glorious

glōrĭa, ae, f. [Sanscr. cru, to hear; crav-as, fame; Gr. kluô, kleos; Lat. cluo, clueo, inclutus, from the root clŭo; lit., rumor, fame; hence also, like kleos, pregn.], glory, fame, renown, praise, honor (syn.: laus, laudatio, gloriatio, elogium, etc.).

Lit.

In gen.:

te inmortali adficere gloria,

Plaut. Am. 5, 2, 10: viri (Q. Fabii) gloria claret, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 315 Vahl.): ut summae gloriae sint a virtute proficiscentia, dedecoris vero praecipui existimentur, quae voluptas suadeat non sine labe vitiorum, Cato ap. Schol. Cic. Sest. 66, p. 310 Orell.: hicine est ille Telamon, modo quem gloria ad caelum extulit? Poët. (perh. Enn.) ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 39 (Trag. Rel. Inc. v. 93 Rib.):

virtutem tamquam umbra sequitur,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 45, 109:

non tulit ullos haec civitas aut gloria clariores aut auctoritate graviores,

Cic. de Or. 2, 37, 154: est enim gloria solida quaedam res et expressa, non adumbrata: ea est consentiens laus bonorum, incorrupta vox bene judicantium de excellente virtute;

ea virtuti resonat tamquam imago,

id. Tusc. 3, 2, 3 sq.:

trahimur omnes studio laddis et optimus quisque maxime gloriā ducitur. Ipsi illi philosophi etiam in illis libellis, quos de contemnenda gloria scribunt, nomen suum inscribunt, etc.,

id. Arch. 11, 26:

immortalis gloria (opp. sempiterna turpitudo),

id. Pis. 26, 63:

bello quaeritur gloria,

id. Off. 1, 12, 38:

maximam gloriam capere,

id. Lael. 7, 25:

esse in gloria sempiterna,

id. Att. 14, 11, 1:

sit in aeterna gloria Marius, qui, etc.,

id. Cat. 4, 10, 21:

esse in maxima gloria,

id. Off. 3, 21, 85:

excellens in re militari gloria,

id. Rep. 2, 17:

quod auctor ei summa augur gloria Attus Navius non erat,

id. ib. 2, 20:

honorum gradus summis hominibus et infimis sunt pares, gloriae dispares, etc.... ut is maxime gloria excellat, qui virtute plurimum praestet,

id. Planc. 24, 60:

unus bis remp. servavi, semel gloriā, iterum aerumna meā,

id. Sest. 22, 49:

an Pollio et Messala... parum ad posteros gloriae tradiderunt?

Quint. 12, 11, 28:

gloriam qui spreverit veram habebit,

Liv. 22, 39, 19: spreta in tempore gloria [p. 818] interdum cumulatior redit, id. 2, 47, 11:

militavi non sine gloria,

Hor. C. 3, 26, 2:

tenui Saleio Gloria quantalibet quid erit, si gloria tantum est,

Juv. 7, 81.— Poet.:

candidus, armenti gloria, taurus,

i. e. ornament, pride, Ov. A. A. 1, 290; Tib. 4, 1, 208.—In plur., reputation, fame, Auct. Her. 3, 6, 10; Sall. J. 41, 7:

veteres Gallorum gloriae,

glorious deeds, Tac. A. 3, 45:

ita sunt gloriae meretricum,

Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 36; Gell. 2, 27, 5.—

With gen.:

simul rem et belli gloriam armis repperi, Tcr. Heaut. 1, 1, 60: nemo, qui fortitudinis gloriam consecutus est insidiis et malitiā, laudem est adeptus,

Cic. Off. 1, 19, 62; cf.:

pro gloria belli atque fortitudinis,

Caes. B. G. 1, 2 fin.:

gloria rei militaris,

id. ib. 5, 29, 4:

legum et publicae disciplinae,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 46, 110:

rerum gestarum gloria florere,

id. de Or. 1, 1, 1:

eximia virtutis,

id. Rep. 2, 10:

et gravitatis et ingenii,

id. Ac. 2, 23, 72; id. Off. 1, 32, 116:

imperii,

id. ib. 1, 12, 38:

dicendi,

id. Brut. 68, 239; Quint. 12, 10, 17:

carminum,

Tac. A. 12, 28:

et titulis et fascibus olim major habebatur donandi gloria,

Juv. 5, 111:

velocis gloria plantae,

id. 13, 98.—

Transf., subjectively, thirst or passion for glory, ambition; vainglory, pride, vaunting, boasting (class.).

