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  • 1 collis

        collis is, m    [2 CEL-], an elevation, high ground, hill: iugum collis, Cs.: aequaliter declivis, Cs.: leniter adclivis, Cs.: altus, O.: celsus, V.: septem colles, i. e. Rome, H.: summa collium insederant, Ta.
    * * *
    hill, hillock, eminence, hill-top; mound; high ground; mountains (pl.) (poetic)

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  • 2 comoedia

    cōmoedĭa, ae, f. ( gen. comoediai, Plaut. Poen. prol. 51), = kômhôdia, a comedy (cf. Varr. L. L. 9, § 99 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. p. 39, 6 ib.), Plaut. Am. prol. 60; Cic. Off. 1, 29, 104; Quint. 6, 2, 20; 10, 1, 65; Hor. A. P. 281 al.: Plaut. As. prol. 13:

    facere,

    Ter. And. prol. 26:

    agere,

    id. Heaut. prol. 4:

    legere,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 21, 2: spectare, Ter. And. prol, 27: exigere, to hiss from the stage, id. ib.; cf. id. Hec. alt. prol. 4 and 7.—
    II.
    The younger Pliny humorously named a villa, which was on low ground, comoedia, in opp. to one on high ground, qs. lifted up on a buskin, which he called tragoedia, Plin. Ep. 9, 7, 3.

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  • 3 eminentes

    ē-mĭnĕo, ŭi, 2, v. n., to stand out, project (freq. and class.).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen. (syn.:

    exstare, excedere): cum ex terra nihil emineret, quod contemplationi caeli officere posset,

    Cic. Div. 1, 42:

    globus terrae e mari,

    id. Tusc. 1, 28:

    stipites ex terra,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 6; cf.:

    stipites ab ramis,

    id. ib. §

    3: belua ponto,

    Ov. M. 4, 690:

    rupes aequore,

    Luc. 2, 667:

    moles aquā,

    Curt. 4, 2, 21:

    oculi extra terram,

    Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 154:

    balaena dorso multum super aquas,

    id. 9, 6, 5, § 14:

    super corpus quasi verrucula,

    Cels. 5, 28, 14:

    ferrum per costas,

    Liv. 8, 7 et saep.— Absol., Caes. B. C. 1, 41, 4; 2, 9, 1; Sall. J. 94, 2; Lucr. 1, 780 et saep.; cf.

    alte,

    Ov. M. 15, 697:

    hasta in partes ambas,

    id. ib. 5, 139:

    jugum in mare,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 24, 3; cf.:

    lingua in altum (i. e. mare),

    Liv. 44, 11.—
    B.
    In partic., in painting, to stand out in relief, be prominent, as the lights in a picture, Cic. de Or. 3, 26, 101; Quint. 2, 17, 21; 8, 5, 26; Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 131 al.; cf. eminentia, I.—
    II.
    Trop., to be prominent, stand out, become conspicuous (syn.: eluceo, praecello, excello, appareo, praesto, antecedo).
    A.
    In gen.:

    animus, cum erit inclusus in corpore, eminebit foras,

    will extend beyond, Cic. Rep. 6, 26 Mos.:

    ii quorum eminet audacia atque projecta est,

    id. Clu. 65, 183:

    quod quo studiosius ab ipsis opprimitur et absconditur, eo magis eminet et apparet,

    comes out, becomes visible, id. Rosc. Am. 41 fin.; cf. id. Verr. 2, 5, 62 Zumpt N. cr.; id. Tusc. 2, 26 fin.; Quint. 2, 12, 7; 11, 1, 56; 11, 3, 73 Spald.; Liv. 2, 5 fin.; 2, 10 al.; Curt. 4, 1, 24; 8, 1, 50; Ov. F. 3, 250:

    vix ex gratulando miser jam eminebam,

    was but now emerging from the flood of congratulations, Plaut. Capt. 3, 2, 5:

    vox eminet una,

    makes itself distinctly audible, Ov. M. 15, 607.—
    B.
    In partic., to be prominent, conspicuous through one's (good) qualities, to distinguish one's self, be eminent:

