Moab Mōab, f.indecl., the mountainous region on the eastern coast of the Dead Sea, extending from Zoar to the river Arnon, Vulg. Gen. 36, 35; 48, 15 and 20, etc. Hence, Mōăbītēs, ae, m., an inhabitant of Moab, a Moabite, Vulg. 1 Chron. 11, 46. Plur.: Moabitae (= Μωαβῖται), the Moabites, Vulg. Gen. 19, 37 et saep.Mōăbītis, tĭdis, f. (Μωαβῖτις). Moabite (sc. regio), the land of the Moabites, Moab, Vulg. Ruth, 1, 1.Subst., a Moabitish woman, Vulg. Ruth, 1, 22.
mobilis mōbĭlis, e, adj.for movibilis, from moveo, easy to be moved, movable; loose, not firm (class.). Lit.: sum pernix pedibus manibus mobilis,Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 36: mobiles turres,Curt. 8, 11, 32: oculi,Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142: supercilia,Plin. 11, 37, 51, § 138: penna,Ov. A. A. 2, 62: mobilissimus ardor,Cic. N. D. 2, 11, 30: mobiles res and mobilia bona, in law, movable things, movables, chattels (opp. to lands, houses, fixtures), as cattle, money, clothes, etc., Dig. 6, 1, 1: remedium ad dentium mobiles firmandos,
,Vitr. 5, 7. In a bad sense, changeable, inconstant, fickle: nec in te animo fui mobili, sed ita stabili, ut, etc.,Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 10: Galli sunt in consiliis capiendis mobiles. Caes. B. G. 4, 5; cf. under the adv. 2: gens ad omnem auram spei mobilis atque infida,Liv. 29, 3: ingenium,Sall. J. 46, 3; 66, 2: favor,Sen. Vit. Beat. 1, 5: mobiles et fluxae res humanae,Sall. J. 104, 3: mobilis et varia est ferme natura malorum,Juv. 13, 237. Hence, Subst.: mōbĭ-lĭa, ium, n., movable goods, chattels: mobilia quidem et moventia, quae modo in jus adferri adducive possent,Gai. Inst. 4, 16.Adv.: mōbĭlĭter, with rapid motion, rapidly, quickly. Lit. (rare but class.): mobiliter quae feruntur,Lucr. 4, 745 cor mobiliter palpitare, Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 24. Comp.: reverti mobilius,Lucr. 5, 635.Trop.: omnes fere Gallos ad bellum mobiliter celeriterque excitari,
mobilito mōbĭlĭto, 1, v. a.mobilis, to make movable, to make quick (ante-class.): omnia mobilitantur,Lucr. 3, 248: laetitia me mobilitat, Caecil. ap. Non. 4, 346, 14: mobilitatā mente, Laber. ap. Non. 137, 27 (Com. Rel. v. 91 Rib.).
Mocilla Mōcilla, ae, m., a Roman surname, e. g. L. Julius Mocilla, Nep. Att. 11.
moderabilis mŏdĕrābĭlis, e, adj.moderor, moderate: nihil moderabile suadere,Ov. Am. 1, 6, 59.
moderamen mŏdĕrāmen, ĭnis, n.id., a means of managing or governing, e. g. a rudder, helm (poet. and in post-class. prose). Lit. Innixus moderamine navis, Ov. M. 15, 726; so in plur., id. ib. 3, 644.Management, direction, control: equorum,Ov. M. 2, 48.Trop.: rerum, the helm, i. e. the management of affairs, the government of the state, Ov. M. 6, 677; also, a means of moderating, mitigating, controlling: verum serenitas nostra certum moderamen invenit, Cod. Th. 11, 30, 64.
moderamentum mŏdĕrāmentum, i, n.id., a means of guidance, a guide: accentus moderamenta vocum,Gell. 13, 6, 1.
moderanter mŏdĕranter, adv.id., with control: moderanter habere habenas, = moderari habenas,Lucr. 2, 1096 Munro ad loc.
moderate mŏdĕrātē, adv., v. modero fin.
moderatim mŏdĕrātim, adv.moderatus, in due measure, gradually: crescere,Lucr. 1, 323.
