gentle conduct

hūmānĭtas, ātis, f. [humanus], human nature, humanity, in a good sense; the qualities, feelings, and inclinations of mankind.

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.—

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.

In partic.

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.—

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.

mŏdestĭa, ae, f. [modestus], moderateness, moderation; esp. in one's behavior, unassuming conduct, modesty (opp. immodestia, superbia, licentia; class.).

In gen.: eam virtutem Graeci sôphrosunên vocant:

quam soleo equidem tum temperantiam, tum moderationem appellare, nonnumquam etiam modestiam,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 8, 16; cf.:

modestia est in animo continens moderatio cupiditatum,

Auct. Her. 3, 2, 3:

rectum dividitur in prudentiam, justitiam, fortitudinem, modestiam,

id. ib.:

disserebat de suā modestiā,

want of confidence in himself, Tac. A. 1, 11 init. —

In partic.

Unassuming conduct, discretion, moderation, sobriety of behavior (the predom. signif. of the word):

sarta tecta tua precepta usque habui mea modestia,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 36:

sine modo et modestia,

id. Bacch. 4, 3, 2:

temperantiae partes sunt continentia, clementia, modestia,

Cic. Inv. 2, 54, 164; cf.:

modestia est, per quam pudor honestus claram et stabilem comparat auctoritatem,

id. ib.:

non minus se in milite modestiam et continentiam, quam virtutem et animi magnitudinem desiderare,

Caes. B. G. 7, 52:

in dicendo,

Cic. Phil. 2, 5, 10:

modestia et humanitas,

id. Att. 7, 5, 2:

neque modum, neque modestiam victores habent,

Sall. C. 11, 4.—

Shame, shamefacedness, modesty:

et sententiarum et compositionis et vocis et vultūs modestia,

Quint. 4, 1, 55: virginalis, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 31, 66; cf.:

primaeque modestia culpae Confundit vultus,

Stat. Th. 2, 232; poet.: vacui lecti, i. e. (chaste) celibacy, id. Silv. 1, 2, 162.—

Sense of honor, honor, dignity:

neque sumptui, neque modestiae suae parcere,

Sall. C. 14, 6.—

As a transl. of the Gr. eutaxia, in the lang. of the Stoics, the quality of saying and doing everything in the proper place and at the proper time, correctness of conduct, propriety: sic fit, ut modestia haec, quam ita interpretamur, ut dixi, scientia sit opportunitatis idoneo rum ad agendum temporum, Cic. Off. 1, 40, 142 (v. the entire context).—

(Post-Aug)

Of the weather, mildness:

hiemis,

Tac. A. 12, 43 (cf.:

clementia hiemis,

Col. 5, 5, 6).—

Of the course of a stream, gentleness:

aquarum modestia,

gentle course, Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 71.

pĭus (written PIIVS, Inscr. Viscont. Monum. Degli Scip. tab. 6, n. 1; cf. Cic. Quint. 1, 4, 11), a, um (voc. pie:

o crucifer bone, lucisator Omnipotens pie,

Prud. Cath. 3, 1.— Comp. only magis pius; cf. Charis. pp. 88 and 130 P.— Sup.:

piissimus, used by Antonius, and condemned by Cicero, as: verbum omnino nullum in linguā Latinā,

Cic. Phil. 13, 19, 43; but freq. in the post-Aug. per., e. g. Sen. Contr. 4, 27 med.; id. Consol. ad Polyb. 26 med.; Tac. Agr. 43; Curt. 9, 6, 17; Flor. 4, 7, 15; Inscr. Orell. 418 et saep. From rare form PIENS, found in inscriptions, Murat. 1624, 4; Mus. Ver. 129, 3 Maff., is derived another form of the sup., PIENTISSIMVS, Inscr. Orell. 200; 203; 3592), adj. [etym. dub.; often referred to tiô, timaô], that acts according to duty, dutiful; esp. that performs what is due to the gods and religion in general, to parrents, kindred, teachers, country; pious, devout, conscientious, affectionate, tender, kind, good, grateful, respectful, loyal, patriotic, etc. (of persons and things):

si quis pius est,

Plaut. Rud. prol. 26:

uxor pia et pudica,

id. Am. 5, 1, 33: Capus... pium ex se Anchisen generat, Enn. ap. Philarg. ad Verg. G. 3, 35 (Ann. v. 31 Vahl.):