    Demosthenes unus eminet inter omnes in omni genere dicendi,

    Cic. Or. 29 fin.; so with inter, Quint. 8, 5, 9; 12, 5, 5; cf. with super, Flor. 4, 2, 10:

    in aliqua re,

    Quint. 1, 12, 15; 2, 3, 6; 8, 3, 64 al.:

    aliqua re,

    Vell. 2, 127, 2; 2, 130, 1; Quint. 2, 8, 4; 3, 8, 65.— Absol.:

    excellit atque eminet vis, potestas, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 28;

    so with excellit,

    Tac. Or. 32:

    quae (sententiarum ornamenta) emineant pauciora,

    Cic. Or. 24, 81; so Liv. 5, 36; Vell. 2, 49 al.:

    altius,

    Nep. Chabr. 3, 3.—Hence, ēmĭnens, entis, P. a., standing out, projecting, prominent, high, lofty.
    A.
    Lit. (syn. editus):

    promontoria,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 23, 2:

    trabes,

    id. ib. 2, 9, 5:

    saxa,

    Sall. J. 93, 4:

    oculi,

    Cic. Vatin. 2:

    genae leviter,

    id. N. D. 2, 57, 143:

    statura,

    Suet. Calig. 50:

    capita papaverum,

    Front. Strat. 1, 1, 4; Flor. 1, 7, 7: aedes, standing on high ground (opp. plana), id. 1, 9, 4:

    nihil (in globo),

    Cic. N. D. 2, 18; cf. ib. 1, 27; cf. also the art. eminentia: patibulo eminens affigebatur, Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Non. 366, 14 (4, 40 Dietsch).— Comp.:

    trabes,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 9, 3:

    nasus a summo,

    Suet. Aug. 79;

    of perspective in painting: alia eminentiora, alia reductiora fecerunt,

    Quint. 11, 3, 46.— Sup.:

    aliquod in montibus (i. e. vertex),

    Quint. 8, 2, 7; cf.

    mons,

    Flor. 4, 12, 49.—
    B.
    Trop., lofty, distinguished, eminent (esp. freq. in the postAug. per., and mostly in the sup.; syn.:

    praeclarus, praestans, excellens, etc.): species deorum quae nihil solidi habeat, nihil eminentis,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 75:

    ingenium,

    Quint. 6 prooem. §

    1: res dictu,

    Vell. 2, 114, 1.—Prov.:

    eminentis fortunae comes invidia,

    Vell. Pat. 1, 9, 6.— Plur. as subst.: ēmĭnentes, ĭum, m., distinguished men, Tac. Agr. 5.— ēmĭnentĭa, ĭum, n.
    (α).
    Admirable passages in an oration, Quint. 10, 1, 86.—
    (β).
    Greatness, distinction:

    nun. quam eminentia invidia carent,

    Vell. 2, 40, 6.— Comp.:

    eloquentia,

    Tac. Or. 25.— Sup.:

    auctores,

    Quint. 1, 2, 2; 1, 10, 10; 2, 3, 1; 9, 4, 79 et saep.; cf. Ruhnk. Vell. 2, 83 fin. — In the later empire, Eminentissimus was a title of the Praefectus praetorio, and of the Magister militum, Cod. Just. 12, 47, 1; 9, 41, 11 et saep.— Adv.: ēmĭnenter, highly, eminently, August. in Psa. 95, 1.— Comp.:

    projectae cautes eminentius,

    Amm. 24, 2, 12:

    non eminentius quam municipaliter natus,

    i. e. of higher, nobler birth, Sid. Ep. 1, 11.

