reverently

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vĕnĕror, ātus, 1, v. dep. a. [Sanscr. vankh, wish, pray; cf. O. H. Germ. wunsc; Engl. wish; and Lat. Venus, venustas], to reverence with religious awe, to worship, adore, revere, venerate.

Lit.

Of religious worship offered to the gods, etc. (class.;

syn.: adoro, colo, revereor): di quos nos colere precari venerarique soleamus,

Cic. N. D. 1, 42, 119:

venerari et colere deos,

id. ib. 2, 28, 71:

auguste sancteque deos omnes,

id. ib. 3, 21, 53:

simulacrum in precibus,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94:

eum (Epicurum) ut deum,

id. Tusc. 1, 21, 48:

eos in deorum numero (with colere),

id. Agr. 2, 35, 95:

lapidem e sepulcro pro deo,

id. Planc. 40, 95:

Larem Farre pio,

Verg. A. 5, 745:

majestatem naturae deorum,

Quint. 3, 7, 7:

templa dei,

Verg. A. 3, 84.—

With men or things as objects, to revere, do homage to, reverence, honor (not ante-Aug.):

quin omne humanum genus secundum deos nomen Romanum veneretur,

Liv. 36, 17, 15:

veneratur illos populus idem colitque,

Sen. Ira, 3, 41, 3:

Satrium utque Pomponium venerebamur,

Tac. A. 6, 8:

sic patris sic mariti memoriam venerari,

id. Agr. 46:

omnes qui aliquid in studiis faciunt venerari studeo,

Plin. Ep. 6, 17, 5; 7, 31, 5:

spectacula edentes,

Suet. Claud. 12:

ut humilitas amplitudinem venerari debet,

Val. Max. 3, 8, 7:

canos ejus et annos,

id. 4, 5, ext. 2:

principes,

id. 8, 5, 6:

antiquorum curam diligentiamque,

Plin. 27, 2, 2, § 4:

(Augustum),

Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:

amicos,

Ov. P. 1, 2, 51:

se (scribentes),

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 107; 2, 1, 263.—

Transf., to ask reverently for any thing, to beseech, implore, beg, entreat, supplicate; with ut:

nunc quisquis est deus, veneror, Ut nos ex hac aerumnā miseras eximat,

Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 37; 5, 2, 62; id. Poen. 5, 1, 17; id. Aul. prol. 8; cf. an old formula of prayer in Liv. 8, 9, 7: qui multa deos venerati sint contra ejus salutem, Caecin. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 2:

nihil horum,

Hor. S. 2, 6, 8:

nec tu supplicibus me sis venerata tabellis,

Prop. 2, 20 (3, 13), 33.

Act. collat, form vĕnĕro, āre:

saluto te, vicine Apollo, veneroque te, Ne, etc.,

Plaut. Bacch. 2, 1, 4:

ut venerem Lucinam meam,

id. Truc. 2, 5, 23.—

Veneror, as passive, App. M. 11, p. 257, 25; Ambros. Ep. 17, 1.— vĕnĕrātus, a, um, in a pass. signif.:

Ceres, Hor, S. 2, 2, 124: Sibylla,

Verg. A. 3, 460; cf. Prisc. p. 794.

vĕ-nĕrandus, a, um, P. a., worthy of veneration, venerable:

VENERANDISSIMI CAESARES,

Inscr. Grut. 209, 2; Paul. Nol. Ep. 38, 3.—

vĕnĕranter, adv., with veneration, reverently (eccl. Lat.):

adorant omnes,

Tert. Carm. Judic. Dom. 184; Sedul. 5, 432.

vĕnĕror, ātus, 1, v. dep. a. [Sanscr. vankh, wish, pray; cf. O. H. Germ. wunsc; Engl. wish; and Lat. Venus, venustas], to reverence with religious awe, to worship, adore, revere, venerate.

Lit.