(deos) piorum et impiorum habere rationem,

Cic. Leg. 2, 7, 15; id. Rep. 6, 15, 15:

di meliora piis,

Verg. G. 3, 513:

poëta,

Cat. 16, 5: pii vates. Verg. A. 6, 662; cf.:

pio vatis ab ore,

Ov. F. 3, 326.—So as subst. freq. pĭi, of the departed, the blessed:

piorum sedes,

Cic. Phil. 14, 12:

arva piorum,

Ov. M. 11, 62: cf. Bentley on Hor. C. 3, 4, 6.—Of things having reference to religion:

far,

Hor. C. 3, 23, 20:

tura,

Ov. H. 7, 24; 21, 7:

luci,

sacred, holy, Hor. C. 3, 4, 6:

pia et aeterna pax,

a conscientiously kept and eternal peace, Cic. Balb. 16, 35:

Poeni homines immolare pium esse duxerunt,

id. Rep. 3, 9; cf. Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 96:

ore pio,

id. M. 7, 172; so,

quosque pium est adhibere deos,

id. F. 4, 829.— As subst.: pĭum, i, n.:

stabit pro signis jusque piumque tuis,

justice and equity, Ov. A. A. 1, 200; id. H. 8, 4.—Of respectful, affectionate conduct towards parents, etc.:

pius in parentes,

Cic. Off. 3, 23, 90:

pius Aeneas, on account of his filial love for Anchises,

Verg. A. 1, 220; 305; 378; 4, 393; 5, 26 et saep.; cf.:

seniorque parens, pia sarcina nati,

Ov. H. 7, 107; id. M. 7, 482:

pius dolor,

Cic. Sest. 2: impietate pia est, she is affectionate (towards her brothers) through want of affection (for her son), her sisterly triumphed over her maternal love, Ov. M. 8, 477:

quo pius affectu Castora frater amat,

id. Tr. 4, 5, 30:

metus,

of a wife for her husband, id. M. 11, 389: bellum, waged for one's country or allies, Liv. 30, 31; 39, 36; Sil. 15, 162.—

Transf., in gen.

Honest, upright, honorable (very rare): pius quaestus, Cato, R. R. praef.—

Benevolent, kind, gentle, gracious (postAug.): clementia patrem tuum in primis Pii nomine ornavit, M. Aurel. ap. Vulcat. Gallic. in Avid. Cass. 11:

pius enim et clemens es, Dominus Deus,

Vulg. 2 Par. 30, 9; id. Ecclus. 2, 13.— Pĭus, a title of the emperors after M. Antoninus, on coins and inscrr.; v. Eckh. D. N. 7, p. 36; 8, p. 453; Inscr. Orell. 840 sq.— Poet., of a wine-jar: testa, my kindly jar, = benigna, Hor. C. 3, 21, 4.—Hence, adv.: pĭē, piously, religiously, dutifully, affectionately:

pie sancteque colere deos,

Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56; 1, 17, 45; id. Att. 6, 7, 1:

memoriam nostri pie inviolateque servabitis,

id. Sen. 22, 81:

metuo ne scelerate dicam in te, quod pro Milone dicam pie,

id. Mil. 38, 103:

pie lugere,

id. de Or. 2, 40, 167; Ov. H. 15, 153.— Sup.:

quod utrumque piissime tulit,

Sen. Cons. ad Polyb. 34, 4.

pĭus (written PIIVS, Inscr. Viscont. Monum. Degli Scip. tab. 6, n. 1; cf. Cic. Quint. 1, 4, 11), a, um (voc. pie:

o crucifer bone, lucisator Omnipotens pie,

Prud. Cath. 3, 1.— Comp. only magis pius; cf. Charis. pp. 88 and 130 P.— Sup.:

piissimus, used by Antonius, and condemned by Cicero, as: verbum omnino nullum in linguā Latinā,

Cic. Phil. 13, 19, 43; but freq. in the post-Aug. per., e. g. Sen. Contr. 4, 27 med.; id. Consol. ad Polyb. 26 med.; Tac. Agr. 43; Curt. 9, 6, 17; Flor. 4, 7, 15; Inscr. Orell. 418 et saep. From rare form PIENS, found in inscriptions, Murat. 1624, 4; Mus. Ver. 129, 3 Maff., is derived another form of the sup., PIENTISSIMVS, Inscr. Orell. 200; 203; 3592), adj. [etym. dub.; often referred to tiô, timaô], that acts according to duty, dutiful; esp. that performs what is due to the gods and religion in general, to parrents, kindred, teachers, country; pious, devout, conscientious, affectionate, tender, kind, good, grateful, respectful, loyal, patriotic, etc. (of persons and things):

si quis pius est,

Plaut. Rud. prol. 26:

uxor pia et pudica,

id. Am. 5, 1, 33: Capus... pium ex se Anchisen generat, Enn. ap. Philarg. ad Verg. G. 3, 35 (Ann. v. 31 Vahl.):

