imagination

fĭgūrātĭo, ōnis, f. [figuro] (post-Aug.).

A forming, fashioning; shape, form, figure:

nervi hic teretes, illic lati, ut in uno quoque poscit figuratio,

Plin. 11, 37, 88, § 217:

zona duodecim signis conformata exprimit depictam a natura figurationem,

Vitr. 9, 4:

Apollinis,

App. Dogm. Plat. 1.—

Trop.

Imagination, fancy:

si spei figuratione tardius cadit,

Quint. Decl. 12, 27;

vanae,

id. ib. 6, 4.—

Form of a word:

(diurnare) ex ea figuratione est, qua dicimus perennare,

Gell. 17, 2, 16.—

Figurative mode of speaking:

quisquam illorum his figurationibus uteretur, quae Graeci schemata vocant?

Fronto, Ep. ad Anton. 1, 2; Lact. 1, 11, 24; 30.

ĭmāgo, ĭnis, f. [cf. imitor], an imitation, copy of a thing, an image, likeness (i. e. a picture, statue, mask, an apparition, ghost, phantom; the latter only poet. and in post-Aug. prose; cf.: simulacrum, effigies, statua, sigillum): imago ab imitatione dicta, Paul. ex Fest. p. 112 Müll.; cf.: imago dicitur quasi imitago, Porphyr. Hor. C. 1, 12, 4.

Lit.

In gen., a representation, likeness (usu. of a person), statue, bust, picture:

Spartiates Agesilaus neque pictam neque fictam imaginem suam passus est esse... unus Xenophontis libellus in eo rege laudando facile omnes imagines omnium statuasque superavit,

Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 7:

Demosthenes, cujus nuper inter imagines tuas ac tuorum imaginem ex aere vidi,

id. Or. 31, 110:

Epicuri in poculis et in anulis,

id. Fin. 5, 1, 3: hominis imaginem gypso e facie ipsa primus omnium expressit ceraque in eam formam gypsi infusa emendare instituit Lysistratus Sicyonius, Plin. 35, 12, 44, § 153:

Africani,

Cic. Rep. 6, 10:

mulieris,

Quint. 7, 7, 5:

Antigoni,

id. 2, 13, 12:

depictam in tabula sipariove imaginem rei,

id. 6, 1, 32:

si in tabula mea aliquis pinxerit velut imaginem,

Gai. Inst. 2, 78:

cereae,

Hor. Epod. 17, 76; id. S. 1, 8, 43:

ut dignus venias hederis et imagine macra,

Juv. 7, 29:

hoc tibi sub nostra breve carmen imagine vivat,

Mart. 9, 1:

epistula atque imago me certum fecit,

i. e. the image on the seal, the signet, Plaut. Ps. 4, 6, 35; 4, 2, 29; 4, 7, 105:

nunc amici anne inimici sis imago, Alcesime, mihi, sciam,

i. e. will act like a friend, Plaut. Cas. 3, 1, 1.—

A phantom, ghost, apparition:

infelix simulacrum atque ipsius umbra Creusae Visa mihi ante oculos et nota major imago,

Verg. A. 2, 773; cf.:

et nunc magna mei sub terras ibit imago,

shade, spirit, Verg. A. 4, 654; Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 6; cf. id. ib. 1:

non vanae redeat sanguis imagini,

Hor. C. 1, 24, 15:

(somnus) Vanum nocturnis fallit imaginibus,

Tib. 3, 4, 56; cf. Hor. C. 3, 27, 40; Suet. Aug. 94; id. Calig. 50:

te videt in somnis, tua sacra et major imago humana turbat pavidum,

Juv. 13, 221:

quid natum totiens falsis Ludis imaginibus?

phantoms, Verg. A. 1, 408:

ubique pavor et plurima mortis imago,

id. ib. 2, 369; cf.:

repetitaque mortis imago,

Ov. M. 10, 726:

lurida mortis imago,

Petr. 123, v. 257:

varia pereuntium forma et omni imagine mortium,

Tac. H. 3, 28:

caesorum insepultorumque,

id. A. 1, 62:

supremorum (i. e. funeris) imago,

id. H. 4, 45.— Poet.:

genitiva (with forma),

natural shape, figure, Ov. M. 3, 331; so,

rudis et sine imagine tellus (= informis),

shapeless, id. ib. 1, 87.—

In partic., an ancestral image of a distinguished Roman (of one who had been aedile, praetor, or consul; usually made of wax, and placed in the atrium of a Roman house, and carried in funeral processions.—

