—
    (β).
    Form humaniter:

    docebo profecto, quid sit humaniter vivere,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 5:

    sin aliter acciderit, humaniter feremus,

    id. Att. 1, 2, 1.—
    b.
    Comp.:

    si qui forte, cum se in luctu esse vellent, aliquid fecerunt humanius, aut si hilarius locuti sunt,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 27, 64.—
    2.
    In partic. (acc. to II. A.), humanely, pleasantly, courteously, kindly, gently, politely, etc.
    (α).
    Form humane: Hirtium aliquid ad te sumpathôs de me scripsisse facile patior:

    fecit enim humane,

    Cic. Att. 12, 44, 1.—
    (β).
    Form humaniter: invitus litteras tuas scinderem: ita sunt humaniter scriptae, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 509, 21:

    fecit humaniter Licinius,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 1, 1.—
    b.
    Sup.:

    quod se sua voluntate erga Caesarem humanissime diligentissimeque locutus esses,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 6, § 20:

    quam humanissime scribere,

    id. Fam. 2, 17, 6; 5, 20, 8; cf. Cic. Fil. ap. Cic. Fam. 16, 21, 3:

    ducem se itineris humanissime promisit,

    Petr. 8.

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  • 5 humanum

    hūmānus (old form: HEMONA humana et HEMONEM hominem dicebant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 100 Müll.; cf. homo init.), a, um, adj. [homo], of or belonging to man, human.
    I.
    In gen.:

    esse aliquem humana specie et figura, qui tantum immanitate bestias vicerit, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 22, 63:

    simulacra,

    id. Rep. 3, 9:

    caput,

    a human head, Hor. A. P. 1; Flor. 1, 7, 8: succidiae, Cato ap. Gell. 13, 24, 12: Cyclopis venter... Carnibus humanis distentus, human flesh, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 870 P. (Ann. v. 327 Vahl,):

    humana qui dape pavit equas,

    Ov. H. 9, 68:

    Athenas obsidione et fame ad humanos cibos compulit,

    Flor. 3, 5, 10:

    hostiae,

    human sacrifices, Cic. Font. 10 21; Tac. G. 9; Plin. 8, 22, 34, § 82; Flor. 1, 16, 7:

    lac,

    human milk, Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 123:

    nec distare humana carne suillam,

    Juv. 14, 98:

    carnibus humanis vesci,

    id. 15, 13:

    societas generis humani,

    of the human race, Cic. Lael. 5, 20; cf.: eos (deos) non curare opinor quid agat humanum genus, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 50, 104 (Trag. v. 354 Vahl.); v. genus: ubi remissa humana vita corpus requiescat malis, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 107 (Trag. v. 416 ib.); cf.: humanae vitae varia reputantes mala, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 48, 115; and Cic. Rep. 6, 18; in the comp.: ergo hercules vita humanior sine sale non quit degere, Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 88:

    omnium divinarum humanarumque rerum,

    Cic. Lael. 6, 20;

    v. divinus: amor,

    id. ib. 21, 81:

    natura,

    id. Rep. 1, 14:

    virtus,

    id. ib. 1, 7 fin.:

    casus,

    id. Lael. 2, 7:

    cultus,

    id. de Or. 1, 8, 33:

    humanissima voluptas,

    id. Ac. 2, 41, 127:

    ignes,

    i. e. which men daily use, Plin. 2, 107, 111, § 239:

    dapes,

    i. e. human excrements, id. 17, 9, 6, § 51:

    memoria,

    Tac. A. 11, 14:

    ultra modum humanum,

    id. ib. 11, 21:

    humanum facinus factumst,

    customary, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 8:

    nec quisquam dixerit, in eo qui obdormivit, rem eum humanam et naturalem passum, Mos. et Rom. Coll. 12, 7, 7: major imago humana,

    of superhuman size, Juv. 13, 222: humanum sacrificium dicebant, quod mortui causa fiebat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 103 Müll.:

    scelus,

    committed against men, Liv. 3, 19 fin.; 29, 18 fin.: si quid mihi humanum contigerit, if any thing should happen to me, i. e. if I should die, Dig. 16, 3, 26 (for which, humanitus, q. v.):

    persuasit nox, amor, vinum, adulescentia: Humanum'st,

    Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 25: metum virgarum navarchus pretio redemit: humanum est;

    alius, ne condemnaretur, pecuniam dedit: usitatum est,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 44, § 117; cf. Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 38; id. Ad. 3, 4, 25:

    humano quodam modo,

    Quint. 10, 3, 15: res humani juris, property (opp. res divini juris, things sacred or religious), Gai. Inst. 2, 2; 9 sqq.;