(deos) piorum et impiorum habere rationem,

Cic. Leg. 2, 7, 15; id. Rep. 6, 15, 15:

di meliora piis,

Verg. G. 3, 513:

poëta,

Cat. 16, 5: pii vates. Verg. A. 6, 662; cf.:

pio vatis ab ore,

Ov. F. 3, 326.—So as subst. freq. pĭi, of the departed, the blessed:

piorum sedes,

Cic. Phil. 14, 12:

arva piorum,

Ov. M. 11, 62: cf. Bentley on Hor. C. 3, 4, 6.—Of things having reference to religion:

far,

Hor. C. 3, 23, 20:

tura,

Ov. H. 7, 24; 21, 7:

luci,

sacred, holy, Hor. C. 3, 4, 6:

pia et aeterna pax,

a conscientiously kept and eternal peace, Cic. Balb. 16, 35:

Poeni homines immolare pium esse duxerunt,

id. Rep. 3, 9; cf. Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 96:

ore pio,

id. M. 7, 172; so,

quosque pium est adhibere deos,

id. F. 4, 829.— As subst.: pĭum, i, n.:

stabit pro signis jusque piumque tuis,

justice and equity, Ov. A. A. 1, 200; id. H. 8, 4.—Of respectful, affectionate conduct towards parents, etc.:

pius in parentes,

Cic. Off. 3, 23, 90:

pius Aeneas, on account of his filial love for Anchises,

Verg. A. 1, 220; 305; 378; 4, 393; 5, 26 et saep.; cf.:

seniorque parens, pia sarcina nati,

Ov. H. 7, 107; id. M. 7, 482:

pius dolor,

Cic. Sest. 2: impietate pia est, she is affectionate (towards her brothers) through want of affection (for her son), her sisterly triumphed over her maternal love, Ov. M. 8, 477:

quo pius affectu Castora frater amat,

id. Tr. 4, 5, 30:

metus,

of a wife for her husband, id. M. 11, 389: bellum, waged for one's country or allies, Liv. 30, 31; 39, 36; Sil. 15, 162.—

Transf., in gen.

Honest, upright, honorable (very rare): pius quaestus, Cato, R. R. praef.—

Benevolent, kind, gentle, gracious (postAug.): clementia patrem tuum in primis Pii nomine ornavit, M. Aurel. ap. Vulcat. Gallic. in Avid. Cass. 11:

pius enim et clemens es, Dominus Deus,

Vulg. 2 Par. 30, 9; id. Ecclus. 2, 13.— Pĭus, a title of the emperors after M. Antoninus, on coins and inscrr.; v. Eckh. D. N. 7, p. 36; 8, p. 453; Inscr. Orell. 840 sq.— Poet., of a wine-jar: testa, my kindly jar, = benigna, Hor. C. 3, 21, 4.—Hence, adv.: pĭē, piously, religiously, dutifully, affectionately:

pie sancteque colere deos,

Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56; 1, 17, 45; id. Att. 6, 7, 1:

memoriam nostri pie inviolateque servabitis,

id. Sen. 22, 81:

metuo ne scelerate dicam in te, quod pro Milone dicam pie,

id. Mil. 38, 103:

pie lugere,

id. de Or. 2, 40, 167; Ov. H. 15, 153.— Sup.:

quod utrumque piissime tulit,

Sen. Cons. ad Polyb. 34, 4.

pĭus (written PIIVS, Inscr. Viscont. Monum. Degli Scip. tab. 6, n. 1; cf. Cic. Quint. 1, 4, 11), a, um (voc. pie:

o crucifer bone, lucisator Omnipotens pie,

Prud. Cath. 3, 1.— Comp. only magis pius; cf. Charis. pp. 88 and 130 P.— Sup.:

piissimus, used by Antonius, and condemned by Cicero, as: verbum omnino nullum in linguā Latinā,