moderatio mŏdĕrātĭo, ōnis, f.moderor. A moderating, moderation in any thing; moderateness, temperateness of the weather (Ciceron.): dummodo illa praescriptio moderatioque teneatur,Cic. Cael. 18, 42: moderatio et continentia,id. Att. 6, 2, 4: animi,id. Sen. 1, 1: dicendi,
moderatrix mŏdĕrātrix, īcis, f.moderator. She who moderates or allays; a directress, mistress, governess (mostly Ciceron.): sibi,Plaut. Cist. 2, 2, 3.That which rules, guides, controls, etc.: temperantia est moderatrix omnium commotionum,Cic. Tusc. 5, 14, 42: materiae,id. N. D. 3, 39, 92: factorum,id. Phil. 5, 18, 50: officii,id. Fl. 24, 57.
moderatus mŏdĕrātus, a, um, P. a., v. modero fin.
modernus mŏdernus, a, um, adj.from modo, just now; like hodiernus from hodie, modern (post-class.); as subst.: mŏderna, ōrum, n., things or institutions of the present: antiquorum diligentissimus imitator, modernorum nobilissimus institutor,Cassiod. Var. 4, 51.
modero mŏdĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.modus, to moderate a thing (in verb. fin. only anteand post-class.). Lit. With acc.: neque tuum te ingenium moderat, Pac. ap. Non. 471, 7. With dat.: ego voci moderabo meae,Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 115.Transf., to regulate, Dig. 3, 5, 14: ita res moderatur, ut, etc.,ib. 23, 3, 39. Hence, mŏdĕrātus, a, um, P. a., keeping within due bounds, observing moderation, moderate (Ciceron.). Of persons: moderati senes tolerabilem agunt senectutem,Cic. Sen. 3, 7: in omnibus vitae partibus moderatus ac temperans,id. Font. 14, 40: moderatum esse in re aliquā,id. Phil. 2, 16, 40; cf.: Gracchis cupidine victoriae haud satis moderatus animus,Sall. J. 42, 2. Of things, moderated, kept within due measure or bounds, moderate: convivium moderatum atque honestum,Cic. Mur. 6, 13: ventus,Ov. Tr. 4, 4, 57: mores,Cic. Fam. 12, 27, 1: otium,id. Brut. 2, 8: doctrina,id. Mur. 29, 60: oratio,id. de Or. 2, 8, 34. Comp.: quando annona moderatior? Vell. 2, 126, 3. Sup.: moderatissimus sensus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 5. Hence, adv.: mŏdĕ-rātē, with moderation, moderately (Ciceron.): moderate dictum,Cic. Font. 10, 31: omnia humana placate et moderate feramus,id. Fam. 6, 1, 4: moderate et clementer jus dicere,Caes. B. C. 3, 20. Comp.: moderatius id volunt fieri,Cic. Fin. 1, 1, 2. Sup.: res moderatissime constituta,Cic. Leg. 3, 5, 12.
moderor mŏdĕror, ātus, 1 (inf. moderarier for moderari, Lucr. 5, 1298), v. dep.modus, to set a measure, set bounds to a thing (syn.: tempero, rego, guberno). Lit., to moderate, mitigate, restrain, allay, temper, qualify; with dat. (class.): moderari linguae,Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 25: moderare animo, ne sis cupidus,id. Mil. 4, 5, 16: dictis,id. Curc. 1, 3, 39: alicui,Cic. Att. 5, 20, 9; cf.: moderari uxoribus,id. Rep. 4, 6, 16 (also ap. Non. 499, 15): quis illi finem statuet aut quis moderabitur,Sall. C. 51, 36: irae,Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 59: fortunae suae,Liv. 37, 35, 5: animo et orationi,Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13: cursui,
modestia mŏdestĭa, ae, f.modestus, moderateness, moderation; esp. in one's behavior, unassuming conduct, modesty (opp. immodestia, superbia, licentia; class.). In gen.: eam virtutem Graeci σωφροσύνην 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. εὐταξία, 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,
Modestinus Mŏdestīnus, i, m., a Roman surname, Inscr. Marin. Frat. Arv. 36; Inscr. Grut. 712, 2. So, Herennius Modestinus, a celebrated lawyer under Alexander Severus, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 68.