    3, 97: ne vinum... esse sacrum incipiat et ex usibus eripiatur humanis,

    Arn. adv. Gent. 7, 31.— As substt.
    A.
    hūmāni, ōrum, m., men, mortals, Lucr. 3, 80; 837: natura humanis omnia sunt paria, Varr. ap. Non. 81, 10.—
    B.
    hūmānum, i, n., that which is human, mortal, etc.: ignem magnum hic faciam. Dae. Quine ut humanum exuras tibi? Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 62:

    non hercle humanust ergo: nam volturio plus humani credost,

    id. Mil. 4, 2, 53:

    si quicquam in vobis non dico civilis sed humani esset,

    Liv. 5, 4, 9:

    pulcher et humano major trabeaque decorus Romulus,

    Ov. F. 2, 503 (but in Cic. Att. 13, 21, 5, homo is the true reading):

    homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 25:

    Satyris praeter effigiem nihil humani, Mela, 1, 8, 10: si in Pompeio quid humani evenisset,

    Sall. H. Fragm. 5, 16 Dietsch.—
    C.
    Plur.: hūmā-na, ōrum, n., human affairs, the concerns of men, events of life:

    qui omnia humana, quaecumque accidere possunt, tolerabilia ducat,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 17; cf.:

    despicientem omnia humana,

    id. Rep. 1, 17; and:

    haec caelestia semper spectato, illa humana contemnito,

    id. ib. 6, 19:

    si quicquam humanorum certi est,

    Liv. 5, 33, 1:

    deos esse et non neglegere humana,

    id. 3, 56, 7.— Comp. (very rare):

    respiratio humanior,

    i. e. freer, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 1, 2.
    II.
    In partic.
    A.
    Humane, philanthropic, kind, gentle, obliging, polite (syn.:

    comis, urbanus): te esse humano ingenio existumo,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 127:

    Cyrum minorem Persarum regem et ceteris in rebus communem erga Lysandrum atque humanum fuisse,

    Cic. de Sen. 17, 59; cf.:

    homo facillimus atque humanissimus,

    id. Att. 16, 16, C, 12:

    humani ingeni Mansuetique animi officia,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 86; cf.: quod ipse moderatissimi atque humanissimi fuit sensus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 5:

    Catonis (praeceptum) humanissimum utilissimumque,

    Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 44 (cf. Cato, R. R. 4). —
    B.
    Of good education, well-informed, learned, polite, refined: gentem quidem nullam video neque tam humanam atque doctam neque tam immanem atque barbaram, quae non significari futura posse censeat, Civ. Div. 1, 1, 2; cf.:

    homo doctissimus atque humanissimus,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 98:

    homines periti et humani,

    id. ib. 2, 5, 28, §

    70: haec ego non possum dicere non esse hominis quamvis et belli et humani,

    id. Fin. 2, 31, 102: Praxiteles nemini est paulum modo humaniori ignotus, Varr. ap. Gell. 13, 16, 3 (eruditiori doctiorique, Gell.;

    see the entire chap.): humanissimussermo,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 10, 2.—Hence, adv. in two forms: hūmānē and hūmānĭter.
    1.
    (Acc. to I.) Humanly, agreeably to human nature, in a manner becoming humanity.
    (α).
    Form humane:

    vix humane patitur,

    Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 65: intervalla vides humane commoda, i. e. exceedingly, charmingly commodious, [p. 870] Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 70:

    morbos toleranter atque humane ferunt,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 27, 65.—
    (β).
    Form humaniter:

    docebo profecto, quid sit humaniter vivere,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 5:

    sin aliter acciderit, humaniter feremus,

    id. Att. 1, 2, 1.—
    b.
    Comp.:

    si qui forte, cum se in luctu esse vellent, aliquid fecerunt humanius, aut si hilarius locuti sunt,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 27, 64.—
    2.
    In partic. (acc. to II. A.), humanely, pleasantly, courteously, kindly, gently, politely, etc.
    (α).
    Form humane: Hirtium aliquid ad te sumpathôs de me scripsisse facile patior:

    fecit enim humane,

    Cic. Att. 12, 44, 1.—
    (β).
    Form humaniter: invitus litteras tuas scinderem: ita sunt humaniter scriptae, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 509, 21:

    fecit humaniter Licinius,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 1, 1.—
    b.
    Sup.:

    quod se sua voluntate erga Caesarem humanissime diligentissimeque locutus esses,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 6, § 20:

    quam humanissime scribere,

    id. Fam. 2, 17, 6; 5, 20, 8; cf. Cic. Fil. ap. Cic. Fam. 16, 21, 3:

    ducem se itineris humanissime promisit,

    Petr. 8.

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  • 6 humanus

    hūmānus (old form: HEMONA humana et HEMONEM hominem dicebant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 100 Müll.; cf. homo init.), a, um, adj. [homo], of or belonging to man, human.
    I.
    In gen.:

    esse aliquem humana specie et figura, qui tantum immanitate bestias vicerit, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 22, 63:

    simulacra,

    id. Rep. 3, 9:

    caput,

    a human head, Hor. A. P. 1; Flor. 1, 7, 8: succidiae, Cato ap. Gell. 13, 24, 12: Cyclopis venter... Carnibus humanis distentus, human flesh, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 870 P. (Ann. v. 327 Vahl,):

    humana qui dape pavit equas,

    Ov. H. 9, 68:

    Athenas obsidione et fame ad humanos cibos compulit,

    Flor. 3, 5, 10:

    hostiae,

    human sacrifices, Cic. Font. 10 21; Tac. G. 9; Plin. 8, 22, 34, § 82; Flor. 1, 16, 7:

    lac,

    human milk, Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 123:

    nec distare humana carne suillam,

    Juv. 14, 98:

    carnibus humanis vesci,

    id. 15, 13:

    societas generis humani,

    of the human race, Cic. Lael. 5, 20; cf.: eos (deos) non curare opinor quid agat humanum genus, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 50, 104 (Trag. v. 354 Vahl.); v. genus: ubi remissa humana vita corpus requiescat malis, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 107 (Trag. v. 416 ib.); cf.: humanae vitae varia reputantes mala, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 48, 115; and Cic. Rep. 6, 18; in the comp.: ergo hercules vita humanior sine sale non quit degere, Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 88:

    omnium divinarum humanarumque rerum,

    Cic. Lael. 6, 20;

    v. divinus: amor,

    id. ib. 21, 81:

    natura,

    id. Rep. 1, 14:

    virtus,

    id. ib. 1, 7 fin.:

    casus,

    id. Lael. 2, 7:

    cultus,

    id. de Or. 1, 8, 33:

    humanissima voluptas,

    id. Ac. 2, 41, 127:

    ignes,

    i. e. which men daily use, Plin. 2, 107, 111, § 239:

    dapes,

    i. e. human excrements, id. 17, 9, 6, § 51:

    memoria,

    Tac. A. 11, 14:

    ultra modum humanum,

    id. ib. 11, 21:

    humanum facinus factumst,

    customary, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 8:

    nec quisquam dixerit, in eo qui obdormivit, rem eum humanam et naturalem passum, Mos. et Rom. Coll. 12, 7, 7: major imago humana,

    of superhuman size, Juv. 13, 222: humanum sacrificium dicebant, quod mortui causa fiebat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 103 Müll.:

    scelus,

    committed against men, Liv. 3, 19 fin.; 29, 18 fin.: si quid mihi humanum contigerit, if any thing should happen to me, i. e. if I should die, Dig. 16, 3, 26 (for which, humanitus, q. v.):

    persuasit nox, amor, vinum, adulescentia: Humanum'st,

    Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 25: metum virgarum navarchus pretio redemit: humanum est;

    alius, ne condemnaretur, pecuniam dedit: usitatum est,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 44, § 117; cf. Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 38; id. Ad. 3, 4, 25:

    humano quodam modo,

    Quint. 10, 3, 15: res humani juris, property (opp. res divini juris, things sacred or religious), Gai. Inst. 2, 2; 9 sqq.;