Cic. Phil. 13, 19, 43; but freq. in the post-Aug. per., e. g. Sen. Contr. 4, 27 med.; id. Consol. ad Polyb. 26 med.; Tac. Agr. 43; Curt. 9, 6, 17; Flor. 4, 7, 15; Inscr. Orell. 418 et saep. From rare form PIENS, found in inscriptions, Murat. 1624, 4; Mus. Ver. 129, 3 Maff., is derived another form of the sup., PIENTISSIMVS, Inscr. Orell. 200; 203; 3592), adj. [etym. dub.; often referred to tiô, timaô], that acts according to duty, dutiful; esp. that performs what is due to the gods and religion in general, to parrents, kindred, teachers, country; pious, devout, conscientious, affectionate, tender, kind, good, grateful, respectful, loyal, patriotic, etc. (of persons and things):

si quis pius est,

Plaut. Rud. prol. 26:

uxor pia et pudica,

id. Am. 5, 1, 33: Capus... pium ex se Anchisen generat, Enn. ap. Philarg. ad Verg. G. 3, 35 (Ann. v. 31 Vahl.):

(deos) piorum et impiorum habere rationem,

Cic. Leg. 2, 7, 15; id. Rep. 6, 15, 15:

di meliora piis,

Verg. G. 3, 513:

poëta,

Cat. 16, 5: pii vates. Verg. A. 6, 662; cf.:

pio vatis ab ore,

Ov. F. 3, 326.—So as subst. freq. pĭi, of the departed, the blessed:

piorum sedes,

Cic. Phil. 14, 12:

arva piorum,

Ov. M. 11, 62: cf. Bentley on Hor. C. 3, 4, 6.—Of things having reference to religion:

far,

Hor. C. 3, 23, 20:

tura,

Ov. H. 7, 24; 21, 7:

luci,

sacred, holy, Hor. C. 3, 4, 6:

pia et aeterna pax,

a conscientiously kept and eternal peace, Cic. Balb. 16, 35:

Poeni homines immolare pium esse duxerunt,

id. Rep. 3, 9; cf. Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 96:

ore pio,

id. M. 7, 172; so,

quosque pium est adhibere deos,

id. F. 4, 829.— As subst.: pĭum, i, n.:

stabit pro signis jusque piumque tuis,

justice and equity, Ov. A. A. 1, 200; id. H. 8, 4.—Of respectful, affectionate conduct towards parents, etc.:

pius in parentes,

Cic. Off. 3, 23, 90:

pius Aeneas, on account of his filial love for Anchises,

Verg. A. 1, 220; 305; 378; 4, 393; 5, 26 et saep.; cf.:

seniorque parens, pia sarcina nati,

Ov. H. 7, 107; id. M. 7, 482:

pius dolor,

Cic. Sest. 2: impietate pia est, she is affectionate (towards her brothers) through want of affection (for her son), her sisterly triumphed over her maternal love, Ov. M. 8, 477:

quo pius affectu Castora frater amat,

id. Tr. 4, 5, 30:

metus,

of a wife for her husband, id. M. 11, 389: bellum, waged for one's country or allies, Liv. 30, 31; 39, 36; Sil. 15, 162.—

Transf., in gen.

Honest, upright, honorable (very rare): pius quaestus, Cato, R. R. praef.—

Benevolent, kind, gentle, gracious (postAug.): clementia patrem tuum in primis Pii nomine ornavit, M. Aurel. ap. Vulcat. Gallic. in Avid. Cass. 11:

pius enim et clemens es, Dominus Deus,

Vulg. 2 Par. 30, 9; id. Ecclus. 2, 13.— Pĭus, a title of the emperors after M. Antoninus, on coins and inscrr.; v. Eckh. D. N. 7, p. 36; 8, p. 453; Inscr. Orell. 840 sq.— Poet., of a wine-jar: testa, my kindly jar, = benigna, Hor. C. 3, 21, 4.—Hence, adv.: pĭē, piously, religiously, dutifully, affectionately:

pie sancteque colere deos,

Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56; 1, 17, 45; id. Att. 6, 7, 1:

memoriam nostri pie inviolateque servabitis,

id. Sen. 22, 81:

metuo ne scelerate dicam in te, quod pro Milone dicam pie,

id. Mil. 38, 103:

pie lugere,

id. de Or. 2, 40, 167; Ov. H. 15, 153.— Sup.:

quod utrumque piissime tulit,

Sen. Cons. ad Polyb. 34, 4.

pĭus (written PIIVS, Inscr. Viscont. Monum. Degli Scip. tab. 6, n. 1; cf. Cic. Quint. 1, 4, 11), a, um (voc. pie:

o crucifer bone, lucisator Omnipotens pie,

Prud. Cath. 3, 1.— Comp. only magis pius; cf. Charis. pp. 88 and 130 P.— Sup.:

piissimus, used by Antonius, and condemned by Cicero, as: verbum omnino nullum in linguā Latinā,