Of religious worship offered to the gods, etc. (class.;

syn.: adoro, colo, revereor): di quos nos colere precari venerarique soleamus,

Cic. N. D. 1, 42, 119:

venerari et colere deos,

id. ib. 2, 28, 71:

auguste sancteque deos omnes,

id. ib. 3, 21, 53:

simulacrum in precibus,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94:

eum (Epicurum) ut deum,

id. Tusc. 1, 21, 48:

eos in deorum numero (with colere),

id. Agr. 2, 35, 95:

lapidem e sepulcro pro deo,

id. Planc. 40, 95:

Larem Farre pio,

Verg. A. 5, 745:

majestatem naturae deorum,

Quint. 3, 7, 7:

templa dei,

Verg. A. 3, 84.—

With men or things as objects, to revere, do homage to, reverence, honor (not ante-Aug.):

quin omne humanum genus secundum deos nomen Romanum veneretur,

Liv. 36, 17, 15:

veneratur illos populus idem colitque,

Sen. Ira, 3, 41, 3:

Satrium utque Pomponium venerebamur,

Tac. A. 6, 8:

sic patris sic mariti memoriam venerari,

id. Agr. 46:

omnes qui aliquid in studiis faciunt venerari studeo,

Plin. Ep. 6, 17, 5; 7, 31, 5:

spectacula edentes,

Suet. Claud. 12:

ut humilitas amplitudinem venerari debet,

Val. Max. 3, 8, 7:

canos ejus et annos,

id. 4, 5, ext. 2:

principes,

id. 8, 5, 6:

antiquorum curam diligentiamque,

Plin. 27, 2, 2, § 4:

(Augustum),

Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:

amicos,

Ov. P. 1, 2, 51:

se (scribentes),

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 107; 2, 1, 263.—

Transf., to ask reverently for any thing, to beseech, implore, beg, entreat, supplicate; with ut:

nunc quisquis est deus, veneror, Ut nos ex hac aerumnā miseras eximat,

Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 37; 5, 2, 62; id. Poen. 5, 1, 17; id. Aul. prol. 8; cf. an old formula of prayer in Liv. 8, 9, 7: qui multa deos venerati sint contra ejus salutem, Caecin. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 2:

nihil horum,

Hor. S. 2, 6, 8:

nec tu supplicibus me sis venerata tabellis,

Prop. 2, 20 (3, 13), 33.

Act. collat, form vĕnĕro, āre:

saluto te, vicine Apollo, veneroque te, Ne, etc.,

Plaut. Bacch. 2, 1, 4:

ut venerem Lucinam meam,

id. Truc. 2, 5, 23.—

Veneror, as passive, App. M. 11, p. 257, 25; Ambros. Ep. 17, 1.— vĕnĕrātus, a, um, in a pass. signif.:

Ceres, Hor, S. 2, 2, 124: Sibylla,

Verg. A. 3, 460; cf. Prisc. p. 794.

vĕ-nĕrandus, a, um, P. a., worthy of veneration, venerable:

VENERANDISSIMI CAESARES,

Inscr. Grut. 209, 2; Paul. Nol. Ep. 38, 3.—

vĕnĕranter, adv., with veneration, reverently (eccl. Lat.):

adorant omnes,

Tert. Carm. Judic. Dom. 184; Sedul. 5, 432.

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augustus, a, um, adj. [from augeo, as angustus from ango; v. augeo], originally belonging to the language of religion, majestic, august, venerable, worthy of honor (class. in prose and poetry; in Cic. mostly in connection with sanctus; never in Plaut., Ter., Lucr, or Hor.;

syn.: magnus, venerabilis, venerandus): sancta vocant augusta patres: augusta vocantur Templa, sacerdotum rite dicata manu,

Ov. F. 1, 609 sq.: Panta gar ta entimotaga kai ta hierôtata Augousta prosagoreuetai, Dio Cass. 53, 16: augurium, Enn. ap. Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 2 (Ann. v. 494 Vahl.): Cives ominibus faustis augustam adhibeant Faventiam, Att. ap. Non. p. 206, 1, and p. 357, 15 (Trag. Rel. p. 202 Rib.):

Eleusis sancta illa et augusta,

Cic. N. D. 1, 42, 119:

sanctus augustusque fons,

id. Tusc. 5, 12, 37:

Liber, qui augusta haec loca Cithaeronis colis, auct. inc., Trag. Rel. p. 268 Rib.: locus augustus,

Suet. Dom. 53:

templum,

Liv. 1, 29, 5; 42, 3, 6:

augustissimo et celeberrimo in templo,

id. 42, 12, 6:

fanum,

id. 38, 13, 1:

solum,

id. 45, 5, 3:

moenia,

Verg. A. 7, 153 (augurio consecrata, Serv.); so,

gravitas (caelestium),

Ov. M. 6, 73; 9, 270:

mens,

id. ib. 15, 145 et saep.— Transf. to other things (so most freq. after the Aug. per.):

tectum augustum, ingens,

Verg. A. 7, 170.—Of bees:

sedes,

Verg. G. 4, 228 (augustum: abusive, nobile, quasi majestatis plenum, Serv.): ut primordia urbium augustiora faciat, Liv. praef § 5: habitus formaque viri, id 1, 7, 9; so,

species,

id. 8, 6, 9:

conspectus,

id. 8, 9, 10:

ornatus habitusque,

id. 5, 41, 8:

augustissima vestis,

id. 5, 41, 2:

augustior currus,

Plin. Pan. 92, 5:

augustissimum tribunal,

id. ib. 60, 2 al.— Adv.: augustē, reverently, sacredly:

auguste sancteque consecrare,

Cic. N. D. 2, 24, 62 auguste sancteque venerari, id. ib. 3, 21, 53.— Comp non quo de religione dici posset augustius, Cic. Brut. 21, 83.— Sup. prob. not in use

Augustus, i, m. [1 augustus].

A surname of Octavius Cœsar after he attained to undivided authority (acc. to Ov F 1, 590, after the year of Rome 727, Id. Jan.), and, after him, of all the Roman emperors; equivalent to Majesty or Imperial Majesty (cf. Suet. Aug. 7; Flor 4, 12 fin., Dio Cass. 53, 16: ex houper kai Sebaston auton kai hellênizontes pôs ôsper tina septon apo tou sebazesthai proseipon), Hor C, 1, 12; 4, 5; 4, 14; 4, 15; id. Ep. 2, 1 al.; Ov M 15, 860; id. F. 1, 590; 4, 676; 5, 567, Vulg. Luc. 2, 1; ib. Act. 25, 21; 25, 25 et saep.; later: semper Augustus, Symm Ep. 2, 30 al.— Hence,

Adj.: Augustus, a, um, of or relating to Augustus or the emperor, Augustan, imperial caput, i. e. Augustus, Ov. M. 15, 869:

aures,

id. P 1, 2, 117 forum, id. ib. 4, 5, 10:

postes, id M 1, 562: domus,

id. P. 2, 2, 76: Principis augustā Caprearum in rupe sedentis, Juv 10, 93 Jahn (where Hermann reads angusta) pax, Ov. P. 2, 5, 18;

Vell 2, 126: cohors,

Vulg. Act. 27, 1 et saep.:

marmor (in Egypt),

Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 55 (cf Isid. Orig. 16, 5, 4;

Au gusteum): laurus, also called regia, the best species of it,

Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 129, 17, 10, 11, § 60: flcus, Macr S. 2, 16.—But esp Men. sis Augustus, the month of August, named after Augustus; earlier called Sextilis (cf Macr. S. 1, 12 fin., and Julius fin.), Juv 3, 9:

Katendae,

Col. 11, 12; Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 123 al.:

Idus,

Mart. 12, 68 et saep.—Augusta aula, i. e. Domitiani, Mart. 7, 40 historia, the history of the Roman emperors, Vop Tac. 10.—In gen., imperial, royal. ma. trem regis ex augusto deposuit imperio, * Vulg. 2 Par. 15, 16

augustus, a, um, adj. [from augeo, as angustus from ango; v. augeo], originally belonging to the language of religion, majestic, august, venerable, worthy of honor (class. in prose and poetry; in Cic. mostly in connection with sanctus; never in Plaut., Ter., Lucr, or Hor.;

syn.: magnus, venerabilis, venerandus): sancta vocant augusta patres: augusta vocantur Templa, sacerdotum rite dicata manu,