    3, 97: ne vinum... esse sacrum incipiat et ex usibus eripiatur humanis,

    Arn. adv. Gent. 7, 31.— As substt.
    A.
    hūmāni, ōrum, m., men, mortals, Lucr. 3, 80; 837: natura humanis omnia sunt paria, Varr. ap. Non. 81, 10.—
    B.
    hūmānum, i, n., that which is human, mortal, etc.: ignem magnum hic faciam. Dae. Quine ut humanum exuras tibi? Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 62:

    non hercle humanust ergo: nam volturio plus humani credost,

    id. Mil. 4, 2, 53:

    si quicquam in vobis non dico civilis sed humani esset,

    Liv. 5, 4, 9:

    pulcher et humano major trabeaque decorus Romulus,

    Ov. F. 2, 503 (but in Cic. Att. 13, 21, 5, homo is the true reading):

    homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 25:

    Satyris praeter effigiem nihil humani, Mela, 1, 8, 10: si in Pompeio quid humani evenisset,

    Sall. H. Fragm. 5, 16 Dietsch.—
    C.
    Plur.: hūmā-na, ōrum, n., human affairs, the concerns of men, events of life:

    qui omnia humana, quaecumque accidere possunt, tolerabilia ducat,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 17; cf.:

    despicientem omnia humana,

    id. Rep. 1, 17; and:

    haec caelestia semper spectato, illa humana contemnito,

    id. ib. 6, 19:

    si quicquam humanorum certi est,

    Liv. 5, 33, 1:

    deos esse et non neglegere humana,

    id. 3, 56, 7.— Comp. (very rare):

    respiratio humanior,

    i. e. freer, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 1, 2.
    II.
    In partic.
    A.
    Humane, philanthropic, kind, gentle, obliging, polite (syn.:

    comis, urbanus): te esse humano ingenio existumo,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 127:

    Cyrum minorem Persarum regem et ceteris in rebus communem erga Lysandrum atque humanum fuisse,

    Cic. de Sen. 17, 59; cf.:

    homo facillimus atque humanissimus,

    id. Att. 16, 16, C, 12:

    humani ingeni Mansuetique animi officia,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 86; cf.: quod ipse moderatissimi atque humanissimi fuit sensus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 5:

    Catonis (praeceptum) humanissimum utilissimumque,

    Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 44 (cf. Cato, R. R. 4). —
    B.
    Of good education, well-informed, learned, polite, refined: gentem quidem nullam video neque tam humanam atque doctam neque tam immanem atque barbaram, quae non significari futura posse censeat, Civ. Div. 1, 1, 2; cf.:

    homo doctissimus atque humanissimus,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 98:

    homines periti et humani,

    id. ib. 2, 5, 28, §

    70: haec ego non possum dicere non esse hominis quamvis et belli et humani,

    id. Fin. 2, 31, 102: Praxiteles nemini est paulum modo humaniori ignotus, Varr. ap. Gell. 13, 16, 3 (eruditiori doctiorique, Gell.;

    see the entire chap.): humanissimussermo,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 10, 2.—Hence, adv. in two forms: hūmānē and hūmānĭter.
    1.
    (Acc. to I.) Humanly, agreeably to human nature, in a manner becoming humanity.
    (α).
    Form humane:

    vix humane patitur,

    Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 65: intervalla vides humane commoda, i. e. exceedingly, charmingly commodious, [p. 870] Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 70:

    morbos toleranter atque humane ferunt,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 27, 65.—
    (β).
    Form humaniter:

    docebo profecto, quid sit humaniter vivere,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 5:

    sin aliter acciderit, humaniter feremus,

    id. Att. 1, 2, 1.—
    b.
    Comp.:

    si qui forte, cum se in luctu esse vellent, aliquid fecerunt humanius, aut si hilarius locuti sunt,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 27, 64.—
    2.
    In partic. (acc. to II. A.), humanely, pleasantly, courteously, kindly, gently, politely, etc.
    (α).
    Form humane: Hirtium aliquid ad te sumpathôs de me scripsisse facile patior:

    fecit enim humane,

    Cic. Att. 12, 44, 1.—
    (β).
    Form humaniter: invitus litteras tuas scinderem: ita sunt humaniter scriptae, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 509, 21:

    fecit humaniter Licinius,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 1, 1.—
    b.
    Sup.:

    quod se sua voluntate erga Caesarem humanissime diligentissimeque locutus esses,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 6, § 20:

    quam humanissime scribere,

    id. Fam. 2, 17, 6; 5, 20, 8; cf. Cic. Fil. ap. Cic. Fam. 16, 21, 3:

    ducem se itineris humanissime promisit,

    Petr. 8.

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  • 7 hūmānus

        hūmānus adj. with comp. and sup.    [homo], of man, human: species et figura: caput, a human head, H.: hostiae, human sacrifices: caro, Iu.: genus, the human race: omnium divinarum humanarumque rerum consensio: cultus: humanissima voluptas: maior imago Humanā, of superhuman size, Iu.: scelus, against men, L.—As subst n.: si quicquam in vobis humani esset, of human feeling, L.: Homo sum, humani nil a me alienum puto, T.: humano maior Romulus, superhuman, O.— Plur, human affairs, concerns of men, events of life: omnia humana, quaecumque accidere possunt: si quicquam humanorum certi est, L.— Humane, philanthropic, kind, gentle, obliging, polite: Cyrus erga Lysandrum: homo humanissimus.— Of good education, well-informed, learned, polite, refined, civilized: Ubii sunt humaniores, Cs.: gens: homines.
    * * *
    humana -um, humanior -or -us, humanissimus -a -um ADJ
    human; kind; humane, civilized, refined

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  • 8 humanus

    pertaining to man, humane, humane, cultured, refined.

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  • 9 aequus

        aequus adj. with comp. and sup.    [2 IC-, AIC-], even, plain, level, flat: locus: aequiore loco constiterat, Cs.: campus, V. — Equal: ex provinciā aequam partem sumere: sequitur non passibus aequis, V.: Abietibus iuvenes aequi, as tall as, V. —Even with, on a level with: sive loquitur ex inferiore loco, sive ex aequo, i. e. on the floor of the Senate: pede congredi aequo, i. e. face to face, V. —Favorable, advantageous: locus ad dimicandum, Cs.: locus suis, N.: tempus.—Favorable, friendly, kind, humane: nobis: parvis alumnis, propitious, H.: templum non aequae Palladis, unpropitious, V.: aër non aequus, unwholesome, V.: non aequa fata, hard, O.: aequi iniquique, friends and foes, L.—Equal, proportionate, like: utinam esset mihi pars aequa amoris tecum, i. e. that I had a fair return, T.: aequā manu discedere, after a drawn battle, S.: aequo Marte pugnare, indecisive, L.: aequum volnus utrique dedit, O. — Of persons, fair, equitable, impartial: praetor: aequissimus iudex.—Of things, equitable, reasonable, fair, honorable: postulatio: id, quod aequissimum est, ut, etc.: quae liberum scire aequum est adulescentem, T.: sicut aequum est, dicamus, etc.: ex aequo et bono iure rem iudicari oportere, equitably and kindly: fit reus magis ex aequo et bono, quam ex iure gentium, S.: durus est praeter aequomque et bonum, excessively, T.: id non fieri ex aequo et bono, in a spirit of moderation, T.: qui neque ius neque bonum atque aequom sciunt, have no sense of right or reason, T.: istuc aequi bonique facio, T.: si tu aliquam partem aequi bonique dixeris, if you propose anything reasonable, T.: animus meus totum istuc aequi boni facit, i. e. is content wich: ‘melius aequius,’ i. e. quid melius et aequius sit iudicatur.—Equable, calm, composed, tranquil: sorti pater aequus utrique est, V.: oculis aspicere aequis, V.: animus: Aequam Servare mentem, H.: aequo animo, with equanimity, patiently, calmly, with indifference: alqd ferre aequo animo: emori: servitutem tolerare, S.: alqd animo aequiore ferre: animo aequissimo nummos adfert: aequissimis animis: audite mentibus aequis, impartially, V.
    * * *
    aequa -um, aequior -or -us, aequissimus -a -um ADJ
    level, even, equal, like; just, kind, impartial, fair; patient, contented