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  • 4 emineo

    ē-mĭnĕo, ŭi, 2, v. n., to stand out, project (freq. and class.).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen. (syn.:

    exstare, excedere): cum ex terra nihil emineret, quod contemplationi caeli officere posset,

    Cic. Div. 1, 42:

    globus terrae e mari,

    id. Tusc. 1, 28:

    stipites ex terra,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 6; cf.:

    stipites ab ramis,

    id. ib. §

    3: belua ponto,

    Ov. M. 4, 690:

    rupes aequore,

    Luc. 2, 667:

    moles aquā,

    Curt. 4, 2, 21:

    oculi extra terram,

    Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 154:

    balaena dorso multum super aquas,

    id. 9, 6, 5, § 14:

    super corpus quasi verrucula,

    Cels. 5, 28, 14:

    ferrum per costas,

    Liv. 8, 7 et saep.— Absol., Caes. B. C. 1, 41, 4; 2, 9, 1; Sall. J. 94, 2; Lucr. 1, 780 et saep.; cf.

    alte,

    Ov. M. 15, 697:

    hasta in partes ambas,

    id. ib. 5, 139:

    jugum in mare,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 24, 3; cf.:

    lingua in altum (i. e. mare),

    Liv. 44, 11.—
    B.
    In partic., in painting, to stand out in relief, be prominent, as the lights in a picture, Cic. de Or. 3, 26, 101; Quint. 2, 17, 21; 8, 5, 26; Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 131 al.; cf. eminentia, I.—
    II.
    Trop., to be prominent, stand out, become conspicuous (syn.: eluceo, praecello, excello, appareo, praesto, antecedo).
    A.
    In gen.:

    animus, cum erit inclusus in corpore, eminebit foras,

    will extend beyond, Cic. Rep. 6, 26 Mos.:

    ii quorum eminet audacia atque projecta est,

    id. Clu. 65, 183:

    quod quo studiosius ab ipsis opprimitur et absconditur, eo magis eminet et apparet,

    comes out, becomes visible, id. Rosc. Am. 41 fin.; cf. id. Verr. 2, 5, 62 Zumpt N. cr.; id. Tusc. 2, 26 fin.; Quint. 2, 12, 7; 11, 1, 56; 11, 3, 73 Spald.; Liv. 2, 5 fin.; 2, 10 al.; Curt. 4, 1, 24; 8, 1, 50; Ov. F. 3, 250:

    vix ex gratulando miser jam eminebam,

    was but now emerging from the flood of congratulations, Plaut. Capt. 3, 2, 5:

    vox eminet una,

    makes itself distinctly audible, Ov. M. 15, 607.—
    B.
    In partic., to be prominent, conspicuous through one's (good) qualities, to distinguish one's self, be eminent:

    Demosthenes unus eminet inter omnes in omni genere dicendi,

    Cic. Or. 29 fin.; so with inter, Quint. 8, 5, 9; 12, 5, 5; cf. with super, Flor. 4, 2, 10:

    in aliqua re,

    Quint. 1, 12, 15; 2, 3, 6; 8, 3, 64 al.:

    aliqua re,

    Vell. 2, 127, 2; 2, 130, 1; Quint. 2, 8, 4; 3, 8, 65.— Absol.:

    excellit atque eminet vis, potestas, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 28;

    so with excellit,

    Tac. Or. 32:

    quae (sententiarum ornamenta) emineant pauciora,

    Cic. Or. 24, 81; so Liv. 5, 36; Vell. 2, 49 al.:

    altius,

    Nep. Chabr. 3, 3.—Hence, ēmĭnens, entis, P. a., standing out, projecting, prominent, high, lofty.
    A.
    Lit. (syn. editus):

    promontoria,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 23, 2:

    trabes,

    id. ib. 2, 9, 5:

    saxa,

    Sall. J. 93, 4:

    oculi,

    Cic. Vatin. 2:

    genae leviter,

    id. N. D. 2, 57, 143:

    statura,

    Suet. Calig. 50:

    capita papaverum,

    Front. Strat. 1, 1, 4; Flor. 1, 7, 7: aedes, standing on high ground (opp. plana), id. 1, 9, 4:

    nihil (in globo),

    Cic. N. D. 2, 18; cf. ib. 1, 27; cf. also the art. eminentia: patibulo eminens affigebatur, Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Non. 366, 14 (4, 40 Dietsch).— Comp.:

    trabes,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 9, 3:

    nasus a summo,

    Suet. Aug. 79;

    of perspective in painting: alia eminentiora, alia reductiora fecerunt,

    Quint. 11, 3, 46.— Sup.:

    aliquod in montibus (i. e. vertex),

    Quint. 8, 2, 7; cf.