In plur.: obrepsisti ad honores errore hominum, commendatione fumosarum imaginum, quarum simile habes nihil praeter colorem, of smoky (i. e. old) ancestral images, Cic. Pis. 1, 1; cf. Sen. Ben. 3, 28, 1; Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 6:

si quid deliquero, nullae sunt imagines, quae me a vobis deprecentur,

no ancestors of distinction, Cic. Agr. 2, 36, 100; cf.:

quia imagines non habeo et quia mihi nova nobilitas est,

Sall. J. 85, 25:

qui imagines familiae suae consecuti sunt,

Cic. Agr. 2, 1, 1:

homo veteris prosapiae ac multarum imaginum,

Sall. J. 85, 10:

majorum imagines,

id. ib. 5, 5; Suet. Vesp. 1:

multis in familia senatoriis imaginibus,

id. Aug. 4:

esto beata, funus atque imagines Ducant triumphales tuum,

Hor. Epod. 8, 11:

qui stupet in titulis et imaginibus,

id. S. 1, 6, 17; Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 6 sqq.; Prop. 2, 13, 19; Suet. Vesp. 19.—

In sing. (rare):

jus imaginis,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 36:

imaginis ornandae causa,

id. Sest. 8, 19:

vir honoratissimae imaginis futurus ad posteros,

Liv. 3, 58, 2:

clarum hac fore imagine Scaptium,

would become an aristocrat, id. 3, 72, 4, v. Weissenb. ad loc.:

Tunc Cotta ne imago Libonis exsequias posterorum comitaretur censuit,

Tac. A. 2, 32.

Transf., a reverberation of sound, an echo (mostly poet.):

(mellaria facere oportet) potissimum ubi non resonent imagines,

Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 12:

concava pulsu Saxa sonant, vocisque offensa resultat imago,

Verg. G. 4, 50; cf. Sil. 14, 365:

alternae deceptus imagine vocis: Huc coëamus ait... Coëamus retulit Echo,

Ov. M. 3, 385:

cujus recinit jocosa Nomen imago,

Hor. C. 1, 12, 4; so,

jocosa Vaticani montis,

id. ib. 1, 20, 8:

vaga,

Val. Fl. 3, 596.

Trop.

In gen., an image or likeness of a thing formed in the mind, a conception, thought, imagination, idea:

Scipionis memoriam atque imaginem sibi proponere,

Cic. Lael. 27, 102:

magnam partem noctium in imagine tua vigil exigo,

Plin. Ep. 7, 5, 1:

Verginium cogito, Verginium video, Verginium jam vanis imaginibus audio,

id. ib. 2, 1, 12: imagines, quae eidôla nominant, quorum incursione non solum videmus, sed etiam cogitamus, Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 21; cf.:

imagines extrinsecus in animos nostros per corpus irrumpere,

id. Ac. 2, 40, 125: plena sunt imaginum omnia, nulla species cogitari potest nisi pulsu imaginum, etc.; id. Div. 2, 67, 137 sq.: unum aliquem te ex barbatis illis, exemplum imperii veteris, imaginem antiquitatis, columen rei publicae diceres intueri, an image of the olden time, id. Sest. 8, 19; cf.:

expressam imaginem vitae quotidianae videre,

id. Rosc. Am. 16, 47:

quidnam illi consules dictatoresve facturi essent, qui proconsularem imaginem tam saevam ac trucem fecerint, i. e. by cruelty in office,

Liv. 5, 2, 9:

naturae... urbis et populi,

Cic. Rep. 2, 39 fin.:

justitiae,

Quint. 2, 20, 6:

virtutis,

id. 10, 2, 15:

similitudines ad exprimendas rerum imagines compositae,

id. 8, 3, 72: illae rerum imagines, quas vocari phantasias indicavimus, id. 10, 7, 15:

conscripta formantur imagine templa,

plans, Stat. S. 3, 1, 117:

scipione determinata prius templi imagine in solo,

Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 15:

tua, pater Druse, imago,

memory, Tac. A. 1, 13:

magna illic imago tristium laetorumque,

recollection, id. ib. 2, 53:

si te nulla movet tantae pietatis imago,

Verg. A. 6, 405.—

In partic.

In rhet., a figurative representation, similitude, comparison:

comparabile est, quod in rebus diversis similem aliquam rationem continet. Ejus partes sunt tres: imago, collatio, exemplum. Imago est oratio demonstrans corporum aut naturarum similitudinem, etc.,

Cic. Inv. 1, 30, 49; cf.:

imago est formae cum forma cum quadam similitudine collatio,

Auct. Her. 4, 49, 62; Sen. Ep. 59, 92; Quint. 6, 1, 28; Hor. S. 2, 3, 320; id. Ep. 1, 7, 34.—