In gen.:

pueri gloriā ducti,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 20, 46 Tischer:

moriar, ni, quae tua gloria est, puto te malle a Caesare consuli quam inaurari,

id. Fam. 7, 13, 1; cf.:

studio et gloriā,

id. Tusc. 2, 27, 65:

ostentatio et gloria,

id. Rab. Post. 14, 38; and:

jactantiā gloriāque,

Tac. A. 1, 8:

quem tulit ad scenam ventoso gloria curru,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 177; cf. id. S. 1, 6, 23; 2, 3, 179:

caecus Amor sui Et tollens vacuum plus nimio Gloria verticem,

Hor. C. 1, 18, 15:

patriam obruit olim gloria paucorum,

Juv. 10, 142:

vana gloria,

Liv. 22, 39, 18.—In plur.:

perjuriorem hoc hominem si quis viderit Aut gloriarum pleniorem, quam illic est,

vain boastings, Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 22; Gell. 1, 2, 6.—

With gen.:

generandi mellis,

Verg. G. 4, 205:

lautae mensae,

Luc. 4, 376.

glōrĭōsus, a, um, adj. [gloria].

(Acc. to gloria, I.) Full of glory, glorious, famous, renowned (syn.:

illustris, praeclarus, magnificus): de clarorum hominum factis illustribus et gloriosis satis hoc loco dictum,

Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:

quae si in privatis gloriosa sunt,

id. Deiot. 14, 40:

magnificum illud Romanisque hominibus gloriosum, ut Graecis de philosophia libris non egeant,

id. Div. 2, 2, 5:

in illa fuga, nobis gloriosa,

id. ib. 1, 28, 59:

mors,

id. ib. 1, 24, 51:

consilia,

id. Att. 8, 12, 5:

illa,

Vell. 2, 49, 4:

princeps,

Suet. Calig. 8:

gloriosissimae victoriae,

id. Tib. 52; cf.:

dies gloriosissimus,

Tac. H. 5, 17:

quod ipsi Agamemnoni fuit honestum, habere, etc.... mihi vero gloriosum, te juvenem consulem florere laudibus,

Cic. Fam. 9, 14, 2; cf.:

bene de re publica mereri, gloriosum est,

id. Phil. 1, 14, 33:

quod quaesitur gloriosum an indecorum sit,

Sall. H. 4, 61, 1 Dietsch:

in saecula,

Vulg. Dan. 3, 56.—

Vainglorious, boasting, bragging, haughty, conceited, ostentatious (syn.: jactans, arrogans, superbus, insolens, vanus, ostentator).

In gen.:

vos nequam et gloriosae,

Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 55:

(vir) mendax et gloriosus,

id. Curc. 4, 1, 10; 5, 2, 34; id. Ps. 3, 2, 5:

ubi illa magnifica et gloriosa ostentatio civitatis?

Cic. Fl. 22, 52:

praepotens et gloriosa philosophia,

id. de Or. 1, 43, 193:

epistolae jactantes et gloriosae,

Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 13:

pavo, gloriosum animal,

Plin. 10, 20, 22, § 44:

esse gloriosi animi,

eager for glory, Suet. Claud. 1:

miles,

Ter. Eun. prol. 31; 38; cf.

B. infra: vir,

a braggart, Vulg. Prov. 25, 14.—

Esp.: Miles gloriosus, the title of a comedy of Plautus. To this refers:

deforme est, de se ipsum praedicare, falsa praesertim, et cum irrisione audientium imitari Militem gloriosum,

Cic. Off. 1, 38, 137; and:

milites,

id. Lael. 26, 98.—Hence, adv.: glōrĭōse.