    mons,

    Flor. 4, 12, 49.—
    B.
    Trop., lofty, distinguished, eminent (esp. freq. in the postAug. per., and mostly in the sup.; syn.:

    praeclarus, praestans, excellens, etc.): species deorum quae nihil solidi habeat, nihil eminentis,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 75:

    ingenium,

    Quint. 6 prooem. §

    1: res dictu,

    Vell. 2, 114, 1.—Prov.:

    eminentis fortunae comes invidia,

    Vell. Pat. 1, 9, 6.— Plur. as subst.: ēmĭnentes, ĭum, m., distinguished men, Tac. Agr. 5.— ēmĭnentĭa, ĭum, n.
    (α).
    Admirable passages in an oration, Quint. 10, 1, 86.—
    (β).
    Greatness, distinction:

    nun. quam eminentia invidia carent,

    Vell. 2, 40, 6.— Comp.:

    eloquentia,

    Tac. Or. 25.— Sup.:

    auctores,

    Quint. 1, 2, 2; 1, 10, 10; 2, 3, 1; 9, 4, 79 et saep.; cf. Ruhnk. Vell. 2, 83 fin. — In the later empire, Eminentissimus was a title of the Praefectus praetorio, and of the Magister militum, Cod. Just. 12, 47, 1; 9, 41, 11 et saep.— Adv.: ēmĭnenter, highly, eminently, August. in Psa. 95, 1.— Comp.:

    projectae cautes eminentius,

    Amm. 24, 2, 12:

    non eminentius quam municipaliter natus,

    i. e. of higher, nobler birth, Sid. Ep. 1, 11.

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  • 5 supernus

    sŭpernus, a, um, adj. [super], that is above, on high, upper; celestial, supernal (mostly post-Aug.;

    not in Cic. or Cæs.): pars oris,

    Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 69:

    vulnera,

    id. 2, 56, 57, § 147: Tusculum, lofty, i. e. standing on high ground, Hor. Epod. 1, 29; cf.:

    ballistae in humiliora ex supernis valentes,

    Amm. 19, 7, 5:

    superna (opp. inferna),

    Lucr. 5, 647:

    jactus ex supernis in infima,

    Gell. 9, 1, 2:

    album mutor in alitem Superna,

    above, Hor. C. 2, 20, 11 Muret. (al. superne):

    aquilones, qui alti supernique sunt,

    Gell. 2, 30, 9:

    partes,

    id. 12, 1, 13:

    numen,

    celestial, Ov. M. 15, 128:

    dei,

    Luc. 6, 430:

    lux,

    of the sun, id. 6, 733:

    leges,

    id. 9, 556: superna litora, the upper, i. e. northern shore, Mel. 2, 4.— Adv.: sŭpernē (with short e, Lucr. 6, 544; 6, 597; Hor. C. 2, 20, 11), from above, above, upwards:

    neve ruant caeli penetralia templa superne,

    Lucr. 1, 1105:

    superne in statione locata,

    id. 6, 192:

    desinat in piscem mulier formosa superne,

    Hor. A. P. 4:

    non peccat superne,

    id. S. 2, 7, 64:

    volvitur amnis,

    Verg. A. 6, 659:

    gladium superne jugulo defigit,

    Liv. 1, 25, 12; cf. id. 1, 51, 9; 7, 10, 9:

    hoc genus superne tendit,

    up, upwards, Plin. 19, 5, 25, § 76.