modestus mŏdestus, a, um, adj.modus, keeping due measure, moderate; esp. in behavior, modest; as respects anger, calm, gentle, dispassionate; towards others, kind, forbearing, temperate, mild; in morals, honest, virtuous, sober, discreet, moral (class.): vir modestus et frugi,
modialis mŏdĭālis, e, adj.modius, containing a modius or Roman peck (ante- and postclass.): aulae, calicesque,Plaut. Capt. 4, 4, 8: figura,Tert. ad Nat. 2, 8.
modiatio mŏdĭātĭo, ōnis, f.id., a measuring by modii (post-class.), Cod. Th. 11, 24, 2.
modice mŏdĭcē, adv., v. modicus fin.
modicellus mŏdĭcellus, a, um, adj. dim. [modicus], very moderate, very little (post-Aug.): modicella culcita,Suet. Ner. 48 dub. (al. modica; v. Oud. ad loc.).
modico mŏdĭcō, v. modicus.
modicus mŏdĭcus, a, um, adj.modus, having or keeping a proper measure, moderate (cf. mediocris); esp. in behavior, modest, temperate; also, of size, moderate-sized; middling, ordinary, mean, bad (class.; syn.: moderatus, mediocris). In a good sense: modico gradu ire,Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 19: potiones,Cic. Div. 1, 51, 115: convivia,id. Sen. 13, 44: severitas,id. ib. 18, 65: industrios, supplices, modicos esse,Sall. J. 85, 1: domi modicus,id. ib. 63, 2: modicum quoddam corpus (historiae),
,id. 5, 108. With gen.: Sabinus modicus originis,Tac. A. 6, 39: virium,Vell. 1, 12, 4: pecuniae,Tac. A. 3, 72: voluptatum,id. ib. 2, 73. As subst.: mŏdĭcum, i, n. (sc. spatium), a little way: modicum progredi,
a little
,App. M. 6, p. 180, 38: modico contentus. Juv. 9, 9. Also, in abl., modico adverbially: modico deinde regressa,i. e.
after a short time
,App. M. 1, p. 112, 20: modico prius, quam Larissam accederem,
a short time before
,id. ib. p. 105 med.: modico secus progredi,
to go a little farther
,id. ib. p. 112, 10. Hence, adv.: mŏdĭcē, with moderation, moderately; modestly; in a proper manner; also, in an ordinary manner, meanly, poorly (class.). Modice hoc faciam, Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 4: dolorem modice ferre,
modificatio mŏdĭfĭcātĭo, ōnis, f.modificor, a measuring, measure (post-Aug.): versuum lex ac modificatio,Sen. Ep. 88, 3: verborum,Gell. 10, 3, 15; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 160, 10 Müll.
modificator mŏdĭfĭcātor, ōris, m.id., one who gives the proper measure to a thing, a moderator, manager (post-class.): tibicen omnis modi peritus modificator,App. Flor. p. 341.
modificatus mŏdĭfĭcātus, a, um, v. modificor fin. b.
modifico mŏdĭfĭco, āre, 1, v. n. and a. [modusfacio]. Neutr., to limit, set limits to: alicui in aliquā re intercedere aut modificare,Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 4, 3 Mai.Act., to control, regulate: vitalis motus,Aug. de Music. 6, 17, 58. Pass. reflex., to observe due measure, keep within bounds, to be moderate: modificari in sumptibus,App. Doctr. Plat. p. 18, 37. Class. only in part. perf.mŏdĭfĭcātus, a, um, measured off, measured: verba modificata,Cic. Part. Or. 5, 17: membra modificata,id. de Or. 3, 48, 186: corpora ... modificata utriusque rei participatione,App. de Deo Socr. p. 47, 7.Melodious: luseiniarum querelae,Sid. Ep. 9, 2.
