-
1 sententia
sententia ae, f [SENT-], a way of thinking, opinion, judgment, sentiment, thought, notion, purpose, determination, decision, will, desire: de hac re eius sententia, T.: sententiae atque opinionis meae volui esse participes: adhuc in hac sum sententiā, ut, etc.: variis dictis sententiis, quarum pars censebant, etc., Cs.: locos ac sententias huius disputationis tradere, extracts and leading thoughts: si honestatem tueri ac retinere sententia est, if one's purpose be: stat sententia tradere, etc., she is resolved, O.: sic stat sententia, O.: de cognatorum sententiā manu missi, according to the wish: de omnium sententiā pronuntiatum, unanimously: quod quem umquam de suā sententiā facere ausum? on his own responsibility, L.—Prov.: Quot homines, tot sententiae, many men, many minds, T.—Abl. with pron poss. or genit.: errat longe meā quidem sententiā, in my judgment, T.— With ex: Istuc tibi ex sententiā tuā obtigisse laetor, to your satisfaction, T.: ex meā sententiā rem p. gessimus, as I wished: evenisse ex sententiā? satisfactorily, T.: ex sententiā navigasse, prosperously.—Esp., in taking an oath: (maiores) iurare ex sui animi sententiā quemque voluerunt, to the best of his knowledge and belief, i. e. conscientiously: ex mei animi sententiā, inquit, ut non deseram, etc., without mental reservation, L.: Ex tui animi sententiā tu uxorem habes? Non hercule, inquit, ex mei animi sententiā, in all sincerity...? no, not to suit me.—An official determination, decision, sentence, judgment, vote: quos priores sententiam rogabat: factum est senatūs consultum in meam sententiam: decerni cunctis sententiis, unanimously: victos paucis sententiis, by a small majority, L.: meae partes exquirendae magis sententiae quam dandae sunt, i. e. my office is to put the question rather than to vote, L.: in eam sententiam ire, to support the resolution, L.: omnibus sententiis absolvi (in a conference of judges): sententiam dicere, pronounce judgment. —Sense, meaning, intent, signification, idea, notion: oratione quam sententiā lenior, in language than in meaning: quod dicitur habet hanc, ut opinor, sententiam: cuius praecepti tanta vis, tanta sententia est, ut, etc., such depth of meaning.—A thought expressed, sentence, period: dum de singulis sententiis breviter disputo: Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, etc., H.— An aphorism, apophthegm, maxim, axiom, saying: selectae brevesque sententiae: sapientibus sententiis ornata oratio.* * *opinion, feeling, way of thinking; thought, meaning, sentence/period; purpose -
2 sententia
opinion, thought, way of thinking, meaning, purpose. -
3 liberalitas
lībĕrālĭtas, ātis, f. [1. liber], a way of thinking befitting a freeman; a noble, kind, or friendly disposition, noble spirit, kindness, affability.I.In gen. (rare):II.liberalitate liberos retinere satius est, quam metu,
Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 32:qui ita vivunt, ut eorum probetur fides, liberalitas,
kindness, Cic. Lael. 5, 19:(L. Cassius) homo, non liberalitate, ut alii, sed ipsa tristitia et severitate popularis,
id. Brut. 25, 97.—In partic., generosity, liberality (the usual signif. of the word;B.syn.: bonitas, beneficentia, benignitas): beneficentia, quam eandem vel benignitatem vel liberalitatem appellari licet,
Cic. Off. 1, 7, 20:liberalitas ac benignitas,
id. de Or. 2, 25, 105:magnificentia liberalitatis,
id. Rosc. Com. 8, 24:ut ea liberalitate utamur, quae prosit amicis, noceat nemini,
id. Off. 1, 14, 43:quid dicam de pietate in matrem, liberalitate in sorores?
