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  • 1 excello

    ex-cello, cellŭi, celsum, 3 (also acc. to the 2d conj., praes. indic. excellet, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. p. 371 P., and subj. excelleat, Cic. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 838 and 896 P.), v. a. and n. [cello].
    I.
    Act., to raise up, elevate; only:

    recellere reclinare, et excellere in altum extollere,

    Fest. p. 274, 31; and Paul. ib. 275, 11 Müll.; cf. the P. a. excelsus, below.—
    II.
    Neut., to rise, elevate itself (cf.: antecello, praesto, antecedo, emineo, floreo, vigeo).
    A.
    Lit., only in the P. a. excellens, q. v. A.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen., to exult, be elated: animus excellit rebus secundis, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14; 13, 24, 14.—Far more freq. (but not in Plaut. and Ter.; and in the verb. finit. not in Aug. poets),
    2.
    In partic., to be eminent, to distinguish one's self for any quality above others; to surpass, excel, in a good or (less freq.) in a bad sense:

    ut is, qui dignitate principibus excellit facilitate infimis par esse videatur,

    Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41:

    ut inter quos posset excellere, cum iis, etc.,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 2 fin.:

    inter omnes,

    id. Or. 2, 6:

    super ceteros,

    Liv. 28, 43:

    ante ceteros,

    App. Flor. 16.—With dat.:

    qui longe ceteris excellere pictoribus existimabatur,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1:

    quae una ceteris excellebat,

    id. Tusc. 2, 18, 43; id. Fin. 3, 2, 8; id. de Or. 2, 54, 216; id. de Imp. Pomp. 13, 39 al.:

    ceteris,

    Quint. 2, 20, 9.—With abl.:

    bonā famā,

    Lucr. 6, 13:

    ingenio scientiāque,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 2, 4:

    animi magnitudine,

    id. Off. 1, 18 fin.:

    actione,

    id. Brut. 59, 215:

    hoc genere virtutis,

    id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:

    dignitate,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 9:

    altitudine,

    Plin. 16, 6, 18, § 24:

    candore,

    id. 37, 6, 23, § 88 et saep.—With in and abl.:

    in arte,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 13:

    in aliqua arte et facultate,

    id. de Or. 1, 50, 217:

    in alia parte orationis,

    id. Brut. 59, 215:

    maxime in amicitiis expetendis colendisque,

    id. Lael. 9, 30; id. de Or. 2, 54, 217 et saep.— Absol.:

    excellit atque eminet vis, potestas nomenque regium,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 28; 2, 23; 1, 22; id. Div. 1, 19, 38; 1, 41, 91; id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.; Tac. Or. 32 (with eminere) et saep. —In a bad sense:

    vitiis,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 19, 51:

    cum haec (flagitia), quae excellunt, me nosse videas,

    id. Pis. 38 fin. —Hence,
    1.
    excellens, entis, P. a., rising, overtopping.
    A.
    Lit., high, lofty (very rare;

    not in Cic.): oppida excellentibus locis constituta, Auct. B. Hisp. 8, 4: corpore excellens,

    Vell. 2, 107.—Far more freq. and class.,
    B.
    Trop., distinguishing himself, distinguished, superior, surpassing, excellent:

    deos rerum omnium praestantia excellentes,

    Cic. Div. 2, 63:

    Brutus noster excellens omni genere laudis,

    id. Ac. 1, 3 fin.;

    for which also: in omni genere,

    id. Tusc. 1, 1, 2; id. de Or. 2, 54, 220:

    cujus excellens in re militari gloria,

    id. Rep. 2, 17:

    Galba fuit inter tot aequales unus excellens,

    id. Brut. 97, 333:

    natura excellens atque praestans,

    id. N. D. 1, 20 fin.:

    scientia excellens atque singularis,

    id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.:

    vir excellenti providentia,

    id. Rep. 2, 3;

    for which: excellente ingenii magnitudine,

    id. Off. 1, 33 (al. excellenti and excellentis, v. Orell. ad h. l.):

    studium,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 34 fin.:

    pulchritudo muliebris formae,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1: cygnus, * Verg. A. 12, 250 et saep.— Subst.: excellentia, ōrum, n., exceptional instances: nec excellentia, sed quotidiana tractabo, Aus. Grat. Act. § 62.— Comp.:

    ova excellentiora,

    Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 50:

    nihil illo (sc. Alcibiade) fuisse excellentius, vel in vitiis, vel in virtutibus,

    Nep. Alcib. 1.— Sup.:

    excellentissima virtus,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 99, 2; Sen. Vit. Beat. 14:

    cultus,

    Suet. Ner. 20:

    triumphus,

    id. Caes. 37:

    aurum,

    Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 56 et saep.— Adv.: excellon-ter, excellently, Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; Nep. Att. 1, 3.— Comp., Cic. Sest. 45.— Sup.:

    excellentissime,

    Aug. Civ. D. 17, 8.—
    2.
    ex-celsus, a, um, P. a., elevated, lofty, high (freq. and class.; cf.: celsus, editus, altus, sublimis, procerus, arduus).
    A.
    Lit.:

    mons,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 80, 2; cf.: vertex montis, * Verg. A. 5, 35:

    locus,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 11:

    porticus,

    id. Att. 4, 16, 14:

    basis (statuae),

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 34; cf.

    signum,

    id. ib.:

    statura,

    Suet. Caes. 45:

    aves (Ibes),

    Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

    altitudo vineae,

    Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184 et saep.— Comp.:

    in excelsiore loco,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 31:

    cornu (bovis),

    Caes. B. G. 6, 26, 1; cf.:

    crura chamaeleonis,

    Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 120.— Sup.:

    mons,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 70, 4; cf.

    locus,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 33 fin.:

    rupes,

    Plin. 10, 6, 7, § 19:

    aegilops,

    id. 16, 6, 8, § 22; 11, 37, 49, § 135.—
    b.
    Subst.
    1.
    excelsum, i, n., a height:

    simulacrum Jovis in excelso collocare,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Att. 6, 1, 17:

    Phoebus ab excelso, quantum patet, aspicit aequor,

    Ov. H. 15, 165; so,

    ab excelso,

    id. F. 2, 369:

    prohibebit in excelsum emicare (vitem),

    Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184.—
    2.
    Ex-celsus, i, m., the Highest, the Most High, i. e. God (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Psa. 72, 11 al.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen., high, lofty, distinguished, excellent, noble:

    te natura excelsum quendam videlicet et altum et humana despicientem genuit,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 11; cf.:

    magnus homo et excelsus,

    id. Mur. 29:

    animus excelsus magnificusque,

    id. Off. 1, 23; cf. id. Opt. Gen. 4, 12:

    excelso et illustri loco sita est laus tua,

    id. Fam. 2, 5; cf.:

    te in excelsissimo humani generis fastigio positum, Plin. H. N. praef. § 11: species magnae excelsaeque gloriac,