modificor mŏdĭfĭcor, ātus, 1, v. dep. (act. collat. form, v. modifico), a. and n.modificus, to measure off, measure a thing (post-class. in verb. finit.). Lit.: comprehensa mensura Herculani pedis, quanta longinquitas corporis ei mensurae conveniret ... modificatus est,Gell. 1, 1, 3.Trop., to set a measure, set bounds to, to moderate; with dat.: immaturis liberorum desideriis,App. M. 11, p. 267, 1: orationi,id. Flor. p. 365, 8: desideriis omnibus,Front. ad Ver. Imp. 6.
modimperator mŏdimpĕrātor, ōris, m.for modi imperator, the president or chairman of a convivial party, who prescribes the quantity to be drunk (the magister bibendi, the Greek συμποσίαρχος): potandi modimperatores, Varr. ap. Non. 142, 7.
modiolum mŏdĭŏlum, i, n.dim. of modium, v. modius, the yolk: quinque ovorum modiola,Plin. Val. 1, 64.
modiolus mŏdĭŏlus, i, m.dim.modius, lit., a small measure; hence, transf., A kind of drinking-vessel, Dig. 34, 2, 37.A bucket on a water-wheel, Vitr. 10, 9: modioli gemelli, the boxes or cylinders of a forcing-pump, id. 10, 13.The nave of a wheel, Plin. 9, 4, 3, § 8; Vitr. 10, 4.The box to receive the axle-tree of an oilmill, Cato, R. R. 20. A surgical instrument, a cylindrical borer with a serrated edge, a trepan, χοινίκιον, Cels. 8, 3 init.
modium mŏdĭum, ĭi, n., v. modius.
modius mŏdĭus, ii (gen. plur. modiūm: qui CCCC. modium quinque milia,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 36, § 83: modiorum,Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 72), m. (neutr. collat. form: mŏdĭum, ii, n., Cato, R. R. 58; so in plur.: modia vicena,Plin. 18, 16, 43, § 145) [modus], the Roman corn-measure, a measure, peck, containing sixteen sextarii, or the sixth part of a Greek medimnus (class.): salis modium,Cato, R. R. 58: tritici modius, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 10, 30: siligneae farinae modius,Plin. 18, 9, 20, § 88: modium populo dare asse,Cic. Off. 2, 17, 58: agri Leontini decumae tertio anno venierunt tritici medimnum XXXVI., hoc est tritici modium CC. et XVI. milibus,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 46, § 110: non minorem quam decem milium modiorum navem fabricare,Ulp. Fragm. 3, 6. Prov.: verum illud est, quod dicitur, multos modios salis simul edendos esse, ut amicitiae munus expletum sit,Cic. Lael. 19, 67: modio nummos metiri, to measure one's money by the peck, said of a rich woman, Petr. 37; cf.: dives, ut metiretur nummos,Hor. S. 1, 1, 95: ego nunc mihi modium mille esse argenti velim,Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 9; Juv. 3, 220: pleno modio,
in full measure, abundantly
,Cic. Att. 6, 1, 16; cf.: argumentum vobis demensum dabo, non modo neque trimodio, verum ipso horreo,Plaut. Men. prol. 15: servorum ventres modio castigat iniquo,
with short measure
,Juv. 14, 126. Also as a measure for other things, a peck: metiri modio oleario,Cato, R. R. 144: ut metientibus dimidium (anulorum aureorum) super tres modios explesse,Liv. 23, 12; Pall. 6, 4, 1.Transf. Among surveyors, the third part of a jugerum, Auct. de Limit. p. 264 and 312 Goes.; Pall. Mai. 4 al.The socket, step, shoe in which the mast of a ship stands, Isid. Orig. 19, 2, 8.