id. Lael. 3, 11:liberalitatis virtutes,
Quint. 6 prooem. § 10: illa quidam catachresis volunt esse, cum... pro luxuria liberalitas dicitur;a quibus equidem dissentio,
id. 8, 6, 36.—Transf. (abstr. pro concr.), a gift, present (post-Aug.):decima parte liberalitatis apud quemque eorum relicta,
Tac. H. 1, 20; Suet. Tib. 46: unaque et altera liberalitate locupletavit, id. Vit. Hor.— Plur.:revocatae liberalitates ejus,
gifts, grants, Suet. Claud. 29:liberalitates Neronis revocandas curavit,
id. Galb. 15. -
4 sententia
sententĭa, ae, f. [for sentientia, from sentio], a way of thinking, opinion, judgment, sentiment; a purpose, determination, decision, will, etc.I.Lit. (cf.: opinio, voluntas, studium).A.In gen.:2.quoniam sententiae atque opinionis meae voluistis esse participes, nihil occultabo et quoad potero, vobis exponam, quid de quāque re sentiam,
Cic. de Or. 1, 37, 172:sententia et opinio mea,
id. ib. 2, 34, 146:senis sententia de nuptiis,
Ter. And. 1, 3, 2:de aliquā re,
id. Ad. 3, 5, 5; id. Phorm. 2, 4, 4; cf.:de diis immortalibus habere non errantem et vagam, sed stabilem certamque sententiam,
Cic. N. D. 2, 1, 2:de hac sententiā Non demovebor,
Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 45; cf. Cic. Verr. 1, 17, 52:de sententiā deducere, deicere, depellere, deterrere, decedere, desistere, etc., v. h. vv.: nisi quid tua secus sententia est,
Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 95; cf.:mihi sententia eadem est,
id. Trin. 2, 4, 44:adhuc in hac sum sententiā, nihil ut faciamus nisi, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 5:eā omnes stant sententiā,
Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 35; cf.:perstat in sententiā Saturius,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 18, 56; so,in sententiā manere, permanere, etc., v. h. vv.: non prima sed melior vicit sententia,
Plin. Pan. 76, 2.— Plur.:variis dictis sententiis, quarum pars censebant, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 7, 77:erant sententiae, quae censerent,
id. B. C. 2, 30:sententiae numerantur, non ponderantur,
Plin. Ep. 2, 12, 5:nos quibus Cotta tantum modo locos ac sententias hujus disputationis tradidisset,
the leading thoughts, Cic. de Or. 3, 4, 16.—Prov.:quot homines, tot sententiae,
many men, many minds, Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 14; Cic. Fin. 1, 5, 15. —In the phrases,(α).Sententia est, with subj.-clause, it is my purpose, will, opinion, etc., Auct. Her. 3, 24, 40:(β).si honestatem tueri ac retinere sententia est,
if one's purpose be, if one be determined, Cic. Off. 3, 33, 116; and: stat sententia, with obj.clause, Ov. M. 8, 67; cf., parenthetically: sic stat sententia,
id. ib. 1, 243.—De sententiā alicujus aliquid facere, Cic. Cael. 29, 68:(γ).neque ego haud committam, ut si quid peccatum siet, Fecisse dicas de meā sententiā,
according to my wish, to suit me, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 115:gerere,
Cic. Sull. 19 fin.; cf. id. Verr. 2, 5, 21, § 53; id. Att. 16, 16, C, § 11; 7, 5 fin.; Liv. 38, 45, 5 et saep.—Meā quidem sententiā, in my opinion or judgment, as I think:(δ).nimis stulte faciunt, meā quidem sententiā,
Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 5:meā quidem sententiā,
id. Cas. 3, 3, 1; id. Poen. 5, 6, 1; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 40; 5, 9, 2; id. Phorm. 2, 2, 21;and simply meā sententiā,
Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 11; id. Merc. 2, 3, 58; Cic. Rep. 1, 26, 42; 1, 45, 69; id. de Or. 2, 23, 95 al.—Ex meā (tuā, etc.) sententiā, according to my ( thy, etc.) wish:(ε).quoniam haec evenerunt nostrā ex sententiā,
Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 89; id. Cist. 1, 2, 7; id. Men. 2, 2, 1; 5, 7, 30; id. Truc. 5, 72; id. Capt. 2, 3, 87; Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 5; Cic. Fam. 2, 7, 3; 2, 15, 1; and more freq., simply ex sententiā, to one's mind or liking, Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 18; id. Capt. 2, 2, 97; id. Mil. 4, 1, 1; id. Aul. 4, 1, 3; id. Truc. 5, 69; Ter. Heaut. 4, 5, 17; id. Hec. 5, 4, 32; id. Phorm. 2, 1, 26; Cic. de Or. 1, 27, 123; id. Att. 5, 21; id. Fam. 1, 7, 5; 12, 10, 2; Sall. J. 43, 5 et saep. (v. also infra, B. 2.).—Praeter animi sententiam, against one's inclination:B.quam (crapulam) potavi praeter animi mei sententiam,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 7, 29.—In partic., publicists' and jurid. t.t., an official determination, a decision, sentence, judgment, vote (cf. suffragium):2.SENATVOS SENTENTIAM VTEI SCIENTES ESETIS, EORVM SENTENTIA ITA FVIT, S. C. de Bacch.: (L. Tarquinius) antiquos patres majorum gentium appellavit, quos priores sententiam rogabat,
Cic. Rep. 2, 20, 35:non viribus... res magnae geruntur, sed consilio, auctoritate, sententiā,
id. Sen. 6, 17:(Marcellinus) sententiam dixit, ut, etc.... postea Racilius de privatis me primum sententiam rogavit, etc.,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 1, 2:accurate sententiam dixi... factum est senatusconsultum in meam sententiam,
id. Att. 4, 1, 6:DE SENATVOS SENTENTIAD... DE PR. VRBANI SENATVOSQVE SENTENTIAD, S. C. de Bacch.: ex senatus sententiā,
Cic. Fam. 12, 4, 1:victos paucis sententiis,
Liv. 22, 61, 8.—Hence, sententiam dare, to vote:meae partes exquirendae magis sententiae quam dandae sunt,
Liv. 8, 20, 12:omnes in eam sententiam ierunt,
id. 23, 10, 4:cum in hanc sententiam pedibus omnes issent,
id. 22, 56, 1:aliquem sequor, aliquem jubebo sententiam dividere,
to divide the question, Sen. Vit. Beat. 3, 2; cf.:quod fieri in senatu solet... cum censuit aliquis quod ex parte mihi placeat, jubeo illum dividere sententiam et sequor,
id. Ep. 21, 9.—Hence, de eventu fortuna judicat, cui de me sententiam non do, I give no vote, Sen. Ep. 14, 16.—Of the people in the comitia:de singulis magistratibus sententiam ferre,
Cic. Agr. 2, 11, 26:de quo foedere populus Romanus sententiam non tulit,
id. Balb. 15, 34.—Of the votes of judges:itur in consilium: servus ille innocens omnibus sententiis absolvitur, quo facilius vos hunc omnibus sententiis condemnare possitis,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 45, § 100; id. Clu. 26, 72:condemnatur enim perpaucis sententiis,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 30, § 75: M. Cato (judex) sententiam dixit, pronounced the decision or sentence, id. Off. 3, 16, 66:sententiis paribus reus absolvitur,
Sen. Ep. 81, 26.—Ex animi mei (tui) sententiā, in the formula of an oath, to the best of my ( your) knowledge and belief, on my ( your) conscience:II.(majores) jurare ex sui animi sententiā quemque voluerunt,
Cic. Ac. 2, 47, 146:quod ex animi tui sententiā juraris, id non facere perjurium est,
id. Off. 3, 29, 108; Liv. 22, 53, 10; 43, 15 fin. —In a play on this signif. and that of ex sententiā, supra:ridicule illud L. Nasica censori Catoni, cum ille: Ex tui animi sententiā tu uxorem habes? Non hercule, inquit, ex animi mei sententiā,
Cic. de Or. 2, 64, 260; cf. Quint. 8, 5 init.; Gell. 4, 20, 2 sqq.— Transf., as a formula of assurance:me quidem, ex animi mei sententiā, nulla oratio laedere potest,
by my faith, Sall. J. 85, 27.—Transf., of words, discourse, etc., sense, meaning, signification, idea, notion, etc.:B.sonitum ut possis sentire, neque illam Internoscere, verborum sententiam quae sit,
Lucr. 4, 561:cum verbum potest in duas plurisve sententias accipi,
Auct. Her. 4, 53, 67:cum continenter verbum non in eādem sententiā ponitur,
Cic. Or. 39, 136:formantur et verba et sententiae paene innumerabiliter,
id. de Or. 3, 52, 201:cognitā sententiā verba subtiliter exquiri noluerunt,
id. Caecin. 20, 57:quod summum bonum a Stoicis dicitur convenienter naturae vivere, id habet hanc, ut opinor, sententiam: cum virtute congruere semper,