    Tac. Agr. 4 fin. et saep.— Comp.:

    (orator) grandior et quodammodo excelsior,

    Cic. Or. 34; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 23; Plin. Pan. 94, 3:

    quo tua in me humanitas fuerit excelsior quam in te mea,

    Cic. Att. 3, 20 fin.—Sup.:

    excelsissimae victoriae,

    Vell. 2, 96 fin.:

    duces,

    id. 2, 114 fin.—Subst.
    (α).
    , m. plur.: excelsi, ōrum, the lofty; prov.:

    excelsis multo facilius casus nocet,

    Pub. Syr. 162 (Rib.).—
    (β).
    Neut.: excelsum, i, an elevated station or position:

    in excelso aetatem agere,

    i. e. in a high station, Sall. C. 51, 12.—Esp. (eccl. Lat.): in excelsis, in the highest, in ascriptions of praise, Vulg. Psa. 148, 1 al.—
    2.
    Esp., in the later period of the empire, a title of high official dignitaries, e. g. of the praefectus praetorio, etc.— Adv.: excelsē, highly, on high, loftily.
    1.
    Lit.:

    si vitis scandit excelsius,

    Col. 4, 1, 5.—
    2.
    Trop., in an elevated manner, highly:

    ornat excelse,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 3:

    excelsius magnificentiusque et dicet et sentiet,

    Cic. Or. 34, 119:

    excelsissime floruit (Sparta),

    exceedingly, Vell. 1, 6, 3.

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  • 2 excellonter

    ex-cello, cellŭi, celsum, 3 (also acc. to the 2d conj., praes. indic. excellet, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. p. 371 P., and subj. excelleat, Cic. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 838 and 896 P.), v. a. and n. [cello].
    I.
    Act., to raise up, elevate; only:

    recellere reclinare, et excellere in altum extollere,

    Fest. p. 274, 31; and Paul. ib. 275, 11 Müll.; cf. the P. a. excelsus, below.—
    II.
    Neut., to rise, elevate itself (cf.: antecello, praesto, antecedo, emineo, floreo, vigeo).
    A.
    Lit., only in the P. a. excellens, q. v. A.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen., to exult, be elated: animus excellit rebus secundis, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14; 13, 24, 14.—Far more freq. (but not in Plaut. and Ter.; and in the verb. finit. not in Aug. poets),
    2.
    In partic., to be eminent, to distinguish one's self for any quality above others; to surpass, excel, in a good or (less freq.) in a bad sense:

    ut is, qui dignitate principibus excellit facilitate infimis par esse videatur,

    Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41:

    ut inter quos posset excellere, cum iis, etc.,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 2 fin.:

    inter omnes,

    id. Or. 2, 6:

    super ceteros,

    Liv. 28, 43:

    ante ceteros,

    App. Flor. 16.—With dat.:

    qui longe ceteris excellere pictoribus existimabatur,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1:

    quae una ceteris excellebat,

    id. Tusc. 2, 18, 43; id. Fin. 3, 2, 8; id. de Or. 2, 54, 216; id. de Imp. Pomp. 13, 39 al.:

    ceteris,

    Quint. 2, 20, 9.—With abl.:

    bonā famā,

    Lucr. 6, 13:

    ingenio scientiāque,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 2, 4:

    animi magnitudine,

    id. Off. 1, 18 fin.:

    actione,

    id. Brut. 59, 215:

    hoc genere virtutis,

    id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:

    dignitate,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 9:

    altitudine,

    Plin. 16, 6, 18, § 24:

    candore,

    id. 37, 6, 23, § 88 et saep.—With in and abl.:

    in arte,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 13:

    in aliqua arte et facultate,

    id. de Or. 1, 50, 217:

    in alia parte orationis,

    id. Brut. 59, 215:

    maxime in amicitiis expetendis colendisque,

    id. Lael. 9, 30; id. de Or. 2, 54, 217 et saep.— Absol.:

    excellit atque eminet vis, potestas nomenque regium,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 28; 2, 23; 1, 22; id. Div. 1, 19, 38; 1, 41, 91; id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.; Tac. Or. 32 (with eminere) et saep. —In a bad sense:

    vitiis,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 19, 51:

    cum haec (flagitia), quae excellunt, me nosse videas,

    id. Pis. 38 fin. —Hence,
    1.
    excellens, entis, P. a., rising, overtopping.
    A.
    Lit., high, lofty (very rare;

    not in Cic.): oppida excellentibus locis constituta, Auct. B. Hisp. 8, 4: corpore excellens,

    Vell. 2, 107.—Far more freq. and class.,
    B.
    Trop., distinguishing himself, distinguished, superior, surpassing, excellent:

    deos rerum omnium praestantia excellentes,

    Cic. Div. 2, 63:

    Brutus noster excellens omni genere laudis,

    id. Ac. 1, 3 fin.;

    for which also: in omni genere,

    id. Tusc. 1, 1, 2; id. de Or. 2, 54, 220:

    cujus excellens in re militari gloria,

    id. Rep. 2, 17:

    Galba fuit inter tot aequales unus excellens,

    id. Brut. 97, 333:

    natura excellens atque praestans,

    id. N. D. 1, 20 fin.:

    scientia excellens atque singularis,

    id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.:

    vir excellenti providentia,

    id. Rep. 2, 3;

    for which: excellente ingenii magnitudine,

    id. Off. 1, 33 (al. excellenti and excellentis, v. Orell. ad h. l.):

    studium,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 34 fin.:

    pulchritudo muliebris formae,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1: cygnus, * Verg. A. 12, 250 et saep.— Subst.: excellentia, ōrum, n., exceptional instances: nec excellentia, sed quotidiana tractabo, Aus. Grat. Act. § 62.— Comp.:

    ova excellentiora,

    Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 50:

    nihil illo (sc. Alcibiade) fuisse excellentius, vel in vitiis, vel in virtutibus,