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  • 6 decursio

    attack from high ground, decent; raid, inroad; military pageant; flowing down

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  • 7 collis

    collis, is (abl. reg. colle, e. g. Ov. M. 1, 698; 14, 90; 14, 333; 14, 822; 14, 836; Caes. B. G. 1, 24; 2, 18; Sall. J. 52, 3:

    Aventino,

    Liv. 1, 3, 9 et saep.;

    colli,

    Lucr. 2, 317 and 322; Auct. Aetn. 466; gen. plur. collium, Tac. Agr. 37; Lact. Opif. Dei, 10), m. [cel-, root of ex-cello, celsus; cf. calamus], high ground, a hill (opp. mons and campus), Lucr. 5, 1373; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 47; Caes. B. G. 2, 8; 7, 19:

    altus,

    Ov. M. 15, 306:

    aperti,

    Verg. G. 2, 112:

    aprici,

    id. E. 9, 49:

    celsus,

    id. A. 8, 604:

    supini,

    id. G. 3, 555:

    inter Palatinum Capitolinumque,

    Liv. 1, 12, 1; cf. id. 5, 54, 3 sq.:

    Dianae, i.e. Aventinus,

    Mart. 12, 18, 3.— Poet., = mons:

    collis Heliconii cultor,

    Cat. 61, 1.—And in plur.: colles, for a chain of mountains, Sil. 3, 420.—Hence, Ital. collina; Fr. colline.

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  • 8 planus

    1.
    plānus, a, um, adj. [for placnus; root plac-; Gr. plakous; cf. 2. plaga, planca], even, level, flat, plane (class.; cf. aequor).
    I.
    Lit.:

    facilis et plana via,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 19: cum duae formae praestantes sint, ex solidis globus, ex planis circulus aut orbis, Cic. N. D. 2, 18, 47:

    planum et aequabile corpus universitatis,

    id. Univ. 5:

    planus et aequus locus,

    id. Caecin. 17, 50:

    litus,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 23:

    carina,

    id. ib. 3, 13:

    pisces,

    flat-fish, Plin. 9, 20, 37, § 73:

    aedificia, quae plano pede instituuntur,

    on level ground, Vitr. 6, 11:

    postquam jacuit planum mare,

    Juv. 12, 62:

    planā faciem contundere palmā,

    flat, id. 13, 128.— Comp.:

    aditus planior,

    Liv. 34, 29.— Sup.:

    planissimus locus,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 96. —
    B.
    Subst.: plānum, i, n., level ground, a plain:

    aciem in planum deducit,

    Sall. J. 49, 6:

    per planum ire,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 243:

    cadere in plano,

    id. Tr. 3, 4, 17:

    in planum deferre aliquid,

    Sen. Tranq. 10, 6:

    castra in plano erant,

    Flor. 4, 12, 59:

    de plano,

    on level ground, Dig. 13, 6, 5; Aus. Grat. Act. 21:

    ad planiora,

    Vulg. Judic. 1, 34.—In partic., jurid. t. t.: e plano or de plano, on level ground, below, not on the bench, i. e. out of court, extrajudicially:

    aut e plano aut e quaesitoris tribunali,

    Suet. Tib. 33:

    custodiae non solum pro tribunali, sed et de plano audiri possunt,

    Dig. 48, 18, 18; ib. 37, 1, 3.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Lowly, inconsiderable, humble (post-Aug.):

    haec magnanimitas melius in tribunali, quam in plano conspicitur,

    shows better in one of high than of low station, Sen. Clem. 1, 5, 3:

    fortunam suam in planum deferre,

    id. Tranq. 10, 6: de plano, without difficulty, easily ( poet.):

    hoc tibi de plano possum promittere,

    Lucr. 1, 411.—
    B.
    Plain, clear, distinct, intelligible (class.):

    satin' haec sunt tibi plana et certa!