(Acc. to I.) Gloriously: res magnas manu gerere, Naev. ap. Gell. 6, 8, 5:

triumphare,

Cic. Fam. 2, 12, 3; Vulg. Exod. 15, 1.— Comp.:

quia relicua gloriosius retinebat,

Sall. H. 1, 55 Dietsch. — Sup.:

quod per ipsos confici potuit, gloriosissime et magnificentissime confecerunt,

Cic. Att. 14, 4, 2.—

(Acc. to II.) Boastfully, vauntingly, pompously:

exorsus es non gloriose magis a veritate quam, etc.,

Cic. de Or. 2, 8, 31:

mentiri,

id. Mil. 27, 72; cf.

proloqui,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 1, 4: amiciri, id. Pers. 2, 5, 6:

amicitiam ostentare,

Sall. H. 4, 61, 8 Dietsch.

inclŭtus and inclĭtus (not inclytus; the first syll. accented acc. to Cic. Or. 48, 159), a, um, adj. [in-clueo; cf. the Gr. klutos, from kluô, much heard of, talked of, praised; hence], celebrated, renowned, famous, illustrious, glorious (syn.: nobilis, clarus; anteclass. and mostly poet.; not in Cæs. nor used by Cic.).

Of persons: hic occasus datu'st: at Horatius inclutu' saltu..., Enn. ap. Fest. p. 178 Müll. (Ann. v. 164 Vahl.):

Jovi opulento, incluto, supremo, etc.,

Plaut. Pers. 2, 3, 1:

inclute Memmi,

Lucr. 5, 8; cf.

3, 10: Ulixes,

Hor. S. 2, 3, 197:

vos quae in munditiis aetatulam agitis,... inclutae amicae,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 41:

dux inclutissimus,

Col. 1, 4, 2:

vates,

Amm. 14, 1, 8:

Saguntini, fide atque aerumnis incluti,

Sall. H. 2, 21; Val. Max. 8, 2, 1; cf.:

familiae maxime inclitae,

Liv. 1, 7, 12.—

Of things: augusto augurio postquam inclita condita Roma'st, Enn. ap. Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 2 (Ann. v. 494 Vahl.): fanum Liberi, id. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 14 Müll. (Trag. v. 170 Vahl.):

moenia Dardanidum bello,

Verg. A. 2, 241:

disciplina Lycurgi,

Liv. 39, 36, 4: inclutissima claritudo, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 7, 19: judicium, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 50, 114 (Trag. v. 92 Vahl.):

justitia religioque Numae Pompilii,

Liv. 1, 18, 1:

maxime inclitum in terris oraculum,

id. 1, 56, 5:

inclitus magnitudine Atho mons,

id. 44, 11, 3:

gloria Palamedis famā,

Verg. A. 2, 82:

Sagaris fluvius ex inclutis,

Plin. 6, 1, 1, § 4:

Aristotele ductore incluto omnium philosophorum,

Just. 12, 16, 18. — Poet. with gen.:

incluta leti Lucretia,

Sil. 13, 821. — Comp. and adv. do not occur.

inglōrĭus, a, um, adj. [2. in-gloria], without glory or fame, not glorious, inglorious.

Lit. (class.): beati qui honorati sunt videntur;

miseri qui sunt inglorii,

Cic. Leg. 1, 11, 32:

latam trahens inglorius alvum,

Verg. G. 4, 94:

imperium, Tac A. 12, 14: vita inhouorata et ingloria,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 34, 81. —

With gen.:

militiae,

Tac. H. 3, 59:

ausi,

Sil. 12, 39.—

Transf.:

ingloria cassis,

unadorned, without a crest, Stat. Th. 9, 108.

laus, laudis ( gen. plur. laudium, Sid. Carm. 23, 32), f. [for claus, from clavid, kindred to cluo and the Greek kleWos], praise, commendation, glory, fame, renown, esteem (cf.: gloria, praeconium, elogium).

Lit.:

in laude vivere,

Cic. Fam. 15, 6, 1:

ut is cum populo Romano et in laude et in gratia esse possit,

id. Verr. 1, 17, 51:

cum te (omnes) summis laudibus ad caelum extulerunt,

id. Fam. 9, 14, 1:

divinis laudibus ornare aliquem,

id. ib. 2, 15, 1:

Bruti nostri cotidianis assiduisque laudibus, quas ab eo de nobis haberi permulti mihi renuntiaverunt, commotum istum aliquando scripsisse ad me credo,

id. Att. 13, 38, 1:

laude afficere aliquem,

id. Off. 2, 13, 47:

omni laude cumulare,

id. de Or. 1, 26, 118:

summam alicui laudem tribuere,

id. Fam. 5, 2, 10:

illustri laude celebrari,

id. Mur. 7, 16:

maximam laudem ex re aliqua sibi parere,

id. Off. 2, 13, 47:

ornare aliquem suis laudibus et onerare alienis,

id. Phil. 2, 11, 25:

aliquem laudibus efferre,

Juv. 6, 182:

neque ego hoc in tua laude pono,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, [p. 1044] 91, §