id. Off. 3, 3, 13:haec (philosophia) nos docuit, ut nosmet ipsos nosceremus: cujus praecepti tanta vis, tanta sententia est, ut ea non homini cuipiam, sed Delphico deo tribueretur,
such depth of meaning, id. Leg. 1, 22, 58:legis (with vis),
id. ib. 2, 5, 11:de Domitio dixit versum Graecum eādem sententiā, quā etiam nos habemus Latinum: Pereant amici, etc.,
id. Deiot. 9, 25:est vitium in sententiā, si quid absurdum, aut alienum est,
id. Opt. Gen. 3, 7; cf. id. de Or. 3, 52, 200.—Concr.1.In gen., a thought expressed in words; a sentence, period: dum de singulis sententiis breviter [p. 1672] disputo, Cic. Phil. 13, 10, 22:2.est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, etc.,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 9:initia et clausulae sententiarum,
Quint. 9, 3, 45; cf. id. 9, 3, 36; 11, 3, 135; 8, 4, 26; 9, 4, 18; 9, 4, 29; 10, 1, 130 al.—In partic., a philosophical proposition, an aphorism, apophthegm, maxim, axiom (cf. praeceptum): selectae (Epicuri) brevesque sententiae, quas appellatis kurias doxas, Cic. N. D. 1, 30, 85:quid est tam jucundum cognitu atque auditu, quam sapientibus sententiis gravibusque verbis ornata oratio et perpolita,
id. de Or. 1, 8, 31:acutae,
id. ib. 2, 8, 34:concinnae acutaeque,
id. Brut. 78, 272; Quint. 8, 5, 2 sq.; 9, 3, 76; 10, 1, 60;11, 3, 120 al.: (Sophocles) sententiis densus,
id. 10, 1, 68; cf. id. 10, 1, 90; 10, 1, 102:subiti ictūs sententiarum,
Sen. Ep. 100, 8.
См. также в других словарях:
way of thinking — index conviction (persuasion), outlook, perspective, position (point of view), posture (attitude) … Law dictionary
way of thinking — method of thinking, thought process, manner of working things out … English contemporary dictionary
to my way of thinking — spoken used when giving your opinion about something To my way of thinking, this is the most important decision we have to make. This is not right, to my way of thinking … English dictionary
to someone's way of thinking — to someone s (or one s) way of thinking in someone s (or one s) opinion … Useful english dictionary
(to) my way of thinking — to ˈmy way of thinking idiom in my opinion Main entry: ↑wayidiom … Useful english dictionary
thinking patterns — way of thinking, brain surgery, way in which a person thinks about things … English contemporary dictionary
thinking — think|ing1 [ θıŋkıŋ ] noun uncount 1. ) an opinion or set of ideas: thinking on/about: His thinking on social issues has changed considerably over the years. thinking behind: Can you explain the thinking behind your current proposal?… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
way — way1 W1S1 [weı] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(method)¦ 2¦(manner)¦ 3¦(direction/how to go somewhere)¦ 4¦(part of something that is true)¦ 5¦(distance/time)¦ 6¦(the space in front of you)¦ 7 make way (for something/somebody) 8 out of the way 9 on the/your/its way … Dictionary of contemporary English
way — 1 /weI/ noun METHOD 1 (C) a method of doing something: These vegetables can be cooked in several different ways. | At that time, the Pill was the easiest way of ensuring effective contraception. | I ve altered the way I teach science. | I ll tell … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
thinking — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 using your mind to think ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, hard, serious ▪ This topic requires a lot of deep thinking. ▪ good ▪ Yes, I ll email her instead that … Collocations dictionary
thinking — I UK [ˈθɪŋkɪŋ] / US adjective [only before noun] * able to consider things carefully and understand what is important He insults the intelligence of every thinking person out there. • the thinking man s/woman s/person s... used before the name of … English dictionary