With the idea predominating of mere imitation, in opp. to what is original or real, a mere form, image, semblance, appearance, shadow:

consectatur nullam eminentem effigiem virtutis, sed adumbratam imaginem gloriae,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 2, 3:

nos veri juris germanaeque justitiae solidam et expressam effigiem nullam tenemus: umbra et imaginibus utimur,

id. Off. 3, 17, 69; cf.:

non in umbra et imagine civitatis, etc.,

id. Rep. 2, 30; and:

umbram equitis Romani et imaginem videtis,

id. Rab. Post. 15, 41:

haec ars tota dicendi, sive artis imago quaedam est et similitudo, habet hanc vim, ut, etc.,

id. de Or. 2, 87, 356:

judiciorum,

only the appearance of courts, id. Sest. 13, 30; cf.:

imaginem rei publicae nullam reliquissent,

id. Agr. 2, 32, 88:

his quoque imaginibus juris spretis,

Liv. 41, 8, 10:

imaginem retinendi largiendive penes nos, vim penes Parthos,

Tac. A. 15, 14:

habitu et ore ad exprimendam imaginem honesti exercitus,

the pretence, id. ib. 16, 32; 6, 27; id. H. 1, 84; 3, 70:

qui faciem eloquentiae, non imaginem praestaret,

id. Or. 34:

nec imagine rerum, sed rebus incendit,

Quint. 10, 1, 16:

in falsa rerum imagine detineri,

id. 10, 5, 17; cf.:

nullo quippe alio vincis discrimine, quam quod illi (hermae) marmoreum caput est, tua vivit imago,

Juv. 8, 55.—

A representative: non in effigies mutas divinum (Augusti) spiritum transfusum;

sed imaginem veram, caelesti sanguine ortam, intellegere discrimen, etc.,

Tac. A. 4, 52.—

That which suggests or recalls something by resemblance, a reminder:

me consolatur recordatio meorum temporum, quorum imaginem video in rebus tuis,

Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2:

a Corbulone petierat, ne quam imaginem servitii Tiridates perferret,

nothing to suggest slavery, Tac. A. 15, 31; cf.:

moriar, si praeter te quemquam reliquum habeo, in quo possim imaginem antiquae et vernaculae festivitatis adgnoscere,

Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 2.

ŏpīnātus, a, um, P. a., v. opinor fin.

ŏpīnātus, ūs, m. [opinor], opinion, supposition, imagination:

propter opinatus animi,

Lucr. 4, 465.

ŏpīnĭo, ōnis, f. [id.], opinion, supposition, conjecture, imagination, fancy, belief (class.).

In gen.:

apud homines barbaros opinio plus valet saepe, quam res ipsa,

Cic. Fragm. Scaur. 7:

est ergo aegritudo opinio recens mali praesentis... laetitia opinio recens boni praesentis... metus opinio impendentis mali... lubido opinio venturi boni, etc.,

id. Tusc. 4, 7, 14; cf. id. ib. 4, 11, 26:

magna nobis pueris opinio fuit, L. Crassum non plus attigisse doctrinae, quam,

id. de Or. 2, 1, 1:

ut opinio mea est,

as I suppose, as I believe, id. Fam. 9, 11, 1: ut opinio mea fert, as I believe, id. Font. 13, 39:

mea fert opinio, ut, etc.,

Dig. 24, 1, 32:

cujus opinionis etiam Cornelius Celsus est,

Celsus also is of this opinion, Col. 2, 12, 6:

Romulus habuit opinionem esse, etc.,

held the belief that, Cic. Div. 2, 33, 70:

fuisse in illa populari opinione,

to be of an opinion, id. Clu. 51, 142.—More rarely:

alicujus opinionis esse,

Col. 2, 12, 6:

in eādem opinione fui... te venturum esse,

Cic. Att. 8, 11, D, 3:

in quā me opinione sine causā esse, ne quis credat,

Liv. 44, 38, 4:

fuerunt in hac opinione non pauci, ut, etc.,

Quint. 3, 3, 11; cf. id. 4, 1, 28:

cum etiam philosophi Stoicae disciplinae in eādem sint opinione, ut censeant, etc.,

Lact. 2, 5, 7; 3, 8, 32:

cui opinioni nos quoque accedimus,

Quint. 2, 15, 29:

ipse eorum opinionibus accedo, qui, etc.,

Tac. G. 4:

adducere aliquem in eam opinionem, ut,

to make one believe, Cic. Caecin. 5, 13:

Pisidae in opinionem adducuntur perfugas fecisse, ut, etc.,

Nep. Dat. 6, 6:

praebere opinionem timoris,

to convey the impression, occasion the belief that one is afraid, Caes. B. G. 3, 17:

afferre alicui,

Cic. Off. 2, 13, 46: incidere in opinionem, to fall into the belief, Dolab. ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 9, 1:

in opinionem discedere,

to come to the opinion, Cic. Fam. 6, 14, 2:

opinione duci,

to be led by one's belief, id. Mur. 30, 62: contra (praeter) opinionem, contrary to one's expectation:

dicere contra opiniones omnium,

id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45:

etsi praeter opinionem res ceciderat,

Nep. Milt. 2, 5.—With comp.: opinione citius, quicker than had been supposed, Varr. ap. Non. 356, 27:

istuc curavi, ut opinione illius pulcrior sis,

handsomer than he imagines, Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 23:

opinione melius res tibi habet tua, si, etc.,

id. Cas. 2, 5, 30:

opinione celerius,

Cic. Fam. 14, 23.—

In partic.