modo mŏdŏ (scanned mŏdō, Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 23; Lucr. 2, 11, 35; Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 42, 107; v. Corss. Ausspr. 2, p. 480; Lachm. ad Lucr. 2, p. 140), adv.orig. abl. of modus, q. v.. Qs., by measure, expressing, like tantum, a restriction of the idea, only, merely, but. In gen. Affirmatively: ter sub armis malim vitam cernere, Quam semel modo parere, even once, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 81 Müll. (Trag. v. 298 Vahl.): semel modo,
,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 5, § 10: modo ut haec nobis loca tenere liceat,id. Fam. 14, 14, 1. For the expressions dummodo, solummodo, and tantummodo, v. dum, solum, and tantum. Negatively: non modo ... sed (verum) etiam (et, or simply sed), not only ... but also: ut non modo secunda sperare debeas, sed etiam adversa fortissimo animo ferre,Cic. Fam. 6, 13, 5: non modo agendo, verum etiam cogitando,id. Cael. 19, 45: illum non modo favisse, sed et, etc.,id. Att. 11, 9, 2: non modo falsum id esse, sed hoc verissimum,id. Rep. 2, 44, 71. As to these expressions, and also respecting the omission of a second non in the latter clause, v. under sed and non. In partic., in restrictive clauses, for ullo or aliquo modo, in any way or degree, at all, only, even: servus est nemo, qui modo tolerabili conditione sit servitutis, qui, etc.,
who is in any tolerable condition
,Cic. Cat. 4, 8, 16; cf.: quamquam quis ignorat, qui modo umquam mediocriter res istas scire curavit, quin, etc.,id. Fl. 27, 64; and: quis est omnium, qui modo cum Musis habeat aliquod commercium, qui? etc.,id. Tusc. 5, 23, 66: nemo aliter philosophus sensit, in quo modo esset auctoritas,id. Div. 1, 39, 86; cf.: servitus, honorifica modo, Brut. ap. Cic. ad Brut. 1, 17, 4: tum quam plurimis modo dignis, se utilem praebent,
be they but worthy
,Cic. Off. 1, 26, 92: bonis viris ... faciendum est, modo pro facultatibus,id. ib. 2, 17, 58: decerne, modo recte,id. Rosc. Am. 48, 138: itaque veniam, quo vocas, modo adjutore te,id. Att. 16, 13, a, 1: atque utinam posset aliquā ratione hoc crimen quamvis falsa, modo humana atque usitata defendere,
if only
,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 97, § 224. Si modo, if only (freq.): tu si modo es Romae: vix enim puto, sin es, hoc vehementer animadvertas velim,Cic. Att. 5, 8, 2: tute scis (si modo meministi) me tibi tum dixisse, etc.,id. ib. 12, 18, 2: fortasse vici, si modo permansero,id. ib. 12, 44, 3. Poet. with subj.: si modo sola queant saxa tenere fidem,Prop. 1, 18, 4.Poet. and in jurid. Latin, modo si, for dummodo, if only, provided that: persequar inferius, modo si licet ordine ferri,Ov. Tr. 2, 263: modo si ejus nomine opus fiat,Dig. 39, 1, 18; 26, 2, 28; 19, 2, 19, § 10. As a conjunction with subj., for dummodo, if only, provided that (freq. and class.): quos valetudo modo bona sit, tenuitas ipsa delectat,Cic. Brut. 16, 64; id. Or. 9, 28: manent ingenia senibus, modo permaneat studium et industria,id. Sen. 7, 22; Quint. 10, 1, 131: modo Juppiter adsit, Tertia lux classem Cretaeis sistet in oris,Verg. A. 3, 116. So, modo ne for dummodo ne, if only not, provided that not: quae de Sicinio audīsti, ea mihi probantur: modo ne illa exceptio in aliquem incurrat bene de nobis meritum,Cic. Att. 5, 4, 3: si quis est paulo ad voluptates propensior, modo ne sit ex pecudum genere, etc.,id. Off. 1, 30, 105; id. Ac. 2, 43, 132. Modo non, like the Gr. μόνον οὐχί, all but, almost, nearly, = propemodum (ante- and post-class.): modo non montes auri pollicens,Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 17 Don.: favet Fabi gloriae, quae modo non suā contumeliā splendeat,Liv. 10, 24, 11: pictor equum venientem, modo non vivum, comprehenderat,Val. Max. 8, 11, ext. 7: modo non reclamante publico vigore,Amm. 14, 7, 1; 16, 12, 16; 21, 14, 1; 22, 6, 2 al. In colloq. lang. with imperatives, just, now, only: sequere hac modo,Plaut. Men. 4, 1, 4: sedete hic modo,id. Rud. 3, 3, 29: propera modo,id. Men. 1, 4, 32: vide modo,Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 46: ignem scrutare modo, inquam,Hor. S. 2, 3, 276. Indignantly: quin tu i modo,
,id. As. 5, 2, 19. With tu or vos (poet. and post-class.): tu modo, dum licet, hunc fructum ne desere vitae,Prop. 2, 15, 49; Verg. G. 3, 73: tu modo posce deos veniam,id. A. 4, 50: vos modo, inquit, parcite,Phaedr. 2, 8, 8; Curt. 9, 6, 24; 9, 2, 25. With specifications of time, like Gr. ἄρτι (reaching to the full measure of the time, fully). In gen. Of the pressent time, just now, just (ante-class. and poet.): quid? ego modo huic frater factus, dum intro eo atque exeo?