212. Fabio laudi datum est, quod pingeret,

id. Tusc. 1, 2, 3:

eloquentiae, humanitatis,

id. de Or. 1, 23, 106:

brevitas laus est interdum in aliqua parte dicendi, in universa eloquentia laudem non habet,

id. Brut. 13, 50:

laudis titulique cupido,

Juv. 10, 143:

supremae laudes,

i. e. a funeral oration, Plin. 7, 43, 45, § 159:

vitiatam memoriam funebribus laudibus reor,

Liv. 8, 40. —

Transf.

A praiseworthy thing, a ground for praise, a laudable or glorious action, a laudable enterprise; a merit, desert, Cic. Fam. 2, 4, 2:

abundans bellicis laudibus,

id. Off. 1, 22, 78:

nostras laudes in astra sustulit,

id. Att. 2, 25, 1:

summa laus tua et Bruti est, quod exercitum praeter spem existimamini comparasse,

id. Fam. 12, 4, 2:

cum ceteris tuis laudibus, hanc esse vel maximam, quod, etc.,

id. de Or. 2, 73, 296:

magna laus, et grata hominibus, unum hominem elaborare, etc.,

id. Mur. 9, 19:

Suevi maximam putant esse laudem, vacare agros, etc.,

Caes. B. G. 4, 3, 1:

Pericles hac laude (dicendi) clarissimus fuit,

Cic. Brut. 7, 28; Verg. A. 5, 355; 1, 461:

conferre nostris tu potes te laudibus?

Phaedr. 4, 23, 3:

conscientia laudis,

worth, desert, id. 2, epil. 11:

te censeri laude tuorum noluerim,

Juv. 8, 74.—

Of things, estimation, worth, value, repute (post-Aug.):

Cois amphoris laus est maxima,

Plin. 35, 12, 46, § 161:

coccum Galatiae in maxima laude est,

id. 9, 41, 65, § 141:

peculiaris laus ejus, quod fatigato corpori succurrit,

id. 22, 22, 38, § 81:

Creticae cotes diu maximam laudem habuere,

id. 36, 22, 47, § 164.

Laus, Laudis, f., the name of several cities.—Esp., a city in Cisalpine Gaul, northwest of Placentia, now Lodi Vecchia, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 15, 1;

also called Laus Pompeia,

Plin. 3, 17, 21, § 124.

laus, laudis ( gen. plur. laudium, Sid. Carm. 23, 32), f. [for claus, from clavid, kindred to cluo and the Greek kleWos], praise, commendation, glory, fame, renown, esteem (cf.: gloria, praeconium, elogium).

Lit.:

in laude vivere,

Cic. Fam. 15, 6, 1:

ut is cum populo Romano et in laude et in gratia esse possit,

id. Verr. 1, 17, 51:

cum te (omnes) summis laudibus ad caelum extulerunt,

id. Fam. 9, 14, 1:

divinis laudibus ornare aliquem,

id. ib. 2, 15, 1:

Bruti nostri cotidianis assiduisque laudibus, quas ab eo de nobis haberi permulti mihi renuntiaverunt, commotum istum aliquando scripsisse ad me credo,

id. Att. 13, 38, 1:

laude afficere aliquem,

id. Off. 2, 13, 47:

omni laude cumulare,

id. de Or. 1, 26, 118:

summam alicui laudem tribuere,

id. Fam. 5, 2, 10:

illustri laude celebrari,

id. Mur. 7, 16:

maximam laudem ex re aliqua sibi parere,

id. Off. 2, 13, 47:

ornare aliquem suis laudibus et onerare alienis,

id. Phil. 2, 11, 25:

aliquem laudibus efferre,

Juv. 6, 182:

neque ego hoc in tua laude pono,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, [p. 1044] 91, §

212. Fabio laudi datum est, quod pingeret,

id. Tusc. 1, 2, 3:

eloquentiae, humanitatis,

id. de Or. 1, 23, 106:

brevitas laus est interdum in aliqua parte dicendi, in universa eloquentia laudem non habet,

id. Brut. 13, 50:

laudis titulique cupido,

Juv. 10, 143:

supremae laudes,

i. e. a funeral oration, Plin. 7, 43, 45, § 159:

vitiatam memoriam funebribus laudibus reor,

Liv. 8, 40. —

Transf.