    Nep. Alcib. 1.— Sup.:

    excellentissima virtus,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 99, 2; Sen. Vit. Beat. 14:

    cultus,

    Suet. Ner. 20:

    triumphus,

    id. Caes. 37:

    aurum,

    Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 56 et saep.— Adv.: excellon-ter, excellently, Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; Nep. Att. 1, 3.— Comp., Cic. Sest. 45.— Sup.:

    excellentissime,

    Aug. Civ. D. 17, 8.—
    2.
    ex-celsus, a, um, P. a., elevated, lofty, high (freq. and class.; cf.: celsus, editus, altus, sublimis, procerus, arduus).
    A.
    Lit.:

    mons,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 80, 2; cf.: vertex montis, * Verg. A. 5, 35:

    locus,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 11:

    porticus,

    id. Att. 4, 16, 14:

    basis (statuae),

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 34; cf.

    signum,

    id. ib.:

    statura,

    Suet. Caes. 45:

    aves (Ibes),

    Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

    altitudo vineae,

    Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184 et saep.— Comp.:

    in excelsiore loco,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 31:

    cornu (bovis),

    Caes. B. G. 6, 26, 1; cf.:

    crura chamaeleonis,

    Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 120.— Sup.:

    mons,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 70, 4; cf.

    locus,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 33 fin.:

    rupes,

    Plin. 10, 6, 7, § 19:

    aegilops,

    id. 16, 6, 8, § 22; 11, 37, 49, § 135.—
    b.
    Subst.
    1.
    excelsum, i, n., a height:

    simulacrum Jovis in excelso collocare,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Att. 6, 1, 17:

    Phoebus ab excelso, quantum patet, aspicit aequor,

    Ov. H. 15, 165; so,

    ab excelso,

    id. F. 2, 369:

    prohibebit in excelsum emicare (vitem),

    Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184.—
    2.
    Ex-celsus, i, m., the Highest, the Most High, i. e. God (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Psa. 72, 11 al.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen., high, lofty, distinguished, excellent, noble:

    te natura excelsum quendam videlicet et altum et humana despicientem genuit,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 11; cf.:

    magnus homo et excelsus,

    id. Mur. 29:

    animus excelsus magnificusque,

    id. Off. 1, 23; cf. id. Opt. Gen. 4, 12:

    excelso et illustri loco sita est laus tua,

    id. Fam. 2, 5; cf.:

    te in excelsissimo humani generis fastigio positum, Plin. H. N. praef. § 11: species magnae excelsaeque gloriac,

    Tac. Agr. 4 fin. et saep.— Comp.:

    (orator) grandior et quodammodo excelsior,

    Cic. Or. 34; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 23; Plin. Pan. 94, 3:

    quo tua in me humanitas fuerit excelsior quam in te mea,

    Cic. Att. 3, 20 fin.—Sup.:

    excelsissimae victoriae,

    Vell. 2, 96 fin.:

    duces,

    id. 2, 114 fin.—Subst.
    (α).
    , m. plur.: excelsi, ōrum, the lofty; prov.:

    excelsis multo facilius casus nocet,

    Pub. Syr. 162 (Rib.).—
    (β).
    Neut.: excelsum, i, an elevated station or position:

    in excelso aetatem agere,

    i. e. in a high station, Sall. C. 51, 12.—Esp. (eccl. Lat.): in excelsis, in the highest, in ascriptions of praise, Vulg. Psa. 148, 1 al.—
    2.
    Esp., in the later period of the empire, a title of high official dignitaries, e. g. of the praefectus praetorio, etc.— Adv.: excelsē, highly, on high, loftily.
    1.
    Lit.:

    si vitis scandit excelsius,

    Col. 4, 1, 5.—
    2.
    Trop., in an elevated manner, highly:

    ornat excelse,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 3:

    excelsius magnificentiusque et dicet et sentiet,

    Cic. Or. 34, 119:

    excelsissime floruit (Sparta),

    exceedingly, Vell. 1, 6, 3.

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  • 3 excelsi

    ex-cello, cellŭi, celsum, 3 (also acc. to the 2d conj., praes. indic. excellet, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. p. 371 P., and subj. excelleat, Cic. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 838 and 896 P.), v. a. and n. [cello].
    I.
    Act., to raise up, elevate; only:

    recellere reclinare, et excellere in altum extollere,

    Fest. p. 274, 31; and Paul. ib. 275, 11 Müll.; cf. the P. a. excelsus, below.—
    II.
    Neut., to rise, elevate itself (cf.: antecello, praesto, antecedo, emineo, floreo, vigeo).
    A.
    Lit., only in the P. a. excellens, q. v. A.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen., to exult, be elated: animus excellit rebus secundis, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14; 13, 24, 14.—Far more freq. (but not in Plaut. and Ter.; and in the verb. finit. not in Aug. poets),
    2.
    In partic., to be eminent, to distinguish one's self for any quality above others; to surpass, excel, in a good or (less freq.) in a bad sense:

    ut is, qui dignitate principibus excellit facilitate infimis par esse videatur,

    Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41:

    ut inter quos posset excellere, cum iis, etc.,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 2 fin.:

    inter omnes,

    id. Or. 2, 6:

    super ceteros,

    Liv. 28, 43:

    ante ceteros,

    App. Flor. 16.—With dat.:

    qui longe ceteris excellere pictoribus existimabatur,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1:

    quae una ceteris excellebat,

    id. Tusc. 2, 18, 43; id. Fin. 3, 2, 8; id. de Or. 2, 54, 216; id. de Imp. Pomp. 13, 39 al.:

    ceteris,

    Quint. 2, 20, 9.—With abl.:

    bonā famā,

    Lucr. 6, 13:

    ingenio scientiāque,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 2, 4:

    animi magnitudine,

    id. Off. 1, 18 fin.:

    actione,

    id. Brut. 59, 215:

    hoc genere virtutis,

    id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:

    dignitate,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 9:

    altitudine,

    Plin. 16, 6, 18, § 24:

    candore,

    id. 37, 6, 23, § 88 et saep.—With in and abl.:

    in arte,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 13:

    in aliqua arte et facultate,

    id. de Or. 1, 50, 217:

    in alia parte orationis,

    id. Brut. 59, 215:

    maxime in amicitiis expetendis colendisque,

    id. Lael. 9, 30; id. de Or. 2, 54, 217 et saep.— Absol.:

    excellit atque eminet vis, potestas nomenque regium,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 28; 2, 23; 1, 22; id. Div. 1, 19, 38; 1, 41, 91; id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.; Tac. Or. 32 (with eminere) et saep. —In a bad sense:

    vitiis,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 19, 51:

    cum haec (flagitia), quae excellunt, me nosse videas,

    id. Pis. 38 fin. —Hence,
    1.
    excellens, entis, P. a., rising, overtopping.
    A.
    Lit., high, lofty (very rare;

    not in Cic.): oppida excellentibus locis constituta, Auct. B. Hisp. 8, 4: corpore excellens,