Cic. Phil. 13, 19, 43; but freq. in the post-Aug. per., e. g. Sen. Contr. 4, 27 med.; id. Consol. ad Polyb. 26 med.; Tac. Agr. 43; Curt. 9, 6, 17; Flor. 4, 7, 15; Inscr. Orell. 418 et saep. From rare form PIENS, found in inscriptions, Murat. 1624, 4; Mus. Ver. 129, 3 Maff., is derived another form of the sup., PIENTISSIMVS, Inscr. Orell. 200; 203; 3592), adj. [etym. dub.; often referred to tiô, timaô], that acts according to duty, dutiful; esp. that performs what is due to the gods and religion in general, to parrents, kindred, teachers, country; pious, devout, conscientious, affectionate, tender, kind, good, grateful, respectful, loyal, patriotic, etc. (of persons and things):

si quis pius est,

Plaut. Rud. prol. 26:

uxor pia et pudica,

id. Am. 5, 1, 33: Capus... pium ex se Anchisen generat, Enn. ap. Philarg. ad Verg. G. 3, 35 (Ann. v. 31 Vahl.):

(deos) piorum et impiorum habere rationem,

Cic. Leg. 2, 7, 15; id. Rep. 6, 15, 15:

di meliora piis,

Verg. G. 3, 513:

poëta,

Cat. 16, 5: pii vates. Verg. A. 6, 662; cf.:

pio vatis ab ore,

Ov. F. 3, 326.—So as subst. freq. pĭi, of the departed, the blessed:

piorum sedes,

Cic. Phil. 14, 12:

arva piorum,

Ov. M. 11, 62: cf. Bentley on Hor. C. 3, 4, 6.—Of things having reference to religion:

far,

Hor. C. 3, 23, 20:

tura,

Ov. H. 7, 24; 21, 7:

luci,

sacred, holy, Hor. C. 3, 4, 6:

pia et aeterna pax,

a conscientiously kept and eternal peace, Cic. Balb. 16, 35:

Poeni homines immolare pium esse duxerunt,

id. Rep. 3, 9; cf. Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 96:

ore pio,

id. M. 7, 172; so,

quosque pium est adhibere deos,

id. F. 4, 829.— As subst.: pĭum, i, n.:

stabit pro signis jusque piumque tuis,

justice and equity, Ov. A. A. 1, 200; id. H. 8, 4.—Of respectful, affectionate conduct towards parents, etc.:

pius in parentes,

Cic. Off. 3, 23, 90:

pius Aeneas, on account of his filial love for Anchises,

Verg. A. 1, 220; 305; 378; 4, 393; 5, 26 et saep.; cf.:

seniorque parens, pia sarcina nati,

Ov. H. 7, 107; id. M. 7, 482:

pius dolor,

Cic. Sest. 2: impietate pia est, she is affectionate (towards her brothers) through want of affection (for her son), her sisterly triumphed over her maternal love, Ov. M. 8, 477:

quo pius affectu Castora frater amat,

id. Tr. 4, 5, 30:

metus,

of a wife for her husband, id. M. 11, 389: bellum, waged for one's country or allies, Liv. 30, 31; 39, 36; Sil. 15, 162.—

Transf., in gen.

Honest, upright, honorable (very rare): pius quaestus, Cato, R. R. praef.—

Benevolent, kind, gentle, gracious (postAug.): clementia patrem tuum in primis Pii nomine ornavit, M. Aurel. ap. Vulcat. Gallic. in Avid. Cass. 11:

pius enim et clemens es, Dominus Deus,

Vulg. 2 Par. 30, 9; id. Ecclus. 2, 13.— Pĭus, a title of the emperors after M. Antoninus, on coins and inscrr.; v. Eckh. D. N. 7, p. 36; 8, p. 453; Inscr. Orell. 840 sq.— Poet., of a wine-jar: testa, my kindly jar, = benigna, Hor. C. 3, 21, 4.—Hence, adv.: pĭē, piously, religiously, dutifully, affectionately:

pie sancteque colere deos,

Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56; 1, 17, 45; id. Att. 6, 7, 1:

memoriam nostri pie inviolateque servabitis,

id. Sen. 22, 81:

metuo ne scelerate dicam in te, quod pro Milone dicam pie,

id. Mil. 38, 103:

pie lugere,

id. de Or. 2, 40, 167; Ov. H. 15, 153.— Sup.:

quod utrumque piissime tulit,

Sen. Cons. ad Polyb. 34, 4.