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1 nimbus
nimbus, i ( gen. plur. nimbūm, Pac. ap. Trag. Rel. 412 Rib.), m. [Sanscr. nabhas, cloud, vapor; Gr. nephos, nephelê; cf.: nubes, nebula], a violent or pouring rain, a rain-storm.I.Lit.: terra abit in nimbos imbremque, Lucil. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 24 Müll.:B.nec nubila nimbis aspergunt,
Lucr. 3, 19:terrere animos fulminibus, tempestatibus, nimbis, nivibus, grandinibus,
Cic. N. D. 2, 5, 14:denso regem operuit nimbo,
Liv. 1, 16:cum multo stillaret paenula nimbo,
Juv. 5, 79.—Transf.1.A black rain-cloud, a thunder-cloud: noctisque et nimbūm occaecat nigror, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24, and de Or. 3, 39, 157:b.involvere diem nimbi,
Verg. A. 3, 198; so id. ib. 3, 587; Stat. Th. 1, 97.—A cloud in general. So the bright cloud or cloudshaped splendor which enveloped the gods when they appeared on earth:(β).proprie nimbus est, qui deorum vel imperantium capita quasi clara nebula ambire fingitur,
Serv. Verg. A. 3, 585:nimbo succincta,
Verg. A. 10, 634:nimbo effulgens,
id. ib. 2, 616:nube candentes umeros amictus Augur Apollo,
Hor. C. 1, 2, 31.—Hence, in eccl. Lat., of a saint's aureole, Isid. 19, 31, 2.—A cloud of smoke, dust, etc.:2.respiciunt atram in nimbo volitare favillam,
Verg. A. 5, 666:fulvae nimbus harenae,
id. G. 3, 110:pulveris,
Claud. in Rufin. 2, 176.—A head-band, frontlet, worn by females to make the forehead appear small, acc. to Isid. Orig. 19, 31 (in Arn. 2, 72, the correct reading is not nimbis, but limbis; v. limbus).—3.Like the Engl. cloud, of a multitude of things which spread out like a cloud:4.nimbus peditum,
Verg. A. 7, 793:pilorum,
Sil. 5, 215:telorum,
Luc. 4, 776:velut nimbum glandis et sagittas ingerebant,
Liv. 36, 18, 5:lapidum saxorumque,
Flor. 3, 8, 4:Corycius,
i. e. of saffron, Mart. 9, 39, 5:et Cilices nimbis hic maduere suis,
id. Spect. 3, 8:lucerna nimbis ebria Nicerotianis,
full of perfumed unguents, id. ib. 10, 38, 8: purpureus, a great quantity of flowers, Claud. Nupt. Honor. et Mar. 298.—A vessel with many holes in it, used at public shows and at entertainments for sprinkling liquid perfumes:* II.nimbus vitreus,
Mart. 14, 112 in lemm. —Trop., a storm, tempest, i. e. sudden misfortune:hunc quidem nimbum cito transisse laetor,
Cic. Att. 15, 9, 2. -
2 candida
candĭdus, a, um, adj. [candeo], of a shining, dazzling white, white, clear, bright (opp. niger, a glistening black; while albus is a lustreless white, opp. ater, a lustreless black; cf. Serv. ad Verg. G. 3, 82; lsid. Orig. 12, 1, 51; Doed. Syn. III. p. 193 sq.) (class., and in the poets very freq.; in Cic. rare).I.Lit.A.In gen.1.Of shining objects, bright:2.stella splendens candida,
Plaut. Rud. prol. 3:sidera,
Lucr. 5, 1209:luna,
Verg. A. 7, 8:lux clara et candida,
Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 49; so,clarā loco luce,
Lucr. 5, 777:stellae,
Hor. C. 3, 15, 6:color candidus Saturni,
Plin. 2, 18, 16, § 79:flamma,
Val. Fl. 8, 247:Taurus (the constellation),
Verg. G. 1, 217:dies,
Ov. Tr. 2, 142: aqua, Mart, 6, 42, 19: lacte, Varr. ap. Non. p. 483, 6; cf. id. ib. p. 169, 14.—Hence, an epithet of the gods or persons transformed to gods:3.Cupido,
radiant, Cat. 68, 134:Liber,
Tib. 3, 6, 1:Bassareus,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 11 (cf. id. ib. 1, 2, 31):Daphnis,
Verg. E. 5, 56 Wagn.—Of birds, animals, etc., white:4.anser,
Lucr. 4, 685:avis,
i. e. the stork, Verg. G. 2, 320; cf. Ov. M. 6, 96:ales, i. e. cygnus,
Auct. Aetn. 88:candidior cygnis,
Verg. E. 7, 38:aries,