The repute of a man, the esteem, reputation in which others hold him, the opinion, estimate, expectation formed of him.

In gen.:

opinione fortasse nonnullā, quam de meis moribus habebat,

Cic. Lael. 9, 30:

integritatis meae,

id. Att. 7, 2, 5:

non fallam opinionem tuam,

id. Fam. 1, 6, 2:

genus scriptorum tuorum vicit opinionem meam,

exceeded my expectation, id. ib. 5, 12, 1: venit in eam opinionem Cassius, ipsum finxisse bellum, Cassius fell under suspicion of having, was believed to have, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 2: summam habere justitiae opinionem. Caes. B. G. 6, 24; 7, 59:

quorum de justitiā magna esset opinio multitudinis,

Cic. Off. 2, 12, 42:

(Porus) bellum jampridem, auditā Alexandri opinione, in adventum ejus parabat,

Just. 12, 8, 2.—

Absol., reputation:

ne opinio quidem et fama, cui soli serviunt (poëtae), etc.,

Tac. Dial. 10 init.:

cupidi opinionis,

Quint. 12, 9, 4:

affert et ista res opinionem,

id. 2, 12, 5.—

Bad repute, reputation for evil:

malignitatis opinionem vereri,

Tac. Dial. 15:

invidiae et ingrati animi,

Liv. 45, 38, 6.—

A report, rumor:

divulgatā opinione tam gloriosae expeditionis,

Just. 42, 2, 11:

quae opinio erat edita in vulgus,

Caes. B. C. 3, 29, 3:

exiit opinio, proximo lustro descensurum eum ad Olympia,

Suet. Ner. 53:

opinio etiam sine auctore exierat, eos conspirasse, etc.,

Liv. 3, 36, 9:

opinionem serere,

to spread a report, Just. 8, 3, 8:

opiniones bellorum,

Vulg. Matt. 24, 6; id. Marc. 13, 7.

sub-stĭtŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. a. [statuo].

To set, put, place, or lay under, to set or place next to any thing (so rare and mostly post - Aug.).

Lit.:

lapides plantae,

Pall. Mart. 10, 22:

post elephantos armaturas leves,

Hirt. B. Afr. 59, 3.—

Trop.:

substituerat animo speciem corporis amplam ac magnificam,

had presented to his imagination, figured to himself, Liv. 28, 35; cf.:

funera fratrum Debueras oculis substituisse tuis,

Ov. R. Am. 574:

substituebantur crimini,

were subjected to the charge, were accused, Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 8:

aliquem arbitrio,

Dig. 38, 1, 30.—

To put instead or in the place of another, to substitute (class.; syn.: suppono, subrogo).

In gen.:

in eorum locum cives Romanos,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 28, § 72:

pontificem in locum Scipionis,

Suet. Tib. 4; Nep. Alcib. 7, 3; cf. Col. 5, 6, 1:

nunc pro te Verrem substituisti alterum civitati,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 69, § 161; cf. Liv. 38, 42:

aliam tabulam pro eā,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 91:

substituta fili persona,

id. 18, 3, 4, § 17: philosophiam nobis pro rei publicae procuratione, Cic. Div. 2, 2, 7.—With dat.:

consulem alicui,

Vell. 2, 58, 3; cf. Suet. Caes. 76:

equites Siculis,

Liv. 29, 1:

alia semina demortuis,

Col. 4, 17, 3:

libros de oratore his,

Quint. 3, 6, 60:

fortunam culpae,

id. 7, 4, 15:

personas,

id. 3, 8, 54:

defuncto altero e consulibus, neminem substituit,

Suet. Ner. 15:

substituitur mutua accusatio,

Quint. 7, 2, 9.—With in and abl. (late Lat.):

in locis suis secunda,

Amm. 15, 5, 23.—

In partic., in jurid. lang.: substituere heredem (alicui), to make second or alternate heir, in case the first should die:

heredes aut instituti dicuntur aut substituti: instituti primo gradu, substituti secundo vel tertio,

Dig. 28, 6, 1 sq.:

heredes invicem,

Suet. Tib. 76; so,

heredem (alicui),

id. Galb. 9; Quint. 7, 6, 9 al.—So with ellipsis of heredem:

inpuberi filio,

Dig. 28, 6, 1 sq.