fondly

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dēlĭcĭae, ārum, f. (sing. dēlĭcĭa, ae, f.;

ante-and post-class.,

Plaut. Truc. 5, 29; id. Rud. 2, 4, 13; id. Poen. 1, 2, 152; Inscr. Grut. 1014, 5: dēlĭcĭum, ii, n., Phaedr. 4, 1, 8; Verg. Copa, 26; Mart. 7, 50, 2; 13, 98, 1; Inscr. Orell. 680; 1724; 2679 sq.; 4394; 4958. And dēlĭcĭus, ii, m., Inscr. Don. cl. 1, 132, and ap. Gorium Columb. Liv. p. 73, no. 4) [delicio; that which allures, flatters the senses], delight, pleasure, charm, allurement; deliciousness, luxuriousness, voluptuousness, curiosities of art; sport, frolics, etc. (freq. and class.; for syn. cf.: voluptas, libido, delectatio, oblectatio, delectamentum, oblectamentum).

Prop.:

cogitatio amoenitatum ad delectationem, aut supellectilis ad delicias, aut epularum ad voluptates,

Cic. Par. 1, 2; cf. Hor. Od. 4, 8, 10 et saep.:

deliciarum causa et voluptatis cives Romanos cum mitella saepe vidimus,

Cic. Rab. Post. 10:

multarum deliciarum comes est extrema saltatio,

id. Mur. 6:

deliciis diffluentes,

id. Lael. 15; id. Verr. 2, 4, 57; Sall. C. 31, 3; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 31 et saep.:

Herodotus Thucydidesque longissime a talibus deliciis vel potius ineptiis afuerunt,

Cic. Or. 12 fin.; cf. Quint. 1, 11, 6; 12, 8, 4: delicias facere, to play tricks, to joke, to make sport of one, Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 30; id. Poen. 1, 2, 68; 83; on the contrary, to sport as lovers, Catull. 45, 24;

72, 2: amores et hae deliciae quae vocantur,

Cic. Cael. 19:

votorum,

a dallying with, fondly prolonging, Juv. 10, 291: ecce aliae deliciae ( pretensions) equitum vix ferendae, Cic. Att. 1, 17, 9:

esse in deliciis alicui,

to be any one's favorite, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1 fin.; so id. Vatin. 8 fin.; Lucr. 4, 1152:

aliquid in deliciis habere,

Cic. Div. 1, 34 fin.:

habere aliquem in deliciis,

Suet. Vit. 12:

in deliciis vivere,

Vulg. Apoc. 18, 9. —

Transf., of living beings: delight, darling, sweetheart, beloved:

tu urbanus scurra, deliciae popli,

Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 14:

mea voluptas, meae deliciae, mea vita, mea amoenitas,

id. Poen. 1, 2, 152:

amores ac deliciae tuae Roscius,

Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79; cf. id. Att. 16, 6 fin.; id. Phil. 6, 5;

and the well-known appellation of Titus: amor ac deliciae generis humani,

Suet. Tit. 1: C. Sempronium Rufum mel ac delicias tuas, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8:

Corydon ardebat Alexim, Delicias domini,

Verg. E. 2, 2; cf. id. ib. 9, 22, Cat. 6, 1:

verba ne Alexandrinis quidem permittenda deliciis,

favorite slaves, Quint. 1, 2, 7:

aegrae solaque libidine fortes Deliciae,

a voluptuary, minion, Juv. 4, 4; Petr. 67; Stat. Silv. 5, 5, 67; cf.

Plutarch, Anton. 59: delicias hominis,

a precious fellow! Juv. 6, 47.

dēlĭcĭae, ārum, f. (sing. dēlĭcĭa, ae, f.;

ante-and post-class.,

Plaut. Truc. 5, 29; id. Rud. 2, 4, 13; id. Poen. 1, 2, 152; Inscr. Grut. 1014, 5: dēlĭcĭum, ii, n., Phaedr. 4, 1, 8; Verg. Copa, 26; Mart. 7, 50, 2; 13, 98, 1; Inscr. Orell. 680; 1724; 2679 sq.; 4394; 4958. And dēlĭcĭus, ii, m., Inscr. Don. cl. 1, 132, and ap. Gorium Columb. Liv. p. 73, no. 4) [delicio; that which allures, flatters the senses], delight, pleasure, charm, allurement; deliciousness, luxuriousness, voluptuousness, curiosities of art; sport, frolics, etc. (freq. and class.; for syn. cf.: voluptas, libido, delectatio, oblectatio, delectamentum, oblectamentum).