    Vell. 2, 107.—Far more freq. and class.,
    B.
    Trop., distinguishing himself, distinguished, superior, surpassing, excellent:

    deos rerum omnium praestantia excellentes,

    Cic. Div. 2, 63:

    Brutus noster excellens omni genere laudis,

    id. Ac. 1, 3 fin.;

    for which also: in omni genere,

    id. Tusc. 1, 1, 2; id. de Or. 2, 54, 220:

    cujus excellens in re militari gloria,

    id. Rep. 2, 17:

    Galba fuit inter tot aequales unus excellens,

    id. Brut. 97, 333:

    natura excellens atque praestans,

    id. N. D. 1, 20 fin.:

    scientia excellens atque singularis,

    id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.:

    vir excellenti providentia,

    id. Rep. 2, 3;

    for which: excellente ingenii magnitudine,

    id. Off. 1, 33 (al. excellenti and excellentis, v. Orell. ad h. l.):

    studium,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 34 fin.:

    pulchritudo muliebris formae,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1: cygnus, * Verg. A. 12, 250 et saep.— Subst.: excellentia, ōrum, n., exceptional instances: nec excellentia, sed quotidiana tractabo, Aus. Grat. Act. § 62.— Comp.:

    ova excellentiora,

    Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 50:

    nihil illo (sc. Alcibiade) fuisse excellentius, vel in vitiis, vel in virtutibus,

    Nep. Alcib. 1.— Sup.:

    excellentissima virtus,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 99, 2; Sen. Vit. Beat. 14:

    cultus,

    Suet. Ner. 20:

    triumphus,

    id. Caes. 37:

    aurum,

    Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 56 et saep.— Adv.: excellon-ter, excellently, Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; Nep. Att. 1, 3.— Comp., Cic. Sest. 45.— Sup.:

    excellentissime,

    Aug. Civ. D. 17, 8.—
    2.
    ex-celsus, a, um, P. a., elevated, lofty, high (freq. and class.; cf.: celsus, editus, altus, sublimis, procerus, arduus).
    A.
    Lit.:

    mons,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 80, 2; cf.: vertex montis, * Verg. A. 5, 35:

    locus,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 11:

    porticus,

    id. Att. 4, 16, 14:

    basis (statuae),

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 34; cf.

    signum,

    id. ib.:

    statura,

    Suet. Caes. 45:

    aves (Ibes),

    Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

    altitudo vineae,

    Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184 et saep.— Comp.:

    in excelsiore loco,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 31:

    cornu (bovis),

    Caes. B. G. 6, 26, 1; cf.:

    crura chamaeleonis,

    Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 120.— Sup.:

    mons,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 70, 4; cf.

    locus,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 33 fin.:

    rupes,

    Plin. 10, 6, 7, § 19:

    aegilops,

    id. 16, 6, 8, § 22; 11, 37, 49, § 135.—
    b.
    Subst.
    1.
    excelsum, i, n., a height:

    simulacrum Jovis in excelso collocare,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Att. 6, 1, 17:

    Phoebus ab excelso, quantum patet, aspicit aequor,

    Ov. H. 15, 165; so,

    ab excelso,

    id. F. 2, 369:

    prohibebit in excelsum emicare (vitem),

    Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184.—
    2.
    Ex-celsus, i, m., the Highest, the Most High, i. e. God (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Psa. 72, 11 al.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen., high, lofty, distinguished, excellent, noble:

    te natura excelsum quendam videlicet et altum et humana despicientem genuit,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 11; cf.:

    magnus homo et excelsus,

    id. Mur. 29:

    animus excelsus magnificusque,

    id. Off. 1, 23; cf. id. Opt. Gen. 4, 12:

    excelso et illustri loco sita est laus tua,

    id. Fam. 2, 5; cf.:

    te in excelsissimo humani generis fastigio positum, Plin. H. N. praef. § 11: species magnae excelsaeque gloriac,

    Tac. Agr. 4 fin. et saep.— Comp.:

    (orator) grandior et quodammodo excelsior,

    Cic. Or. 34; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 23; Plin. Pan. 94, 3:

    quo tua in me humanitas fuerit excelsior quam in te mea,

    Cic. Att. 3, 20 fin.—Sup.:

    excelsissimae victoriae,

    Vell. 2, 96 fin.:

    duces,

    id. 2, 114 fin.—Subst.
    (α).
    , m. plur.: excelsi, ōrum, the lofty; prov.:

    excelsis multo facilius casus nocet,

    Pub. Syr. 162 (Rib.).—
    (β).
    Neut.: excelsum, i, an elevated station or position:

    in excelso aetatem agere,

    i. e. in a high station, Sall. C. 51, 12.—Esp. (eccl. Lat.): in excelsis, in the highest, in ascriptions of praise, Vulg. Psa. 148, 1 al.—
    2.
    Esp., in the later period of the empire, a title of high official dignitaries, e. g. of the praefectus praetorio, etc.— Adv.: excelsē, highly, on high, loftily.
    1.
    Lit.:

    si vitis scandit excelsius,

    Col. 4, 1, 5.—
    2.
    Trop., in an elevated manner, highly:

    ornat excelse,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 3:

    excelsius magnificentiusque et dicet et sentiet,

    Cic. Or. 34, 119:

    excelsissime floruit (Sparta),

    exceedingly, Vell. 1, 6, 3.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > excelsi

  • 4 excelsum

    ex-cello, cellŭi, celsum, 3 (also acc. to the 2d conj., praes. indic. excellet, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. p. 371 P., and subj. excelleat, Cic. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 838 and 896 P.), v. a. and n. [cello].
    I.
    Act., to raise up, elevate; only:

    recellere reclinare, et excellere in altum extollere,

    Fest. p. 274, 31; and Paul. ib. 275, 11 Müll.; cf. the P. a. excelsus, below.—
    II.
    Neut., to rise, elevate itself (cf.: antecello, praesto, antecedo, emineo, floreo, vigeo).
    A.
    Lit., only in the P. a. excellens, q. v. A.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen., to exult, be elated: animus excellit rebus secundis, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14; 13, 24, 14.—Far more freq. (but not in Plaut. and Ter.; and in the verb. finit. not in Aug. poets),
    2.
    In partic., to be eminent, to distinguish one's self for any quality above others; to surpass, excel, in a good or (less freq.) in a bad sense:

    ut is, qui dignitate principibus excellit facilitate infimis par esse videatur,

    Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41:

    ut inter quos posset excellere, cum iis, etc.,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 2 fin.:

    inter omnes,

    id. Or. 2, 6:

    super ceteros,

    Liv. 28, 43:

    ante ceteros,

    App. Flor. 16.—With dat.:

    qui longe ceteris excellere pictoribus existimabatur,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1:

    quae una ceteris excellebat,

    id. Tusc. 2, 18, 43; id. Fin. 3, 2, 8; id. de Or. 2, 54, 216; id. de Imp. Pomp. 13, 39 al.:

    ceteris,

    Quint. 2, 20, 9.—With abl.:

    bonā famā,

    Lucr. 6, 13:

    ingenio scientiāque,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 2, 4:

    animi magnitudine,

    id. Off. 1, 18 fin.:

    actione,

    id. Brut. 59, 215:

    hoc genere virtutis,

    id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:

    dignitate,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 9:

    altitudine,

    Plin. 16, 6, 18, § 24:

    candore,

    id. 37, 6, 23, § 88 et saep.—With in and abl.:

    in arte,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 13:

    in aliqua arte et facultate,

    id. de Or. 1, 50, 217:

    in alia parte orationis,

    id. Brut. 59, 215:

    maxime in amicitiis expetendis colendisque,

    id. Lael. 9, 30; id. de Or. 2, 54, 217 et saep.— Absol.:

    excellit atque eminet vis, potestas nomenque regium,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 28; 2, 23; 1, 22; id. Div. 1, 19, 38; 1, 41, 91; id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.; Tac. Or. 32 (with eminere) et saep. —In a bad sense:

    vitiis,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 19, 51:

    cum haec (flagitia), quae excellunt, me nosse videas,

    id. Pis. 38 fin. —Hence,
    1.
    excellens, entis, P. a., rising, overtopping.
    A.
    Lit., high, lofty (very rare;

    not in Cic.): oppida excellentibus locis constituta, Auct. B. Hisp. 8, 4: corpore excellens,

    Vell. 2, 107.—Far more freq. and class.,
    B.
    Trop., distinguishing himself, distinguished, superior, surpassing, excellent:

    deos rerum omnium praestantia excellentes,

    Cic. Div. 2, 63:

    Brutus noster excellens omni genere laudis,

    id. Ac. 1, 3 fin.;

    for which also: in omni genere,

    id. Tusc. 1, 1, 2; id. de Or. 2, 54, 220:

    cujus excellens in re militari gloria,

    id. Rep. 2, 17:

    Galba fuit inter tot aequales unus excellens,

    id. Brut. 97, 333:

    natura excellens atque praestans,

    id. N. D. 1, 20 fin.:

    scientia excellens atque singularis,

    id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.:

    vir excellenti providentia,

    id. Rep. 2, 3;

    for which: excellente ingenii magnitudine,

    id. Off. 1, 33 (al. excellenti and excellentis, v. Orell. ad h. l.):

    studium,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 34 fin.:

    pulchritudo muliebris formae,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1: cygnus, * Verg. A. 12, 250 et saep.— Subst.: excellentia, ōrum, n., exceptional instances: nec excellentia, sed quotidiana tractabo, Aus. Grat. Act. § 62.— Comp.:

    ova excellentiora,

    Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 50:

    nihil illo (sc. Alcibiade) fuisse excellentius, vel in vitiis, vel in virtutibus,

    Nep. Alcib. 1.— Sup.:

    excellentissima virtus,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 99, 2; Sen. Vit. Beat. 14:

    cultus,

    Suet. Ner. 20:

    triumphus,

    id. Caes. 37:

    aurum,

    Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 56 et saep.— Adv.: excellon-ter, excellently, Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; Nep. Att. 1, 3.— Comp., Cic. Sest. 45.— Sup.:

    excellentissime,

    Aug. Civ. D. 17, 8.—
    2.
    ex-celsus, a, um, P. a., elevated, lofty, high (freq. and class.; cf.: celsus, editus, altus, sublimis, procerus, arduus).
    A.
    Lit.:

    mons,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 80, 2; cf.: vertex montis, * Verg. A. 5, 35:

    locus,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 11:

    porticus,

    id. Att. 4, 16, 14:

    basis (statuae),

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 34; cf.

    signum,

    id. ib.:

    statura,

    Suet. Caes. 45:

    aves (Ibes),

    Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

    altitudo vineae,

    Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184 et saep.— Comp.:

    in excelsiore loco,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 31:

    cornu (bovis),

    Caes. B. G. 6, 26, 1; cf.:

    crura chamaeleonis,

    Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 120.— Sup.:

    mons,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 70, 4; cf.

    locus,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 33 fin.:

    rupes,

    Plin. 10, 6, 7, § 19:

    aegilops,

    id. 16, 6, 8, § 22; 11, 37, 49, § 135.—
    b.
    Subst.
    1.
    excelsum, i, n., a height:

    simulacrum Jovis in excelso collocare,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Att. 6, 1, 17:

    Phoebus ab excelso, quantum patet, aspicit aequor,

    Ov. H. 15, 165; so,

    ab excelso,

    id. F. 2, 369:

    prohibebit in excelsum emicare (vitem),

    Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184.—
    2.
    Ex-celsus, i, m., the Highest, the Most High, i. e. God (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Psa. 72, 11 al.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen., high, lofty, distinguished, excellent, noble:

    te natura excelsum quendam videlicet et altum et humana despicientem genuit,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 11; cf.:

    magnus homo et excelsus,

    id. Mur. 29:

    animus excelsus magnificusque,

    id. Off. 1, 23; cf. id. Opt. Gen. 4, 12:

    excelso et illustri loco sita est laus tua,

    id. Fam. 2, 5; cf.:

    te in excelsissimo humani generis fastigio positum, Plin. H. N. praef. § 11: species magnae excelsaeque gloriac,

    Tac. Agr. 4 fin. et saep.— Comp.:

    (orator) grandior et quodammodo excelsior,

    Cic. Or. 34; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 23; Plin. Pan. 94, 3:

    quo tua in me humanitas fuerit excelsior quam in te mea,

    Cic. Att. 3, 20 fin.—Sup.:

    excelsissimae victoriae,

    Vell. 2, 96 fin.:

    duces,

    id. 2, 114 fin.—Subst.
    (α).
    , m. plur.: excelsi, ōrum, the lofty; prov.:

    excelsis multo facilius casus nocet,

    Pub. Syr. 162 (Rib.).—
    (β).
    Neut.: excelsum, i, an elevated station or position:

    in excelso aetatem agere,

    i. e. in a high station, Sall. C. 51, 12.—Esp. (eccl. Lat.): in excelsis, in the highest, in ascriptions of praise, Vulg. Psa. 148, 1 al.—
    2.
    Esp., in the later period of the empire, a title of high official dignitaries, e. g. of the praefectus praetorio, etc.— Adv.: excelsē, highly, on high, loftily.
    1.
    Lit.:

    si vitis scandit excelsius,

    Col. 4, 1, 5.—
    2.
    Trop., in an elevated manner, highly:

    ornat excelse,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 3:

    excelsius magnificentiusque et dicet et sentiet,

    Cic. Or. 34, 119:

    excelsissime floruit (Sparta),

    exceedingly, Vell. 1, 6, 3.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > excelsum

  • 5 Excelsus

    ex-cello, cellŭi, celsum, 3 (also acc. to the 2d conj., praes. indic. excellet, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. p. 371 P., and subj. excelleat, Cic. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 838 and 896 P.), v. a. and n. [cello].
    I.
    Act., to raise up, elevate; only:

    recellere reclinare, et excellere in altum extollere,

    Fest. p. 274, 31; and Paul. ib. 275, 11 Müll.; cf. the P. a. excelsus, below.—
    II.
    Neut., to rise, elevate itself (cf.: antecello, praesto, antecedo, emineo, floreo, vigeo).
    A.
    Lit., only in the P. a. excellens, q. v. A.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen., to exult, be elated: animus excellit rebus secundis, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14; 13, 24, 14.—Far more freq. (but not in Plaut. and Ter.; and in the verb. finit. not in Aug. poets),
    2.
    In partic., to be eminent, to distinguish one's self for any quality above others; to surpass, excel, in a good or (less freq.) in a bad sense:

    ut is, qui dignitate principibus excellit facilitate infimis par esse videatur,

    Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41:

    ut inter quos posset excellere, cum iis, etc.,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 2 fin.:

    inter omnes,

    id. Or. 2, 6:

    super ceteros,

    Liv. 28, 43:

    ante ceteros,

    App. Flor. 16.—With dat.:

    qui longe ceteris excellere pictoribus existimabatur,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1:

    quae una ceteris excellebat,

    id. Tusc. 2, 18, 43; id. Fin. 3, 2, 8; id. de Or. 2, 54, 216; id. de Imp. Pomp. 13, 39 al.:

    ceteris,

    Quint. 2, 20, 9.—With abl.:

    bonā famā,

    Lucr. 6, 13:

    ingenio scientiāque,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 2, 4:

    animi magnitudine,

    id. Off. 1, 18 fin.:

    actione,

    id. Brut. 59, 215:

    hoc genere virtutis,

    id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:

    dignitate,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 9:

    altitudine,

    Plin. 16, 6, 18, § 24:

    candore,

    id. 37, 6, 23, § 88 et saep.—With in and abl.:

    in arte,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 13:

    in aliqua arte et facultate,

    id. de Or. 1, 50, 217:

    in alia parte orationis,

    id. Brut. 59, 215:

    maxime in amicitiis expetendis colendisque,

    id. Lael. 9, 30; id. de Or. 2, 54, 217 et saep.— Absol.:

    excellit atque eminet vis, potestas nomenque regium,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 28; 2, 23; 1, 22; id. Div. 1, 19, 38; 1, 41, 91; id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.; Tac. Or. 32 (with eminere) et saep. —In a bad sense:

    vitiis,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 19, 51:

    cum haec (flagitia), quae excellunt, me nosse videas,

    id. Pis. 38 fin. —Hence,
    1.
    excellens, entis, P. a., rising, overtopping.
    A.
    Lit., high, lofty (very rare;

    not in Cic.): oppida excellentibus locis constituta, Auct. B. Hisp. 8, 4: corpore excellens,

    Vell. 2, 107.—Far more freq. and class.,
    B.
    Trop., distinguishing himself, distinguished, superior, surpassing, excellent:

    deos rerum omnium praestantia excellentes,

    Cic. Div. 2, 63:

    Brutus noster excellens omni genere laudis,

    id. Ac. 1, 3 fin.;

    for which also: in omni genere,

    id. Tusc. 1, 1, 2; id. de Or. 2, 54, 220:

    cujus excellens in re militari gloria,

    id. Rep. 2, 17:

    Galba fuit inter tot aequales unus excellens,

    id. Brut. 97, 333:

    natura excellens atque praestans,

    id. N. D. 1, 20 fin.:

    scientia excellens atque singularis,

    id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.:

    vir excellenti providentia,

    id. Rep. 2, 3;

    for which: excellente ingenii magnitudine,

    id. Off. 1, 33 (al. excellenti and excellentis, v. Orell. ad h. l.):

    studium,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 34 fin.:

    pulchritudo muliebris formae,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1: cygnus, * Verg. A. 12, 250 et saep.— Subst.: excellentia, ōrum, n., exceptional instances: nec excellentia, sed quotidiana tractabo, Aus. Grat. Act. § 62.— Comp.:

    ova excellentiora,

    Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 50:

    nihil illo (sc. Alcibiade) fuisse excellentius, vel in vitiis, vel in virtutibus,

    Nep. Alcib. 1.— Sup.:

    excellentissima virtus,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 99, 2; Sen. Vit. Beat. 14:

    cultus,

    Suet. Ner. 20:

    triumphus,

    id. Caes. 37:

    aurum,

    Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 56 et saep.— Adv.: excellon-ter, excellently, Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; Nep. Att. 1, 3.— Comp., Cic. Sest. 45.— Sup.:

    excellentissime,

    Aug. Civ. D. 17, 8.—
    2.
    ex-celsus, a, um, P. a., elevated, lofty, high (freq. and class.; cf.: celsus, editus, altus, sublimis, procerus, arduus).
    A.
    Lit.:

    mons,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 80, 2; cf.: vertex montis, * Verg. A. 5, 35:

    locus,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 11:

    porticus,

    id. Att. 4, 16, 14:

    basis (statuae),

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 34; cf.

    signum,

    id. ib.:

    statura,

    Suet. Caes. 45:

    aves (Ibes),

    Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

    altitudo vineae,

    Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184 et saep.— Comp.:

    in excelsiore loco,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 31:

    cornu (bovis),

    Caes. B. G. 6, 26, 1; cf.:

    crura chamaeleonis,

    Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 120.— Sup.:

    mons,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 70, 4; cf.