A praiseworthy thing, a ground for praise, a laudable or glorious action, a laudable enterprise; a merit, desert, Cic. Fam. 2, 4, 2:

abundans bellicis laudibus,

id. Off. 1, 22, 78:

nostras laudes in astra sustulit,

id. Att. 2, 25, 1:

summa laus tua et Bruti est, quod exercitum praeter spem existimamini comparasse,

id. Fam. 12, 4, 2:

cum ceteris tuis laudibus, hanc esse vel maximam, quod, etc.,

id. de Or. 2, 73, 296:

magna laus, et grata hominibus, unum hominem elaborare, etc.,

id. Mur. 9, 19:

Suevi maximam putant esse laudem, vacare agros, etc.,

Caes. B. G. 4, 3, 1:

Pericles hac laude (dicendi) clarissimus fuit,

Cic. Brut. 7, 28; Verg. A. 5, 355; 1, 461:

conferre nostris tu potes te laudibus?

Phaedr. 4, 23, 3:

conscientia laudis,

worth, desert, id. 2, epil. 11:

te censeri laude tuorum noluerim,

Juv. 8, 74.—

Of things, estimation, worth, value, repute (post-Aug.):

Cois amphoris laus est maxima,

Plin. 35, 12, 46, § 161:

coccum Galatiae in maxima laude est,

id. 9, 41, 65, § 141:

peculiaris laus ejus, quod fatigato corpori succurrit,

id. 22, 22, 38, § 81:

Creticae cotes diu maximam laudem habuere,

id. 36, 22, 47, § 164.

Laus, Laudis, f., the name of several cities.—Esp., a city in Cisalpine Gaul, northwest of Placentia, now Lodi Vecchia, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 15, 1;

also called Laus Pompeia,

Plin. 3, 17, 21, § 124.

lūcĭflŭus, a, um, adj. [lux-fluo], lightstreaming, light-beaming, brilliant.

Lit.:

lucifluus solis ortus,

Juvenc. 3, 294.—

Trop, light-beaming, glorious:

sermo,

Juvenc. 4, 120.

magnĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. ( comp. magnificentior; sup. magnificentissimus; v. in the foll.; old form of comp. magnificior, acc. to Fest. p. 154 Müll., and sup. magnificissimus, acc. to Fest. p. 151; so in the adv. magnificissime, Att. ap. Prisc. p. 603 P.) [magnus-facio], great in deeds or in sentiment, noble, distinguished, eminent, august, great in soul, high-minded (cf. splendidus).

Lit.

In a good sense (class.):

vir factis magnificus,

Liv. 1, 10:

Rhodiorum civitas magna atque magnifica,

great, glorious, Sall. C. 51:

animus excelsus magnificusque,

Cic. Off. 1, 23, 79:

cives in suppliciis deorum magnifici, domi parci,

magnificent, splendid, grand, fond of splendor, Sall. C. 9:

elegans, non magnificus,

fond of show, Nep. Att. 13; Suet. Ner. 30:

magnificus in publicum,

Plin. Pan. 51, 3; Vell. 2, 130.—

In a bad sense, bragging, boastful (ante-class.):

cum magnifico milite, urbis verbis qui inermus capit,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 42; id. As. 2, 2, 84.—

Transf., of inanim. and abstr. things, splendid, rich, fine, costly, sumptuous, magnificent, etc. (class.):

magnificae villae,

Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 2:

oppidum,

Plin. 6, 19, 22, § 67:

apparatus,

Cic. Off. 1, 8, 25:

ornatus,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 22, § 58:

funera,

Caes. B. G. 6, 18:

funus,

Curt. 4, 8, 8:

venationes,

Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 3:

nomen,

Tac. H. 4, 15:

res gestae,

Liv. 26, 2, 1.—Of speech, of high strain, lofly, sublime:

genus dicendi magnificum atque praeclarum,

Cic. de Or. 2, 21, 89:

oratio,

Plin. 35, 4, 9, § 26; cf. in the comp.:

magnificentius dicendi genus et ornatius,

Cic. Brut. 32, 123.—In a bad sense, boastful, bragging:

verba,

Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 3:

litterae,

Suet. Calig. 44.— Sup.:

Crassus magnificentissimā aedilitate functus,

Cic. Off. 2, 16.—Of medicaments, valuable, useful, admirable, Plin. 19, 3, 15, § 38.—Hence, adv., in two forms: magnĭfĭcē and (postAug.) magnĭfĭcenter, nobly, magnificently, generously, grandly, sumptuously, richly, splendidly, excellently:

magnifice conscreabor,

Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 7:

cesso magnifice patriceque,

id. Cas. 3, 6, 7:

magnifice laudare,

Cic. Brut. 73, 254:

ornare convivium,

id. Quint. 30, 93:

comparare convivi um,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 65:

vivere,

id. Off. 1, 26, 65:

vincere,

splendidly, gloriously, id. Cat. 2, 1, 1:

radicula ex melle prodest magnifice ad tussim,

admirably, excellently, Plin. 24, 11, 58, § 96; 30, 14, 47, § 139.—In a bad sense, pompously, proudly, haughtily, boastfully: se jactare. Auct. Her. 4, 21, 29:

incedere,

Liv. 2, 6.—In the form magnificenter:

oppidum magnificenter aedificatum et eleganter,

Vitr. 1, 6.— Comp.:

magnificentius et dicere et sentire,

grandly, loftily, Cic. Or. 34, 119.— Sup.:

consulatum magnificentissime gerere,

Cic. Fam. 4, 7, 2:

gloriosissime et magnificentissime aliquid conficere,

id. Att. 14, 4, 2: jactare se, 2, 21, 3.

mīrābĭlis ( sup. mirabilissimus, Col. 6, 36, 3 MSS.), e, adj. [miror], to be wondered at, wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary, admirable, strange, singular (class.):

nimium mirimodis mirabilis,

Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 86:

nec hoc tam re est, quam dictu inopinatum atque mirabile,

Cic. Par. 5, 1, 35:

pugnandi cupiditas,

Nep. Milt. 5, 1:

hic tibi sit potius quam tu mirabilis illi,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 23:

laetis Phrygibus mirabile sumen,

Juv. 12, 73.— Comp.:

quo ista majora ac mirabiliora fecisti,

Cic. de Or. 2, 18, 74.— Sup.:

mirabilissima soboles,

Col. 6, 36, 3.

In neutr.: mirabile est, with a subjectclause, Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 7.—

With quam, quantum, quomodo:

mirabile est, quam non multum differat,

Cic. de Or. 3, 51, 197:

esset mirabile quomodo,

id. Div. 2, 19, 44:

mirabile quantum gaudebat,

Sil. 6, 620.—

With latter sup.: (mirabile dictu) truditur e sicco radix oleagina ligno, wonderful to tell or to be told, Verg. G. 2, 30.—

Esp. (eccl. Lat.).

Glorious:

mirabilis Deus in sanctis suis,

Vulg. Psa. 67, 36:

mirabilis in altis Dominus,

id. ib. 92, 6.—

Miraculous:

mirabilia opera Altissimi solius,

Vulg. Eccli. 11, 4:

facta,

id. Jer. 5, 30 et saep.—Hence,

Subst.: mīrābĭle, is, n., a miracle, wondrous deed (eccl. Lat.):

et faciet Dominus mirabile,

Vulg. Exod. 9, 4.—Mostly plur.:

cras faciet Dominus inter vos mirabilia,

Vulg. Jos. 3, 5:

videntes mirabilia quae fecit,

id. Matt. 21, 15 et saep. —

Adv.: mīrābĭlĭter, wonderfully, astonishingly, marvellously, extraordinarily, surprisingly (class.):

mirabiliter vulgi mutata est voluntas,

Nep. Dion. 10, 2:

cupere,

Cic. Fam. 13, 16, 4:

laetari,

id. ib. 11, 14, 1:

moratus est,

is strangely constituted, is a strange fellow, id. Att. 2, 25, 1:

tonabit Deus,

Vulg. Job, 37, 5.— Comp.:

mirabilius augere,

Cic. de Or. 1, 21, 94.

mīrābĭlis ( sup. mirabilissimus, Col. 6, 36, 3 MSS.), e, adj. [miror], to be wondered at, wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary, admirable, strange, singular (class.):

nimium mirimodis mirabilis,

Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 86:

nec hoc tam re est, quam dictu inopinatum atque mirabile,

Cic. Par. 5, 1, 35:

pugnandi cupiditas,

Nep. Milt. 5, 1:

hic tibi sit potius quam tu mirabilis illi,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 23:

laetis Phrygibus mirabile sumen,

Juv. 12, 73.— Comp.:

quo ista majora ac mirabiliora fecisti,

Cic. de Or. 2, 18, 74.— Sup.:

mirabilissima soboles,

Col. 6, 36, 3.