id. G. 3, 387:agnus,
Tib. 2, 5, 38:equi,
Tac. G. 10.—Of the dazzling whiteness of snow:5.altā nive candidum Soracte,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 1; 3, 25, 10; Ov. H. 16, 250; id. M. 8, 373.—Of resplendent beauty of person, splendid, fair, beautiful:6.Dido,
Verg. A. 5, 571:Maia,
id. ib. 8, 138 Serv.; cf. Serv. ad Verg. E. 5, 56:candidus et pulcher puer,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 4:puella,
Cat. 35, 8; Hor. Epod. 11, 27:dux,
id. ib. 3, 9:Lampetie,
Ov. M. 2, 349:membra,
id. ib. 2, 607:cutis,
Plin. 2, 78, 80, § 189:pes,
Hor. C. 4, 1, 27:umeri,
id. ib. 1, 13, 9:bracchia,
Prop. 2 (3), 16, 24:colla,
id. 3 (4), 17, 29:cervix,
Hor. C. 3, 9, 2:ora,
Ov. M. 2, 861:sinus,
Tib. 1, 10, 68:dentes,
Cat. 39, 1 (cf. candidulus) al.—Of the hair, hoary, white (more poet. than canus), Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 27:7.candidior barba,
Verg. E. 1, 29:crinis,
Val. Fl. 6, 60; cf.:inducto candida barba gelu,
Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 22.—Of trees or plants: pōpulus, the white or silver poplar, Verg. E. 9, 41:8.lilia,
id. ib. 6, 708; Prop. 1, 20, 38; Ov. M. 4, 355:folium nivei ligustri,
id. ib. 13, 789:piper,
Plin. 12, 7, 14, § 26. —Of textile fabrics, sails, dress, etc.:B.vela,
Cat. 64, 235:tentoria,
Ov. M. 8, 43:vestis,
Liv. 9, 40, 9: toga, made brilliant by fulling (cf. Liv. 4, 25, 13;v. candidatus),
Plin. 7, 34, 34, § 120; cf. Titinn. ap. Non. p. 536, 23.—So Cicero's oration: In Toga Candida, v. the fragments B. and K. vol. xi. p. 20-25; and the commentary of Asconius, Orell. vol. v. 2, p. 82 sq.— Sup.:candidissimus color,
Vitr. 10, 7; cf. Varr. L. L. 8, § 17 Müll.—Opp. niger, Lucr. 2, 733; Verg. E. 2, 16; id. G. 3, 387; Plin. 12, 10, 42, § 92.—Prov.:C.candida de nigris et de candentibus atra facere,
to make black white, Ov. M. 11, 315; so,acc. to some: nigrum in candida vertere,
Juv. 3, 30.—In the neutr. absol.:* D.ut candido candidius non est adversum,
Quint. 2, 17, 35; and with a gen.:candidum ovi,
the white of an egg, Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 40 (twice); cf.: album ovi, under album.—Poet. and causative, of the winds, making clear, cloud-dis-pelling, purifying:E.Favonii,
Hor. C. 3, 7, 1. —Also poet. for candidatus (= albatus), clothed in white:F.turba,
Tib. 2, 1, 16:pompa,
Ov. F. 2, 654; 4, 906:Roma, i. e. Romani,
Mart. 8, 65, 6.—Candida sententia = candidi lapilli, Ov. M. 15, 47; v. the pass. in connection, and cf. albus, and calculus, II. D.—G.Candidus calculus, v. calculus, II. E.— Subst.: candĭda, ae, f., a game or play exhibited by a candidate for office (late Lat.):II. A.edere candidam,
Ambros. Serm. 81.—Of the voice, distinct, clear, pure, silver-toned (opp. fuscus), Quint. 11, 3, 15; Plin. 28, 6, 16, § 58; perh. also Cic. N. D. 2, 58, 146 (B. and K. with MSS. canorum; cf. Orell. N cr.).—B.Of discourse, clear, perspicuous, flowing, artless, unaffected:C.elaborant alii in puro et quasi quodam candido genere dicendi,
Cic. Or. 16, 53. candidum et lene et speciosum dicendi genus, Quint. 10, 1, 121; Gell. 16, 19, 1.—And meton. of the orator himself:Messala nitidus et candidus,
Quint. 10, 1, 113:dulcis et candidus et fusus Herodotus,
id. 10, 1, 73:candidissimum quemque et maxime expositum,
id. 2, 5, 19.—Of purity of mind, character ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose), unblemished, pure, guileless, honest, upright, sincere, fair, candid, frank, open:D.judex,
Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 1 (integer, verax, purus, sine fuco, sine fallaciā, Schol. Crucq.):Maecenas,