Prop.:

cogitatio amoenitatum ad delectationem, aut supellectilis ad delicias, aut epularum ad voluptates,

Cic. Par. 1, 2; cf. Hor. Od. 4, 8, 10 et saep.:

deliciarum causa et voluptatis cives Romanos cum mitella saepe vidimus,

Cic. Rab. Post. 10:

multarum deliciarum comes est extrema saltatio,

id. Mur. 6:

deliciis diffluentes,

id. Lael. 15; id. Verr. 2, 4, 57; Sall. C. 31, 3; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 31 et saep.:

Herodotus Thucydidesque longissime a talibus deliciis vel potius ineptiis afuerunt,

Cic. Or. 12 fin.; cf. Quint. 1, 11, 6; 12, 8, 4: delicias facere, to play tricks, to joke, to make sport of one, Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 30; id. Poen. 1, 2, 68; 83; on the contrary, to sport as lovers, Catull. 45, 24;

72, 2: amores et hae deliciae quae vocantur,

Cic. Cael. 19:

votorum,

a dallying with, fondly prolonging, Juv. 10, 291: ecce aliae deliciae ( pretensions) equitum vix ferendae, Cic. Att. 1, 17, 9:

esse in deliciis alicui,

to be any one's favorite, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1 fin.; so id. Vatin. 8 fin.; Lucr. 4, 1152:

aliquid in deliciis habere,

Cic. Div. 1, 34 fin.:

habere aliquem in deliciis,

Suet. Vit. 12:

in deliciis vivere,

Vulg. Apoc. 18, 9. —

Transf., of living beings: delight, darling, sweetheart, beloved:

tu urbanus scurra, deliciae popli,

Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 14:

mea voluptas, meae deliciae, mea vita, mea amoenitas,

id. Poen. 1, 2, 152:

amores ac deliciae tuae Roscius,

Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79; cf. id. Att. 16, 6 fin.; id. Phil. 6, 5;

and the well-known appellation of Titus: amor ac deliciae generis humani,

Suet. Tit. 1: C. Sempronium Rufum mel ac delicias tuas, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8:

Corydon ardebat Alexim, Delicias domini,

Verg. E. 2, 2; cf. id. ib. 9, 22, Cat. 6, 1:

verba ne Alexandrinis quidem permittenda deliciis,

favorite slaves, Quint. 1, 2, 7:

aegrae solaque libidine fortes Deliciae,

a voluptuary, minion, Juv. 4, 4; Petr. 67; Stat. Silv. 5, 5, 67; cf.

Plutarch, Anton. 59: delicias hominis,

a precious fellow! Juv. 6, 47.

ex-oscŭlor, ātus, 1, v. dep. a., to kiss eagerly, kiss fondly (post-Aug.).

Lit.:

multum ac diu exosculatus adolescentem,

Plin. Ep. 5, 17, 4:

aliquem,

Suet. Vit. 7 fin.:

collum uxoris,

id. Calig. 33:

manus cum fletu,

id. Oth. 12; Tac. H. 2, 49; 1, 45; id. A. 1, 34.—

Trop., to praise greatly, to approve, admire a thing:

scientiam rerum,

Gell. 2, 26, 20; cf. Sen. Contr. 1, 2, 17 B.

► exoscŭlātus, a, um, in pass. signif., kissed:

vestigia deae,

App. M. 11, p. 265, 24:

manus ejus,

id. ib. 4, p. 154, 8:

homo,

Amm. 22, 7.

ex-oscŭlor, ātus, 1, v. dep. a., to kiss eagerly, kiss fondly (post-Aug.).

Lit.:

multum ac diu exosculatus adolescentem,

Plin. Ep. 5, 17, 4:

aliquem,

Suet. Vit. 7 fin.:

collum uxoris,

id. Calig. 33:

manus cum fletu,

id. Oth. 12; Tac. H. 2, 49; 1, 45; id. A. 1, 34.—

Trop., to praise greatly, to approve, admire a thing:

scientiam rerum,

Gell. 2, 26, 20; cf. Sen. Contr. 1, 2, 17 B.

► exoscŭlātus, a, um, in pass. signif., kissed:

vestigia deae,

App. M. 11, p. 265, 24:

manus ejus,

id. ib. 4, p. 154, 8:

homo,

Amm. 22, 7.

indulgĕo, si, tum, 2, v. n. and a. [etym. dub.; cf. dulcis], to be courteous or complaisant; to be kind, tender, indulgent to; to be pleased with or inclined to, to give one ' s self up to, yield to, indulge in a thing (as joy or grief); to concede, grant, allow.