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  • 10 hūmāniter

        hūmāniter adv.    [humanus], humanly, like a man, as becomes a man: vivere.— Humanely, courteously, kindly: fecit.—For comp. and sup. see humane.
    * * *
    reasonably, moderately; in manner becoming a man; in kindly/friendly manner

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  • 11 Dum inter homines sumus, colamus humanitatem

    • As long as we are among humans, let us be humane. (Seneca)

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  • 12 humanitas

    hūmānĭtas, ātis, f. [humanus], human nature, humanity, in a good sense; the qualities, feelings, and inclinations of mankind.
    I.
    In gen. (for the most part only in Cic.):

    magna est vis humanitatis, multum valet communio sanguinis,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 22, 63:

    naturas hominum vimque omnem humanitatis penitus perspicere,

    id. de Or. 1, 12, 53:

    humanitatis societas,

    id. Rep. 2, 26:

    communis humanitatis jus,

    id. Fl. 11, 24; cf.:

    communis humanitatis causa,

    id. Quint. 16, 51:

    peterem errato veniam ex humanitate communi,

    id. Sull. 23, 64:

    humanitatis prima species,

    id. Tusc. 4, 14, 32:

    at natura certe dedit, ut humanitatis non parum haberes,

    id. Rosc. Am. 16, 46:

    humanitatem tuam amoremque in tuos reditus celeritas declarabit,

    id. Att. 4, 15, 2:

    nec potuisse (te) non commoveri (viri amicissimi morte) nec fuisse id humanitatis tuae,

    id. Lael. 2, 8:

    fac, id quod est humanitatis tuae, ne quid aliud cures hoc tempore, nisi ut quam commodissime convalescas,

    which you owe to yourself as a man, id. Fam. 16, 11, 1:

    assiduitate molestiarum sensum omnem humanitatis ex animis amittimus,

    id. Rosc. Am. 53, 154 fin.; cf.:

    jam ad ista obduruimus et humanitatem omnem exuimus,

    id. Att. 13, 2, 1; id. Lig. 5, 14:

    nisi ex ejus animo exstirpatam humanitatem arbitramur,

    id. Lael. 13, 48:

    age vero, quid esse potest in otio aut jucundius aut magis proprium humanitatis quam sermo facetus ac nulla in re rudis?

    id. de Or. 1, 8, 32:

    homines quidem pereunt: ipsa humanitas, ad quam homo effingitur, permanet,

    Sen. Ep. 65.—
    B.
    Transf., concr., i. q. humanum genus, the human race, mankind (very rare;

    mostly post-class.): ista in figura hominis feritas a communi tamquam humanitatis corpore segreganda est,

    Cic. Off. 3, 6, 32:

    humanitatem hoc loco dicimus omne hominum genus,

    Hier. Ep. 147:

    timorem omnem, quo humanitas regitur, sustulerunt,

    Min. Fel. Oct. 8; App. Dogm. Plat. 1, p. 11; id. Trism. p. 288.
    II.
    In partic.
    A.
    Humane or gentle conduct towards others, humanity, philanthropy, gentleness, kindness, politeness (syn.: comitas, facilitas, mansuetudo, clementia, opp. severitas;

    very freq. and class.): quemquamne existimas Catone proavo tuo commodiorem, communiorem, moderatiorem fuisse ad omnem rationem humanitatis?... Sed si illius comitatem et facilitatem tuae gravitati severitatique asperseris, etc.,