    locus,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 33 fin.:

    rupes,

    Plin. 10, 6, 7, § 19:

    aegilops,

    id. 16, 6, 8, § 22; 11, 37, 49, § 135.—
    b.
    Subst.
    1.
    excelsum, i, n., a height:

    simulacrum Jovis in excelso collocare,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Att. 6, 1, 17:

    Phoebus ab excelso, quantum patet, aspicit aequor,

    Ov. H. 15, 165; so,

    ab excelso,

    id. F. 2, 369:

    prohibebit in excelsum emicare (vitem),

    Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184.—
    2.
    Ex-celsus, i, m., the Highest, the Most High, i. e. God (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Psa. 72, 11 al.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen., high, lofty, distinguished, excellent, noble:

    te natura excelsum quendam videlicet et altum et humana despicientem genuit,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 11; cf.:

    magnus homo et excelsus,

    id. Mur. 29:

    animus excelsus magnificusque,

    id. Off. 1, 23; cf. id. Opt. Gen. 4, 12:

    excelso et illustri loco sita est laus tua,

    id. Fam. 2, 5; cf.:

    te in excelsissimo humani generis fastigio positum, Plin. H. N. praef. § 11: species magnae excelsaeque gloriac,

    Tac. Agr. 4 fin. et saep.— Comp.:

    (orator) grandior et quodammodo excelsior,

    Cic. Or. 34; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 23; Plin. Pan. 94, 3:

    quo tua in me humanitas fuerit excelsior quam in te mea,

    Cic. Att. 3, 20 fin.—Sup.:

    excelsissimae victoriae,

    Vell. 2, 96 fin.:

    duces,

    id. 2, 114 fin.—Subst.
    (α).
    , m. plur.: excelsi, ōrum, the lofty; prov.:

    excelsis multo facilius casus nocet,

    Pub. Syr. 162 (Rib.).—
    (β).
    Neut.: excelsum, i, an elevated station or position:

    in excelso aetatem agere,

    i. e. in a high station, Sall. C. 51, 12.—Esp. (eccl. Lat.): in excelsis, in the highest, in ascriptions of praise, Vulg. Psa. 148, 1 al.—
    2.
    Esp., in the later period of the empire, a title of high official dignitaries, e. g. of the praefectus praetorio, etc.— Adv.: excelsē, highly, on high, loftily.
    1.
    Lit.:

    si vitis scandit excelsius,

    Col. 4, 1, 5.—
    2.
    Trop., in an elevated manner, highly:

    ornat excelse,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 3:

    excelsius magnificentiusque et dicet et sentiet,

    Cic. Or. 34, 119:

    excelsissime floruit (Sparta),

    exceedingly, Vell. 1, 6, 3.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Excelsus

  • 6 excelsus

        excelsus adj. with comp. and sup.    [P. of excello], elevated, lofty, high: locus, T.: mons, Cs.: vertex montis, V.: signum: in excelsiore loco: cornu excelsius, Cs.: mons excelsissimus, Cs.—As subst n., a height: simulacrum in excelso conlocare: ab excelso, O.—Fig., high, lofty, distinguished, excellent, noble: te natura excelsum genuit: animus: gloria, Ta.: orator quodam modo excelsior: excelsissima sedes dignitatis.—As subst n., an elevated station: in excelso aetatem agere, S.: excelsa sperare, L.
    * * *
    I
    excelsa -um, excelsior -or -us, excelsissimus -a -um ADJ
    lofty/high; tall; exalted; elevated; noble; of high position/rank/reputation
    II
    excelsa, excelsum ADJ
    high pitched (sound/note)

    Latin-English dictionary > excelsus

  • 7 Celsus

    1.
    celsus, a, um, adj. [P. a., of obsolete 2. cello, found in antecello, excello, etc., to rise high, tower; root kar-, in karê, karênon, korus; cerebrum, crista, pro-ceres; calamus, culmus, columna, etc.], raised high, extending upward, high, lofty (syn.: altus, erectus, sublimis, elatus, procerus).
    I.
    Physically:

    (deus homines) humo excitatos, celsos et erectos constituit,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 140:

    celsissimo Germano procerior (Judaeus),

    Col. 3, 8, 2:

    status (oratoris) et erectus et celsus,

    Cic. Or. 18, 59; cf. Liv. 30, 32, 11;

    and celsior ingressus,

    Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 51:

    in cornua cervus,

    Ov. M. 10, 538 (cf.:

    surgens in cornua cervus,

    Verg. A. 10, 725):

    capitolia,

    Verg. A. 8, 653:

    turres,

    Hor. C. 2, 10, 10; Ov. M. 3, 61:

    Acherontia,

    Hor. C. 3, 4, 14:

    Apenninus,

    id. Epod. 16, 29; cf.:

    vertex montis, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 7, 13: celsa Paphus atque Cythera,

    lofty, Verg. A. 10, 51:

    ne, si celsior (ibis), ignis adurat (opp. demissior),

    Ov. M. 8, 205.—
    II.
    Morally.
    A.
    In a good sense.
    1.
    High, lofty, elevated above that which is common, great (syn.:

    erectus, eminens, excellens, altus): celsus et erectus et ea, quae homini accidere possunt, omnia parva ducens,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 14, 42:

    generosior celsiorque,

    Quint. 1, 3, 30:

    mente,

    Sil. 16, 188.—
    2.
    Elevated in rank or station, noble, eminent:

    celsissima sedes dignitatis atque honoris,

    Cic. Sull. 2, 5:

    eques,

    Stat. S. 1, 4, 42; cf. under adv. and Celeres.—
    B.
    In a bad sense, haughty, proud, high-spirited:

    haec jura suae civitatis ignorantem, erectum et celsum, etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 184:

    celsi et spe haud dubia feroces,

    Liv. 7, 16, 5:

    celsi Ramnes,

    Hor. A. P. 342; Sil. 16, 187.—Hence, adv.: celsē.
    I.
    (Acc. to I.) High; comp., Col. 4, 19, 2; Claud. ap. Eutr. 1, 387; Amm. 25, 4.—
    II.
    (Acc. to II.) Nobly:

    nati,

    Stat. S. 3, 3, 145 (others read: celso natorum honore).
    2.
    Celsus, i, m., a Roman cognomen; esp.,
    I.
    A. Cornelius Celsus, the greatest of the Roman writers on medicine. —
    II.
    C. Albinovanus, a friend of Horace, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 15; 1, 8, 1.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Celsus

  • 8 celsus

    1.
    celsus, a, um, adj. [P. a., of obsolete 2. cello, found in antecello, excello, etc., to rise high, tower; root kar-, in karê, karênon, korus; cerebrum, crista, pro-ceres; calamus, culmus, columna, etc.], raised high, extending upward, high, lofty (syn.: altus, erectus, sublimis, elatus, procerus).
    I.
    Physically:

    (deus homines) humo excitatos, celsos et erectos constituit,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 140:

    celsissimo Germano procerior (Judaeus),

    Col. 3, 8, 2:

    status (oratoris) et erectus et celsus,

    Cic. Or. 18, 59; cf. Liv. 30, 32, 11;

    and celsior ingressus,

    Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 51:

    in cornua cervus,

    Ov. M. 10, 538 (cf.:

    surgens in cornua cervus,

    Verg. A. 10, 725):

    capitolia,

    Verg. A. 8, 653:

    turres,

    Hor. C. 2, 10, 10; Ov. M. 3, 61:

    Acherontia,

    Hor. C. 3, 4, 14:

    Apenninus,

    id. Epod. 16, 29; cf.:

    vertex montis, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 7, 13: celsa Paphus atque Cythera,

    lofty, Verg. A. 10, 51:

    ne, si celsior (ibis), ignis adurat (opp. demissior),

    Ov. M. 8, 205.—
    II.
    Morally.
    A.
    In a good sense.
    1.
    High, lofty, elevated above that which is common, great (syn.:

    erectus, eminens, excellens, altus): celsus et erectus et ea, quae homini accidere possunt, omnia parva ducens,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 14, 42:

    generosior celsiorque,

    Quint. 1, 3, 30:

    mente,

    Sil. 16, 188.—
    2.
    Elevated in rank or station, noble, eminent:

    celsissima sedes dignitatis atque honoris,

    Cic. Sull. 2, 5:

    eques,

    Stat. S. 1, 4, 42; cf. under adv. and Celeres.—
    B.
    In a bad sense, haughty, proud, high-spirited:

    haec jura suae civitatis ignorantem, erectum et celsum, etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 184:

    celsi et spe haud dubia feroces,

    Liv. 7, 16, 5:

    celsi Ramnes,

    Hor. A. P. 342; Sil. 16, 187.—Hence, adv.: celsē.
    I.
    (Acc. to I.) High; comp., Col. 4, 19, 2; Claud. ap. Eutr. 1, 387; Amm. 25, 4.—
    II.
    (Acc. to II.) Nobly:

    nati,

    Stat. S. 3, 3, 145 (others read: celso natorum honore).
    2.
    Celsus, i, m., a Roman cognomen; esp.,
    I.
    A. Cornelius Celsus, the greatest of the Roman writers on medicine. —
    II.
    C. Albinovanus, a friend of Horace, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 15; 1, 8, 1.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > celsus

  • 9 māximus

        māximus    [1 MAC-].—Of size, large, great, big, high, tall, long, broad, extensive, spacious: fons, S.: aedificium: urbs: solitudines, S.: simulacrum facere maius: oppidum non maximum maximis locis decoravit: aquae magnae fuerunt, inundations, L.: Maior (belua) dimidio, by half, H.: maior videri (Scylla), statelier, V.: Calceus pede maior, too large for, H.: onus parvo corpore maius, H.—Of number or quantity, great, large, abundant, considerable, much: numerus frumenti: copia pabuli, Cs.: maiorem pecuniam polliceri: tibi praeda cedat Maior an illi, i. e. the victor's spoils, H.: populus, V.: tribunorum pars maior, the majority, L.: turba clientium maior, more numerous, H.: maximum pondus auri: Si maiorem feci rem, increased my estate, H.—Of value, great, large, considerable: magni preti servi: ager preti maioris, T.: magna munera et maiora promissa, S.: cuius auctoritas magni habebatur, was highly esteemed, Cs.: qui auctoritatem magni putet, esteems highly: quem tu Non magni pendis, H.: multo maioris vēnire, dearer, Ph.: quorum longe maximi consilia fuerunt, most valuable: haec te semper fecit maxumi, prized most highly, T.: conduxit non magno domum, at no high price: magno illi ea cunctatio stetit, cost him dear, L.—Of force, strong, powerful, vehement, loud: manu magnā euntem Inpulit, V.: magnā voce confiteri: strenitus, H.—Of time, great, long, extended: annum, V.: annum, i. e. the Platonic cycle of the heavens.—Early, high, long past: iam magno natu, aged, N.: magno natu non sufficientibus viribus, through old age, L.: maximo natu filius, N.: maior patria, original, Cu.—Of persons, aged, old, advanced ; only in comp. and sup, elder, eldest: omnes maiores natu, elders, Cs.: maior natu quam Plautus: frater suus maior natu, elder, L.: maximus natu ex iis, the oldest, L.: ex duobus filiis maior, Cs.: Maior Neronum, the elder, H.: (homo) annos natus maior quadraginta, more than forty years old: annos natast sedecim, non maior, T.: non maior annis quinquaginta, L.— Plur m. as subst: maiores, the fathers, ancestors, ancients, men of old: maiores vestri: nostri: more maiorum.—Fig., great, noble, grand, mighty, important, weighty, momentous: rebus maximis gestis: missi magnis de rebus, important business, H.: in agro maiora opera: causa, weighty: omen, significant, V.: spectaculum, impressive, H.: aliquid invadere magnum, enterprise, V.: haud magna memoratu res est, L.—As subst n.: id magnum est, a great thing: magna di curant, parva neglegunt: maiora audere, V.: ad maiora properat oratio: magnum loqui, loftily, H.: Omnia magna loquens, of everything magnificent, H.—Of rank or station, great, high, eminent, powerful: potestas: dignitas: di, Enn. ap. C.: rex Olympi, V.: maximus Ilioneus, V.: maiorum ne quis amicus, one of your great friends, H.: Iuppiter optimus maximus: pontifex maximus, chief: maioribus uti, associate with superiors, H.—Of mind or character, great, elevated, noble, lofty: vir acris animi magnique: magno animo est: vir magnus: Cato magnus habetur, S.: magnus hoc bello Themistocles fuit, N.: invidiā maior, above, H.: maior reprensis, greater than those criticised, H.: nebulo, thorough-paced, T.: fur. —In force or degree, great, severe, strong, intense: morbi: dolor, Cs.: minae: amor, V.: gemitus luctusque: quid potuere maius? more heinous, H.: Mari virtutem in maius celebrare, magnify, S.: his in maius etiam acceptis, L.: incerta in maius vero ferri solent, be exaggerated, L.— Proud, boastful, lofty, assuming: nobis ut res dant sese, ita magni atque humiles sumus, T.: lingua, H.: verba, V.

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