V. n. (class.); constr. with the dat.

In gen.:

Aeduorum civitati Caesar praecipue indulserat,

Caes. B. G. 1, 10; 7, 40:

sic sibi indulsit, ut, etc.,

indulged himself so, took such liberties, Nep. Lys. 1, 3:

indulgebat sibi liberalius, quam, ut, etc.,

id. Chabr. 3:

irae,

Liv. 3, 53, 7:

indulgent sibi latius ipsi,

Juv. 14, 234:

ipsa sibi imbecillitas indulget,

Cic. Tusc. 4, 18, 42:

indulgent consules legionum ardori,

Liv. 9, 43, 19:

dolori,

Nep. Reg. 1:

genio,

Pers. 5, 151:

amori,

Plin. Ep. 1, 14, 10:

precibus,

id. ib. 4, 15, 11:

gaudio,

id. ib. 5, 15, 1:

desiderio alicujus,

id. ib. 10, 34, 1:

odio,

Liv. 40, 5, 5:

lacrimis,

Ov. M. 9, 142: animo, to give way to passion or to anger, id. ib. 12, 598:

regno,

to delight in, Luc. 7, 54:

ordinibus,

give room to, set apart, Verg. G. 2, 277.—

With acc. of the person (ante-class. and poet.): eri, qui nos tantopere indulgent, Afran. ap. Non. 502, 11 (Fragm. Com. v. 390 Rib.):

te indulgebant,

Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 34; id. Eun. 2, 1, 16.— Pass.: animus indulgeri potuisset, be pleased, Gell. praef. 1.—

Esp., to give one ' s self up to, to be given or addicted to, to indulge in:

veteres amicitias spernere, indulgere novis,

Cic. Lael. 15, 54:

labori,

Verg. A. 6, 135:

theatris,

Ov. R. Am. 751:

eloquentiae,

Quint. 10, 1, 84:

somno,

Tac. A. 16, 19.— Pass. impers.:

nihil relicturus, si aviditati indulgeretur, quod in aerarium referret,

Liv. 45, 35, 6:

sero petentibus non indulgebitur,

Gai. Inst. 4, 164.—

V. a., to concede, allow, grant, permit, give, bestow as a favor, confer (post- Aug.):

alicui usum pecuniae,

Suet. Aug. 41:

ornamenta consularia procuratoribus,

id. Claud. 24:

damnatis arbitrium mortis,

id. Dom. 11:

insignia triumphi indulsit Caesar,

Tac. A. 11, 20:

patientiam flagello,

i. e. to submit to patiently, Mart. 1, 105, 3:

nil animis in corpora juris natura indulget,

grants no power, Juv. 2, 140:

basia plectro,

id. 6, 384:

si forte indulsit cura soporem,

id. 13, 217:

veniam pueris,

to make allowance for, id. 8, 168.—

With inf. ( poet.):

incolere templa,

Sil. 14, 672.— Pass.:

qui jam nunc sanguinem meum sibi indulgeri aequum censet,

Liv. 40, 15, 16:

rerum ipsa natura in eo quod indulsisse homini videtur, etc.,

Quint. 12, 1, 2:

abolitio reorum, quae publice indulgetur,

is granted, Dig. 48, 16, 17. —

Se alicui, in mal. part., Juv. 2, 165 al.—Hence, indulgens, entis, P. a.

Indulgent, kind, or tender to one, fond of one; constr. with dat., or in with acc. (class.).

With dat.:

obsequium peccatis indulgens praecipitem amicum ferri sinit,

Cic. Lael. 24, 89.—

With in and acc.:

civitas minime in captivos indulgens,

Liv. 22, 61, 1. —

Absol.:

quo ipsum nomen amantius, indulgentiusque maternum, hoc illius matris singulare scelus,

Cic. Clu. 5, 12:

ministri irarum,

Liv. 24, 25, 9. —

Addicted to:

aleae indulgens,

addicted to dicing, Suet. Aug. 70.—

In pass., fondly loved: fili, indulgentissime adulescens, Ps.-Quint. Decl. 10, 13.— Adv.: indulgenter, indulgently, kindly, tenderly:

nimis indulgenter loqui,

Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2:

bestiae multa faciunt indulgenter,

id. Fin. 2, 33, 109. — Comp.:

dii alios indulgentius tractant,

Sen. Ben. 4, 32.— Sup.:

indulgentissime,

Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 5.