    Cic. Mur. 31, 66; cf.:

    pro tua facilitate et humanitate,

    id. Fam. 13, 24, 2:

    difficillimam illam societatem gravitatis cum humanitate,

    id. Leg. 3, 1, 1:

    ut summa severitas summa cum humanitate jungatur,

    id. Fam. 12, 27:

    ad humanitatem atque mansuetudinem revocavit animos hominum, studiis bellandi jam immanes ac feros,

    id. Rep. 2, 14; cf. id. Sull. 33, 92; id. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 42; cf.

    also: omnia plena clementiae, mansuetudinis, humanitatis,

    id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8 fin.; and: pro sua clementia atque humanitate, Hirt. B. G. 8, 21, 2; Caes. B. C. 3, 20, 2:

    tantaque poena (eos) afficiamus, quantam aequitas humanitasque patitur,

    Cic. Off. 2, 5, 18:

    singularis humanitas suavissimique mores,

    id. Att. 16, 16, A, 6:

    Caesaris summa erga nos humanitas,

    id. Fam. 4, 13, 2; cf.:

    amorem erga me, humanitatem suavitatemque desidero,

    id. Att. 15, 1, A, 1:

    humanitas vetat superbum esse adversus socios,

    Sen. Ep. 88 med.:

    humanitatis praecipua pars est, honestissimum quemque complecti, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 9, 5, 1:

    illa vero vitiosissima, quae jam humanitas vocatur, invicem qualiacumque laudandi,

    Quint. 2, 2, 10.—
    B.
    Mental cultivation befitting a man, liberal education, good breeding, elegance of manners or language, refinement (cf. on this signif. Gell. 13, 16; syn.: doctrina, litterae, eruditio;

    freq. and class.): homo non communium litterarum et politioris humanitatis expers,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 17, 72:

    esse politum propriis humanitatis artibus,

    id. Rep. 1, 17; cf.:

    humanitate politiores,

    id. de Or. 2, 37, 154:

    in omni recto studio atque humanitate versari,

    id. ib. 1, 60, 256:

    sine ulla bona arte, sine humanitate, sine ingenio, sine litteris,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 98:

    doctrinae studium atque humanitatis,

    id. Cael. 10, 24; cf.:

    propter humanitatem atque doctrinam Anco regi familiaris,

    id. Rep. 2, 20:

    in omni genere sermonis, in omni parte humanitatis dixerim oratorem perfectum esse debere,

    id. de Or. 1, 16, 71; cf. id. ib. 1, 9, 35 (Ellendt ad loc.):

    orator inops quidam humanitatis atque inurbanus,

    id. ib. 2, 10, 40:

    ea quae multum ab humanitate discrepant, ut si quis in foro cantet,

    good manners, id. Off. 1, 40, 145:

    Socratem opinor in hac ironia dissimulantiaque longe lepore et humanitate omnibus praestisse,

    polished language, id. de Or. 2, 67, 270:

    (epistulae) humanitatis sparsae sale,

    id. Att. 1, 13, 1:

    alicujus litteras aut humanitatem adamare,

    id. Rosc. Am. 41, 121:

    litteris, et humanitate alicujus delectari,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 4, § 8.

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  • 13 humanitus

    hūmānĭtus, adv. [humanus, like divinitus from divinus], humanly, after the manner of men.
    I.
    In gen. (very rare but class.): ferre humana humanitus, Afran. ap. Non. 514, 20 (Com. Fragm. v. 290 Rib.); so, quicquam facere, Turp. ib. (Com. Fragm. v. 165 Rib.): si quid me (i. e. mihi) fuerit humanitus, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 161 Müll. (Ann. v. 128 Vahl.):

    si quid mihi humanitus accidisset,

    i. e. should I die, Cic. Phil. 1, 4, 10; and:

    si quid ei humanitus attigisset,

    App. Mag. 337:

    ursi coëunt humanitus strati,

    Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 174.—
    II.
    In partic., for the usual humane and humaniter, humanely, kindly, tenderly:

    tractare,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 47.

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