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 1:

    narrationes,

    Cic. Top. 26, 97:

    conjectatio,

    Plin. 2, 7, 5, § 22:

    pol planum id quidem est,

    it is plain, clear, evident, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 32: planum facere, to make plain, clear, or intelligible, to set forth, Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 1, 20, § 52;

    2, 5, 64, § 165: planum facere multis testibus,

    id. ib. 1, 14, 40:

    planum facere atque probare,

    Lucr. 2, 932.—
    C.
    Easy, free from danger:

    illam viam vitae, quam ante praecipitem et lubricam esse ducebat, huic planae et stabili praeponendam esse,

    Cic. Flac. 42, 105.—Hence, adv.: plānē, plainly, evenly; trop., simply, clearly, distinctly, intelligibly.
    1.
    Lit. (class.):

    videre,

    Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 64:

    scribere,

    id. As. 4, 1, 10:

    scire,

    id. Truc. 2, 6, 9:

    plane loqui,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 30:

    plane et dilucide loqui,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 32:

    plane et perspicue expedire aliquid,

    id. Fin. 3, 5, 19:

    plane et Latine loqui,

    to speak plainly, right out, without circumlocution, id. Phil. 7, 6, 17.— Comp.:

    quo pacto excludi potis est planius, quam, etc.,

    Plaut. Truc. 2, 8, 5:

    planius dicere (opp. dicere obscurius),

    Cic. de Or. 2, 80, 329:

    planius atque apertius dicere,

    id. Rosc. Com. 14, 43:

    quid, hoc planius egissem, si, etc.,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 10, § 27:

    ostendere,

    Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 273.— Sup.:

    apertissime planissimeque explicare,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 64, § 156.—
    B.
    Transf., wholly, entirely, completely, quite (class.), Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 55:

    perdidisti mulierem,

    id. Ps. 4, 7, 115:

    illam plane amo,

    id. Capt. 3, 4, 6:

    carere sensu communi,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 66:

    quod reliquos coheredes convenisti, plane bene,

    you have acted quite right, Cic. Att. 13, 6, 2:

    illud plane moleste tuli, quod, etc.,

    id. Fam. 3, 10, 11:

    non plane par,

    Auct. Her. 4, 20, 28:

    ex rebus penitus perspectis, planeque cognitis,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 23, 108:

    propemodum, vel plane potius,

    id. Brut. 97, 332:

    explicari mihi tuum consilium plane volo, ut penitus intellegam,

    thoroughly, id. Att. 8, 12, 1:

    planissime perii,

    Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 67:

    plane perfecteque eruditus,

    Cic. Brut. 81, 282:

    plane atque omnino rem defuisse,

    id. ib. 59, 214:

    plane cum,

    particularly as, Inscr. Grut. 208; cf.:

    et plane quid rectum esset diutius cogitare malui,

    Cic. Att. 8, 12, 3.—
    2.
    By all means, assuredly:

    eo acrius te rogo ut plane ad nos advoles,

    Cic. Att. 2, 24, 5 fin. —
    3.
    In partic., in affirmative answers, certainly, to be sure, exactly so (anteclass.): ego et domi privatus sum et perii. Ge. Plane istuc est, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 57; id. Ps. 4, 7, 73: De. Etiam argentum est ultro objectum, ut sit, qui vivat, dum aliud aliquid flagitii conficiat Ge. Planissume, Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 4.—
    4.
    Besides, but (late Lat.), Dig. 9, 2, 7; 32, 1, 52.
    2.
    plănus, i, m., = planos, a juggler, impostor, cheat (class.; cf.

    erro): ille planus improbissimus,

    Cic. Clu. 26, 72: fracto [p. 1385] crure planum attollere, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 59; Petr. 82.

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  • 9 excelsum

    I
    altar, temple (pl.); citidel;

    in excelsumis -- in the highest; in excelsumo -- on high

    II
    height, high place/ground/altitude; eminence; high position/rank/station

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  • 10 caritas

    cārĭtas, ātis, f. [carus].
    I.
    Prop., dearness, costliness, high price, etc. (opp. vilitas):

    annonae,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 47; 2, 3, 92, § 215; id. Off. 3, 12, 50; Liv. 44, 7, 10; Suet. Ner. 45:

    rei frumentariae (opp. vilitas annonae),

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 15, 44:

    nummorum,

    id. Att. 9, 9, 4:

    olei,

    Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 273:

    vini,

    Suet. Aug. 42.—Also absol. caritas (sc. annonae), high prices, Cato, R. R. 3:

    ut tum vendas cum caritas est,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 69:

    cum alter annus in vilitate, alter in summā caritate fuerit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 93, § 216; id. Off. 2, 17, 58.—
    II.
    Trop., regard, esteem, affection, love (cf. amor, I.; in good prose;

    syn.: benevolentia, favor, studium): cum deorum tum parentum patriaeque cultus eorumque hominum, qui aut sapientiā aut opibus excellunt, ad caritatem referri solet: conjuges autem et liberi, et fratres et alii, quos usus familiaritasque conjunxit, quamquam etiam caritate ipsā, tamen amore maxime continentur,