In neutr.: mirabile est, with a subjectclause, Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 7.—

With quam, quantum, quomodo:

mirabile est, quam non multum differat,

Cic. de Or. 3, 51, 197:

esset mirabile quomodo,

id. Div. 2, 19, 44:

mirabile quantum gaudebat,

Sil. 6, 620.—

With latter sup.: (mirabile dictu) truditur e sicco radix oleagina ligno, wonderful to tell or to be told, Verg. G. 2, 30.—

Esp. (eccl. Lat.).

Glorious:

mirabilis Deus in sanctis suis,

Vulg. Psa. 67, 36:

mirabilis in altis Dominus,

id. ib. 92, 6.—

Miraculous:

mirabilia opera Altissimi solius,

Vulg. Eccli. 11, 4:

facta,

id. Jer. 5, 30 et saep.—Hence,

Subst.: mīrābĭle, is, n., a miracle, wondrous deed (eccl. Lat.):

et faciet Dominus mirabile,

Vulg. Exod. 9, 4.—Mostly plur.:

cras faciet Dominus inter vos mirabilia,

Vulg. Jos. 3, 5:

videntes mirabilia quae fecit,

id. Matt. 21, 15 et saep. —

Adv.: mīrābĭlĭter, wonderfully, astonishingly, marvellously, extraordinarily, surprisingly (class.):

mirabiliter vulgi mutata est voluntas,

Nep. Dion. 10, 2:

cupere,

Cic. Fam. 13, 16, 4:

laetari,

id. ib. 11, 14, 1:

moratus est,

is strangely constituted, is a strange fellow, id. Att. 2, 25, 1:

tonabit Deus,

Vulg. Job, 37, 5.— Comp.:

mirabilius augere,

Cic. de Or. 1, 21, 94.

oppĕto ( obp-), īvi and ii, ītum, 3, v. a. [ob-peto], to go to meet, to encounter (an evil, esp. death; class.; syn.: obeo, occumbo, intereo): malam pestem, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 38 (Trag. v. 15 Vahl.); so,

pestem,

Plaut. As. 1, 1, 7 —Esp.: mortem, to encounter death, for to perish, die (only of a violent or unnatural death), Enn. ap. Non. 507, 19 (Trag. v. 235 Vahl.):

cum milites pro salute populi Romani mortem oppetiverint,

Cic. Phil. 14, 14, 38; cf.:

clarae mortes pro patriā oppetitae,

id. Tusc. 1, 49, 116:

poenas superbiae,

to suffer for one's pride, Phaedr. 3, 16, 2.—

In partic., pregn. for oppetere mortem, to perish, die ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

quīs ante ora patrum Trojae sub moenibus altis Contigit oppetere,

Verg. A. 1, 96; 11, 268; 12, 543:

eodem mari,

Tac. A. 2, 24:

non senio, sed fame,

Plin. 10, 3, 4, § 15: gloriosā morte, to die a glorious death, Prud. steph. 10, 65.

oppĕto ( obp-), īvi and ii, ītum, 3, v. a. [ob-peto], to go to meet, to encounter (an evil, esp. death; class.; syn.: obeo, occumbo, intereo): malam pestem, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 38 (Trag. v. 15 Vahl.); so,

pestem,

Plaut. As. 1, 1, 7 —Esp.: mortem, to encounter death, for to perish, die (only of a violent or unnatural death), Enn. ap. Non. 507, 19 (Trag. v. 235 Vahl.):

cum milites pro salute populi Romani mortem oppetiverint,

Cic. Phil. 14, 14, 38; cf.:

clarae mortes pro patriā oppetitae,

id. Tusc. 1, 49, 116:

poenas superbiae,

to suffer for one's pride, Phaedr. 3, 16, 2.—

In partic., pregn. for oppetere mortem, to perish, die ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

quīs ante ora patrum Trojae sub moenibus altis Contigit oppetere,

Verg. A. 1, 96; 11, 268; 12, 543:

eodem mari,

Tac. A. 2, 24:

non senio, sed fame,

Plin. 10, 3, 4, § 15: gloriosā morte, to die a glorious death, Prud. steph. 10, 65.