Ov. F. 1, 609 sq.: Panta gar ta entimotaga kai ta hierôtata Augousta prosagoreuetai, Dio Cass. 53, 16: augurium, Enn. ap. Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 2 (Ann. v. 494 Vahl.): Cives ominibus faustis augustam adhibeant Faventiam, Att. ap. Non. p. 206, 1, and p. 357, 15 (Trag. Rel. p. 202 Rib.):

Eleusis sancta illa et augusta,

Cic. N. D. 1, 42, 119:

sanctus augustusque fons,

id. Tusc. 5, 12, 37:

Liber, qui augusta haec loca Cithaeronis colis, auct. inc., Trag. Rel. p. 268 Rib.: locus augustus,

Suet. Dom. 53:

templum,

Liv. 1, 29, 5; 42, 3, 6:

augustissimo et celeberrimo in templo,

id. 42, 12, 6:

fanum,

id. 38, 13, 1:

solum,

id. 45, 5, 3:

moenia,

Verg. A. 7, 153 (augurio consecrata, Serv.); so,

gravitas (caelestium),

Ov. M. 6, 73; 9, 270:

mens,

id. ib. 15, 145 et saep.— Transf. to other things (so most freq. after the Aug. per.):

tectum augustum, ingens,

Verg. A. 7, 170.—Of bees:

sedes,

Verg. G. 4, 228 (augustum: abusive, nobile, quasi majestatis plenum, Serv.): ut primordia urbium augustiora faciat, Liv. praef § 5: habitus formaque viri, id 1, 7, 9; so,

species,

id. 8, 6, 9:

conspectus,

id. 8, 9, 10:

ornatus habitusque,

id. 5, 41, 8:

augustissima vestis,

id. 5, 41, 2:

augustior currus,

Plin. Pan. 92, 5:

augustissimum tribunal,

id. ib. 60, 2 al.— Adv.: augustē, reverently, sacredly:

auguste sancteque consecrare,

Cic. N. D. 2, 24, 62 auguste sancteque venerari, id. ib. 3, 21, 53.— Comp non quo de religione dici posset augustius, Cic. Brut. 21, 83.— Sup. prob. not in use

Augustus, i, m. [1 augustus].

A surname of Octavius Cœsar after he attained to undivided authority (acc. to Ov F 1, 590, after the year of Rome 727, Id. Jan.), and, after him, of all the Roman emperors; equivalent to Majesty or Imperial Majesty (cf. Suet. Aug. 7; Flor 4, 12 fin., Dio Cass. 53, 16: ex houper kai Sebaston auton kai hellênizontes pôs ôsper tina septon apo tou sebazesthai proseipon), Hor C, 1, 12; 4, 5; 4, 14; 4, 15; id. Ep. 2, 1 al.; Ov M 15, 860; id. F. 1, 590; 4, 676; 5, 567, Vulg. Luc. 2, 1; ib. Act. 25, 21; 25, 25 et saep.; later: semper Augustus, Symm Ep. 2, 30 al.— Hence,

Adj.: Augustus, a, um, of or relating to Augustus or the emperor, Augustan, imperial caput, i. e. Augustus, Ov. M. 15, 869:

aures,

id. P 1, 2, 117 forum, id. ib. 4, 5, 10:

postes, id M 1, 562: domus,

id. P. 2, 2, 76: Principis augustā Caprearum in rupe sedentis, Juv 10, 93 Jahn (where Hermann reads angusta) pax, Ov. P. 2, 5, 18;

Vell 2, 126: cohors,

Vulg. Act. 27, 1 et saep.:

marmor (in Egypt),

Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 55 (cf Isid. Orig. 16, 5, 4;

Au gusteum): laurus, also called regia, the best species of it,

Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 129, 17, 10, 11, § 60: flcus, Macr S. 2, 16.—But esp Men. sis Augustus, the month of August, named after Augustus; earlier called Sextilis (cf Macr. S. 1, 12 fin., and Julius fin.), Juv 3, 9:

Katendae,

Col. 11, 12; Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 123 al.:

Idus,

Mart. 12, 68 et saep.—Augusta aula, i. e. Domitiani, Mart. 7, 40 historia, the history of the Roman emperors, Vop Tac. 10.—In gen., imperial, royal. ma. trem regis ex augusto deposuit imperio, * Vulg. 2 Par. 15, 16

vĕrĕor, ĭtus ( part. pres. verens; rare in histt.; not in Cæs., Liv., Sall., or Curt., veritus being used instead; but freq. in Cic., Nep., and Just.; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 1192), 2, v. dep. a. and n. [Greek root or-, Wor; ouros, epiouros, guardian; horaô, to see; O. H. Germ. warten, to see; Engl. ward], to feel awe of, to reverence, revere, respect; to fear, be afraid of any thing (good or bad); to fear or be afraid to do a thing, etc. (not so strong as metuo, v. Cic. Quint. 1, 1 infra; cf. also timeo); constr. with acc., with an inf., the gen., a foll. ne, ut, a rel.-clause, or absol.

With acc.:

vereri aliquem,

Plaut. Am. prol. 23; so,

vereri et metuere Junonem,

id. ib. 2, 2, 202: contra nos ambae faciunt, summa gratia et eloquentia;

quarum alteram vereor, alteram metuo,

Cic. Quint. 1, 1:

metuebant eum servi, verebantur liberi,

id. Sen. 11, 37; cf.:

quid? veteranos non veremur? nam timeri se ne ipsi quidem volunt,

id. Phil. 12, 12, 29:

veremur vos, Romani, et, si ita vultis, etiam timemus,

Liv. 39, 37, 17:

ut majorem fratrem vereri,

Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 3:

quem discipuli et amant et verentur,

Quint. 2, 2, 8 Spald. N. cr.:

non se hostem vereri, sed angustias itineris et magnitudinem silvarum,

Caes. B. G. 1, 39:

patris conspectum,

Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 1:

reprehensionem doctorum atque prudentium,

Cic. Or. 1, 1:

Gallica bella,

id. Att. 14, 4, 1:

periculum,

Caes. B. G. 5, 48; id. B. C. 3, 21; Hirt. B. G. 8, 39:

desidiam in hoc,

Quint. 1, 3, 7:

opinionem jactantiae,

id. 9, 2, 74:

pauperiem,

Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 39:

majus,

id. S. 2, 8, 57:

supplicium ab aliquo,

Auct. Her. 2, 19, 28:

hoc verens in hanc tarditatem incidi,

Cic. Att. 10, 8, 5:

quae verens Epicurus... commentus est, etc.,

id. N. D. 2, 23, 59:

invidiam verens,

Nep. Eum. 7, 1.—

With inf.:

vereri introire in alienam domum,

Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 32:

vereor dicere,

Ter. And. 2, 1, 23:

vereor committere, ut, etc.,

Cic. Leg. 1, 13, 37:

quos interficere,

Caes. B. G. 5, 6:

insanos qui inter vereare insanus haberi,

Hor. S. 2, 3, 40:

verear magis, Me amoris causā hoc ornatu incedere,

Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 2:

judex verebar non omnes causam vincere posse suam,

Ov. H. 16, 75 sq. — Impers.:

Cyrenaici, quos non est veritum in voluptate summum bonum ponere,

Cic. Fin. 2, 13, 39.—

With gen. (mostly ante-class.): uxor, quae non vereatur viri, Afran. ap. Non. 496, 29:

tui progenitoris,

Att. ib. 497, 2:

feminae primariae,

Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 78:

tui testimonii,

Cic. Att. 8, 4, 1.— Impers.: nihilne te populi veretur, Pac. ap. Non. 497, 2.—

With dat. (very rare):

eo minus veritus navibus, quod, etc.,

for the ships, Caes. B. G. 5, 9.—

With ne, lest or that:

sed vereor, ne videatur oratio mea, etc.,

Cic. Rep. 1, 46, 70; 3, 5, 70; id. de Or. 1, 55, 234; id. Sull. 23, 66; Caes. B. G. 1, 19; 1, 42; 2, 1; Sall. J. 14, 20; Hor. S. 1, 2, 127; id. Ep. 1, 16, 19:

veritus, ne licentia invidiam adcenderet,

Sall. J. 15, 3:

agebamus verentes ne quid accideret,

Cic. Fam. 13, 19, 2:

tum me inquit collegi, verens ne... noceret,

id. Att. 15, 21, 1; id. Fam. 9, 16, 1; id. de Or 2, 3, 14; 3, 9, 33; Nep. Dion, 4, 1; 8, 5; id. Them. 5, 1.—To introduce an expression of opinion, like dubito an:

si, ut Graeci dicunt, omnes aut Graios esse aut barbaros, vereor ne barbarorum rex fuerit (Romulus),

then I am afraid that, I suspect that, Cic. Rep. 1, 37, 58:

non vereor, ne assentatiunculā quādam aucupari tuam gratiam videar,

id. Fam. 5, 12, 6; Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 58; id. Mil. 3, 3, 68; Cic. Fam. 2, 7, 1; Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8.—

With ne... non:

accepi tuas litteras, quibus intellexi te vereri ne superiores mihi redditae non essent,

Cic. Fam. 14, 5, 1.—So usu. after non vereor, ne non is used instead of ut (cf. ê, infra):

non vereor ne hoc officium meum P. Servilio non probem,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 38, § 82; 2, 2, 47, § 118:

non vereor, ne non scribendo te expleam,

id. Fam. 2, 1, 1; 2, 5, 2; 2, 6, 2; 11, 28, 8; Cels. 5, 28, 12.—

So after questions implying a negative: quid est cur verear ne ad eam non possim accommodare Torquatos nostros?

Cic. Fin. 1, 10, 34;

and in ironical concessions or assumptions: si meis horis in accusando uti voluissem, vererer ne mihi crimina non suppeterent,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 11, § 31; id. ap. Quint. 9, 3, 19.—

With ut, that not:

veritus ut hostium impetum sustinere posset,

Caes. B. G. 5, 47:

illa duo, Crasse, vereor, ut tibi possim concedere,

Cic. de Or. 1, 9, 35; id. Fam. 14, 14, 1; id. Agr. 2, 22, 58; Auct. Her. 3, 6, 11:

ut ferulā caedas meritum majora subire Verbera non vereor,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 121.—

With a rel.-clause, to await with fear, to fear, dread:

heri semper lenitas verebar quorsum evaderet,

Ter. And. 1, 2, 5:

Pomptinum quod scribis in urbem introisse, vereor, quid sit,

Cic. Att. 7, 7, 3: hoc quomodo acciperent homines, vereor etiam nunc, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 1:

vereor, num hic aliud sit dicendum,

Dig. 20, 4, 11.—

With de and abl. (very rare):

de quā (Carthagine) vereri non ante desinam quam illam excisam esse cognovero,

Cic. Sen. 6, 18.—

Absol.:

hic vereri perdidit,

i. e. he has lost all sense of shame, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 50:

ne vereamini, Quia bellum Aetolis esse dixi cum Aliis,

id. Capt. prol. 58: ne vereare;

meo periculo hujus ego experiar fidem,

id. ib. 2, 2, 99.—Hence,

vĕrenter, adv., with reverence, reverently, Sedul. 1, 8.—

vĕrendus, a, um, P. a., that is to be feared or reverenced, awful, venerable; fearful, terrible ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

Adj.:

majestas,

Ov. M. 4, 540:

patres,

id. P. 3, 1, 143; cf. id. Tr. 5, 6, 31:

ossa (viri),

id. H. 3, 104:

Alexander Partho verendus,

Luc. 10, 46:

fluctus classibus,

id. 5, 502.—

Subst.: vĕrenda, ōrum, m., the private parts, Plin. 28, 15, 60, § 213; 32, 9, 34, § 107; 36, 21, 42, § 156; Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 14;

called also partes verendae,

Veg. Vet. 1, 7.