id. Epod. 14, 5:Furnius,
id. S. 1, 10, 86:animae,
id. ib. 1, 5, 41:pectore candidus,
Ov. P. 4, 14, 43:ingenium,
Hor. Epod. 11, 11:habet avunculum quo nihil verius, nihil simplicius, nihil candidius novi,
Plin. Ep. 2, 9, 4; Vell. 2, 116, 5:candidissimus omnium magnorum ingeniorum aestimator,
Sen. Suas. 6, 22:humanitas,
Petr. 129, 11.—Of conditions of life, cheerful, joyous, happy, fortunate, prosperous, lucky:1.convivia,
joyful, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 71:nox,
id. 2 (3), 15, 1:omina,
id. 4 (5), 1, 67:fata,
Tib. 3, 6, 30, Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 34: dies. id. ib. 2, 142:pax,
Tib. 1, 10, 45:natalis,
id. 1, 7, 64; Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 14.—Hence, adv.: candĭdē.Acc. to I., in dazzling white' vestitus, Plaut. Cas. 4, 1, 10.—2.Acc. to II., clearly, candidly, sincerely: candide et simpliciter, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 1; Quint. 12, 11, 8; Petr. 107, 13.—III.As adj. propr: Candidum Promontorium, in Zeugitana, now C. Bianco, Mel. 1, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 23. -
3 candidus
candĭdus, a, um, adj. [candeo], of a shining, dazzling white, white, clear, bright (opp. niger, a glistening black; while albus is a lustreless white, opp. ater, a lustreless black; cf. Serv. ad Verg. G. 3, 82; lsid. Orig. 12, 1, 51; Doed. Syn. III. p. 193 sq.) (class., and in the poets very freq.; in Cic. rare).I.Lit.A.In gen.1.Of shining objects, bright:2.stella splendens candida,
Plaut. Rud. prol. 3:sidera,
Lucr. 5, 1209:luna,
Verg. A. 7, 8:lux clara et candida,
Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 49; so,clarā loco luce,
Lucr. 5, 777:stellae,
Hor. C. 3, 15, 6:color candidus Saturni,
Plin. 2, 18, 16, § 79:flamma,
Val. Fl. 8, 247:Taurus (the constellation),
Verg. G. 1, 217:dies,
Ov. Tr. 2, 142: aqua, Mart, 6, 42, 19: lacte, Varr. ap. Non. p. 483, 6; cf. id. ib. p. 169, 14.—Hence, an epithet of the gods or persons transformed to gods:3.Cupido,
radiant, Cat. 68, 134:Liber,
Tib. 3, 6, 1:Bassareus,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 11 (cf. id. ib. 1, 2, 31):Daphnis,
Verg. E. 5, 56 Wagn.—Of birds, animals, etc., white:4.anser,
Lucr. 4, 685:avis,
i. e. the stork, Verg. G. 2, 320; cf. Ov. M. 6, 96:ales, i. e. cygnus,
Auct. Aetn. 88:candidior cygnis,
Verg. E. 7, 38:aries,
id. G. 3, 387:agnus,
Tib. 2, 5, 38:equi,
Tac. G. 10.—Of the dazzling whiteness of snow:5.altā nive candidum Soracte,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 1; 3, 25, 10; Ov. H. 16, 250; id. M. 8, 373.—Of resplendent beauty of person, splendid, fair, beautiful:6.Dido,
Verg. A. 5, 571:Maia,
id. ib. 8, 138 Serv.; cf. Serv. ad Verg. E. 5, 56:candidus et pulcher puer,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 4:puella,
Cat. 35, 8; Hor. Epod. 11, 27:dux,
id. ib. 3, 9:Lampetie,
Ov. M. 2, 349:membra,
id. ib. 2, 607:cutis,
Plin. 2, 78, 80, § 189:pes,
Hor. C. 4, 1, 27:umeri,
id. ib. 1, 13, 9:bracchia,
Prop. 2 (3), 16, 24:colla,
id. 3 (4), 17, 29:cervix,
Hor. C. 3, 9, 2:ora,
Ov. M. 2, 861:sinus,
Tib. 1, 10, 68:dentes,
Cat. 39, 1 (cf. candidulus) al.—Of the hair, hoary, white (more poet. than canus), Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 27:7.candidior barba,
Verg. E. 1, 29:crinis,
Val. Fl. 6, 60; cf.:inducto candida barba gelu,
Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 22.—Of trees or plants: pōpulus, the white or silver poplar, Verg. E. 9, 41:8.lilia,
id. ib. 6, 708; Prop. 1, 20, 38; Ov. M. 4, 355:folium nivei ligustri,