    Cic. Part. Or. 25, 88; hence, opp. amor, as esteem to personal affection:

    si id videare, quod sit utile ipsis, defendere... haec res amorem magis conciliat, illa virtutis defensio caritatem,

    id. de Or. 2, 51, 206; cf. Treb. ap. id. Fam. 12, 16, 2; Liv. 24, 4, 8:

    ut qui pacem belli amore turbaverant, bellum pacis caritate deponerent,

    Tac. H. 2, 37: amor pathos, caritas êthos, Quint. 6, 2, 12:

    caritas, quae est inter natos et parentes,

    Cic. Lael. 8, 27;

    Quint. prooem. § 6: liberalitate qui utuntur benevolentiam sibi conciliant et caritatem,

    id. Fin. 1, 16, 52; id. Lael. 27, 102; Quint. 11, 1, 72:

    ingenita erga patriam caritas,

    Liv. 1, 34, 5:

    retinere caritatem in aliquem,

    Cic. Lael. 19, 70:

    sanguine et caritate propior,

    Tac. A. 6, 46:

    caritatem paraverat loco auctoritatis,

    id. Agr. 16 fin. — The subjoined gen. is usu. objective:

    patriae et suorum,

    Cic. Off. 3, 27, 100; id. Sest. 24, 53; Nep. Alcib. 5, 1:

    rei publicae,

    Cic. Phil. 12, 8, 20; Liv. 2, 2, 5:

    domini,

    id. 1, 51, 8:

    Syracusanorum,

    id. 25, 28, 7:

    Hieronis,

    id. 24, 5, 1:

    liberum,

    id. 8, 7, 18:

    filiae,

    Tac. A. 12, 4:

    ipsius soli,

    Liv. 2, 1, 5:

    sedium suarum,

    id. 5, 42, 2; Quint. 6, 2, 14.—But sometimes also subjective, love entertained by one:

    hominum, deorum,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 44, 122; id. de Or. 2, 58, 237:

    civium,

    id. Phil. 1, 12, 29; Liv. 24, 4, 8 (with amor);

    or, more rarely, of the cause or ground of the love: caritas illius necessitudinis,

    Cic. Sest. 3, 6:

    benevolentiae,

    id. Lael. 9, 32.—In plur. of the different species of affection:

    omnes omnium caritates patria una complexa est,

    Cic. Off. 1, 17, 57; id. Fin. 3, 22, 73:

    liberum,

    App. M. 5, p. 171.—
    B.
    In late Lat., meton., caritates = cari, the loved persons, Amm. 18, 8, 14; 24, 1, 9.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > caritas

  • 11 crepido

    crĕpīdo, ĭnis, f. [krêpis].
    I.
    Prop., a ground, basis, foundation, a socle, pedestal, base, Plin. 36, 9, 14, § 66; Stat. S. 1, 1, 58:

    altaris,

    Vulg. Lev. 1, 15.—
    II.
    Transf., an elevated enclosure, a high projection, an edge, brim, brink, border, dam, dike, pier, shore, bank, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 37, § 97; Varr. R. R. 3, 11, 2; Verg. A. 10, 653; Liv. 27, 18, 6; Curt. 5, 1, 28; Sen. Contr. 3, 17; Vitr. 4, 6, 3 et saep.—
    B.
    Trop.:

    omnia tamquam crepidine quādam comprehensione longiore sustinentur,

    Cic. Or. 67, 224.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > crepido

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