signif.: ubi malunt metui quam vereri se ab suis, Afran. ap. Gell. 15, 13, 3; cf. also the impersonal use above, b and g.

vĕrĕor, ĭtus ( part. pres. verens; rare in histt.; not in Cæs., Liv., Sall., or Curt., veritus being used instead; but freq. in Cic., Nep., and Just.; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 1192), 2, v. dep. a. and n. [Greek root or-, Wor; ouros, epiouros, guardian; horaô, to see; O. H. Germ. warten, to see; Engl. ward], to feel awe of, to reverence, revere, respect; to fear, be afraid of any thing (good or bad); to fear or be afraid to do a thing, etc. (not so strong as metuo, v. Cic. Quint. 1, 1 infra; cf. also timeo); constr. with acc., with an inf., the gen., a foll. ne, ut, a rel.-clause, or absol.

With acc.:

vereri aliquem,

Plaut. Am. prol. 23; so,

vereri et metuere Junonem,

id. ib. 2, 2, 202: contra nos ambae faciunt, summa gratia et eloquentia;

quarum alteram vereor, alteram metuo,

Cic. Quint. 1, 1:

metuebant eum servi, verebantur liberi,

id. Sen. 11, 37; cf.:

quid? veteranos non veremur? nam timeri se ne ipsi quidem volunt,

id. Phil. 12, 12, 29:

veremur vos, Romani, et, si ita vultis, etiam timemus,

Liv. 39, 37, 17:

ut majorem fratrem vereri,

Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 3:

quem discipuli et amant et verentur,

Quint. 2, 2, 8 Spald. N. cr.:

non se hostem vereri, sed angustias itineris et magnitudinem silvarum,

Caes. B. G. 1, 39:

patris conspectum,

Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 1:

reprehensionem doctorum atque prudentium,

Cic. Or. 1, 1:

Gallica bella,

id. Att. 14, 4, 1:

periculum,

Caes. B. G. 5, 48; id. B. C. 3, 21; Hirt. B. G. 8, 39:

desidiam in hoc,

Quint. 1, 3, 7:

opinionem jactantiae,

id. 9, 2, 74:

pauperiem,

Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 39:

majus,

id. S. 2, 8, 57:

supplicium ab aliquo,

Auct. Her. 2, 19, 28:

hoc verens in hanc tarditatem incidi,

Cic. Att. 10, 8, 5:

quae verens Epicurus... commentus est, etc.,

id. N. D. 2, 23, 59:

invidiam verens,

Nep. Eum. 7, 1.—

With inf.:

vereri introire in alienam domum,

Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 32:

vereor dicere,

Ter. And. 2, 1, 23:

vereor committere, ut, etc.,

Cic. Leg. 1, 13, 37:

quos interficere,

Caes. B. G. 5, 6:

insanos qui inter vereare insanus haberi,

Hor. S. 2, 3, 40:

verear magis, Me amoris causā hoc ornatu incedere,

Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 2:

judex verebar non omnes causam vincere posse suam,

Ov. H. 16, 75 sq. — Impers.:

Cyrenaici, quos non est veritum in voluptate summum bonum ponere,

Cic. Fin. 2, 13, 39.—

With gen. (mostly ante-class.): uxor, quae non vereatur viri, Afran. ap. Non. 496, 29:

tui progenitoris,

Att. ib. 497, 2:

feminae primariae,

Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 78:

tui testimonii,

Cic. Att. 8, 4, 1.— Impers.: nihilne te populi veretur, Pac. ap. Non. 497, 2.—

With dat. (very rare):

eo minus veritus navibus, quod, etc.,

for the ships, Caes. B. G. 5, 9.—

With ne, lest or that:

sed vereor, ne videatur oratio mea, etc.,

Cic. Rep. 1, 46, 70; 3, 5, 70; id. de Or. 1, 55, 234; id. Sull. 23, 66; Caes. B. G. 1, 19; 1, 42; 2, 1; Sall. J. 14, 20; Hor. S. 1, 2, 127; id. Ep. 1, 16, 19:

veritus, ne licentia invidiam adcenderet,

Sall. J. 15, 3:

agebamus verentes ne quid accideret,

Cic. Fam. 13, 19, 2:

tum me inquit collegi, verens ne... noceret,

id. Att. 15, 21, 1; id. Fam. 9, 16, 1; id. de Or 2, 3, 14; 3, 9, 33; Nep. Dion, 4, 1; 8, 5; id. Them. 5, 1.—To introduce an expression of opinion, like dubito an:

si, ut Graeci dicunt, omnes aut Graios esse aut barbaros, vereor ne barbarorum rex fuerit (Romulus),

then I am afraid that, I suspect that, Cic. Rep. 1, 37, 58:

non vereor, ne assentatiunculā quādam aucupari tuam gratiam videar,

id. Fam. 5, 12, 6; Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 58; id. Mil. 3, 3, 68; Cic. Fam. 2, 7, 1; Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8.—

With ne... non:

accepi tuas litteras, quibus intellexi te vereri ne superiores mihi redditae non essent,

Cic. Fam. 14, 5, 1.—So usu. after non vereor, ne non is used instead of ut (cf. ê, infra):

non vereor ne hoc officium meum P. Servilio non probem,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 38, § 82; 2, 2, 47, § 118:

non vereor, ne non scribendo te expleam,

id. Fam. 2, 1, 1; 2, 5, 2; 2, 6, 2; 11, 28, 8; Cels. 5, 28, 12.—

So after questions implying a negative: quid est cur verear ne ad eam non possim accommodare Torquatos nostros?

Cic. Fin. 1, 10, 34;

and in ironical concessions or assumptions: si meis horis in accusando uti voluissem, vererer ne mihi crimina non suppeterent,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 11, § 31; id. ap. Quint. 9, 3, 19.—

With ut, that not:

veritus ut hostium impetum sustinere posset,

Caes. B. G. 5, 47:

illa duo, Crasse, vereor, ut tibi possim concedere,

Cic. de Or. 1, 9, 35; id. Fam. 14, 14, 1; id. Agr. 2, 22, 58; Auct. Her. 3, 6, 11:

ut ferulā caedas meritum majora subire Verbera non vereor,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 121.—

With a rel.-clause, to await with fear, to fear, dread:

heri semper lenitas verebar quorsum evaderet,

Ter. And. 1, 2, 5:

Pomptinum quod scribis in urbem introisse, vereor, quid sit,

Cic. Att. 7, 7, 3: hoc quomodo acciperent homines, vereor etiam nunc, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 1:

vereor, num hic aliud sit dicendum,

Dig. 20, 4, 11.—

With de and abl. (very rare):

de quā (Carthagine) vereri non ante desinam quam illam excisam esse cognovero,

Cic. Sen. 6, 18.—

Absol.:

hic vereri perdidit,

i. e. he has lost all sense of shame, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 50:

ne vereamini, Quia bellum Aetolis esse dixi cum Aliis,

id. Capt. prol. 58: ne vereare;

meo periculo hujus ego experiar fidem,

id. ib. 2, 2, 99.—Hence,

vĕrenter, adv., with reverence, reverently, Sedul. 1, 8.—

vĕrendus, a, um, P. a., that is to be feared or reverenced, awful, venerable; fearful, terrible ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

Adj.:

majestas,

Ov. M. 4, 540:

patres,

id. P. 3, 1, 143; cf. id. Tr. 5, 6, 31:

ossa (viri),

id. H. 3, 104:

Alexander Partho verendus,

Luc. 10, 46:

fluctus classibus,

id. 5, 502.—

Subst.: vĕrenda, ōrum, m., the private parts, Plin. 28, 15, 60, § 213; 32, 9, 34, § 107; 36, 21, 42, § 156; Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 14;

called also partes verendae,

Veg. Vet. 1, 7.

signif.: ubi malunt metui quam vereri se ab suis, Afran. ap. Gell. 15, 13, 3; cf. also the impersonal use above, b and g.