id. ib. 13, 789:piper,
Plin. 12, 7, 14, § 26. —Of textile fabrics, sails, dress, etc.:B.vela,
Cat. 64, 235:tentoria,
Ov. M. 8, 43:vestis,
Liv. 9, 40, 9: toga, made brilliant by fulling (cf. Liv. 4, 25, 13;v. candidatus),
Plin. 7, 34, 34, § 120; cf. Titinn. ap. Non. p. 536, 23.—So Cicero's oration: In Toga Candida, v. the fragments B. and K. vol. xi. p. 20-25; and the commentary of Asconius, Orell. vol. v. 2, p. 82 sq.— Sup.:candidissimus color,
Vitr. 10, 7; cf. Varr. L. L. 8, § 17 Müll.—Opp. niger, Lucr. 2, 733; Verg. E. 2, 16; id. G. 3, 387; Plin. 12, 10, 42, § 92.—Prov.:C.candida de nigris et de candentibus atra facere,
to make black white, Ov. M. 11, 315; so,acc. to some: nigrum in candida vertere,
Juv. 3, 30.—In the neutr. absol.:* D.ut candido candidius non est adversum,
Quint. 2, 17, 35; and with a gen.:candidum ovi,
the white of an egg, Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 40 (twice); cf.: album ovi, under album.—Poet. and causative, of the winds, making clear, cloud-dis-pelling, purifying:E.Favonii,
Hor. C. 3, 7, 1. —Also poet. for candidatus (= albatus), clothed in white:F.turba,
Tib. 2, 1, 16:pompa,
Ov. F. 2, 654; 4, 906:Roma, i. e. Romani,
Mart. 8, 65, 6.—Candida sententia = candidi lapilli, Ov. M. 15, 47; v. the pass. in connection, and cf. albus, and calculus, II. D.—G.Candidus calculus, v. calculus, II. E.— Subst.: candĭda, ae, f., a game or play exhibited by a candidate for office (late Lat.):II. A.edere candidam,
Ambros. Serm. 81.—Of the voice, distinct, clear, pure, silver-toned (opp. fuscus), Quint. 11, 3, 15; Plin. 28, 6, 16, § 58; perh. also Cic. N. D. 2, 58, 146 (B. and K. with MSS. canorum; cf. Orell. N cr.).—B.Of discourse, clear, perspicuous, flowing, artless, unaffected:C.elaborant alii in puro et quasi quodam candido genere dicendi,
Cic. Or. 16, 53. candidum et lene et speciosum dicendi genus, Quint. 10, 1, 121; Gell. 16, 19, 1.—And meton. of the orator himself:Messala nitidus et candidus,
Quint. 10, 1, 113:dulcis et candidus et fusus Herodotus,
id. 10, 1, 73:candidissimum quemque et maxime expositum,
id. 2, 5, 19.—Of purity of mind, character ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose), unblemished, pure, guileless, honest, upright, sincere, fair, candid, frank, open:D.judex,
Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 1 (integer, verax, purus, sine fuco, sine fallaciā, Schol. Crucq.):Maecenas,
id. Epod. 14, 5:Furnius,
id. S. 1, 10, 86:animae,
id. ib. 1, 5, 41:pectore candidus,
Ov. P. 4, 14, 43:ingenium,
Hor. Epod. 11, 11:habet avunculum quo nihil verius, nihil simplicius, nihil candidius novi,
Plin. Ep. 2, 9, 4; Vell. 2, 116, 5:candidissimus omnium magnorum ingeniorum aestimator,
Sen. Suas. 6, 22:humanitas,
Petr. 129, 11.—Of conditions of life, cheerful, joyous, happy, fortunate, prosperous, lucky:1.convivia,
joyful, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 71:nox,
id. 2 (3), 15, 1:omina,
id. 4 (5), 1, 67:fata,
Tib. 3, 6, 30, Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 34: dies. id. ib. 2, 142:pax,
Tib. 1, 10, 45:natalis,
id. 1, 7, 64; Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 14.—Hence, adv.: candĭdē.Acc. to I., in dazzling white' vestitus, Plaut. Cas. 4, 1, 10.—2.Acc. to II., clearly, candidly, sincerely: candide et simpliciter, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 1; Quint. 12, 11, 8; Petr. 107, 13.—III.As adj. propr: Candidum Promontorium, in Zeugitana, now C. Bianco, Mel. 1, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 23.
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