just now?
Plaut. Ep. 5, 1, 43: modo dolores, meatu, occipiunt,Ter. Ad. 3, 1, 2 (evidenter hic modo temporis praesentis adverbium est, Don.): advenis modo,id. Hec. 3, 5, 8 Don.: devoravi nomen imprudens modo,Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 63: jam modo nunc possum contentus vivere parvo,Tib. 1, 1, 25; cf.: peccare fuisset Ante satis, penitus modo nunc genus omne perosos Femineum,Verg. A. 9, 141. Of time just passed, just now, but this moment, a little while ago, lately (class.): nuper homines nobiles hujusmodi, judices, et quid dico nuper? immo vero modo ac plane paulo ante vidimus, qui, etc.,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 7: Al. Ita uti dudum dixeras? Am. Dudum? quam dudum istuc factum est? Al. Temptas: jam dudum, pridem, modo,Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 60: Ph. Quando? Do. Hodie. Ph. Quamdudum? Do. Modo, Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 30: sum illi villae amicior modo factus,Cic. Leg. 2, 2, 4: quaeras putemne talem esse deorum naturam, qualis modo a te sit exposita,id. N. D. 1, 21, 57: declaravit id modo temeritas C. Caesaris,id. Off. 1, 8, 26: modo hoc malum in rem publicam invasit,id. ib. 2, 21, 75: si hodie bella sint, quale Gallicum modo (i. e. twenty-two years earlier),Liv. 6, 40, 17; cf. id. 22, 14, 13; Cic. Div. 1, 44, 99. Opp. to nunc: qui nunc primum te advenisse dicas, modo qui hinc abieris, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 63: in quā urbe modo gratiā, auctoritate, gloriā floruimus, in eā nunc iis quidem omnibus caremus,Cic. Fam. 4, 13, 2; id. Mur. 40, 86; 41, 88; Prop. 1, 18, 7. With tunc, Tac. A. 2, 75. Of time just to come, immediately, directly, in a moment (rare, and perh. not in Cic.): domum modo ibo,Ter. And. 3, 4, 15; Liv. 26, 15: Artabanus tardari metu, modo cupidine vindictae inardescere,Tac. A. 6, 32; 4, 50. In partic. Modo ... modo, now ... now, at one moment ... at another, sometimes ... sometimes (class.): modo ait, modo negat,
sometimes he says Yes, and sometimes No
,Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 46: Cotta meus modo hoc, modo illud,Cic. N. D. 1, 18, 47; id. Div. 2, 44, 93: modo his, modo illis ex partibus,id. N. D. 2, 19, 49: o Academiam volaticam et sui similem, modo huc, modo illuc!id. Att. 13, 25, 3: citus modo, modo tardus incessus,Sall. C. 15, 5: laetos modo, modo pavidos animadverteres,id. J. 60, 4: nebulonem modo, modo nugatorem appellat,Liv. 38, 56. Instead of modo ... modo, we sometimes find: nunc ... modo: nunc quereretur eundem accusatorem ac judicem esse, modo vitam sibi eripi, etc.,Liv. 8, 32, 9. Again, instead of the second modo (esp. in poets and in post-Aug. prose writers), we find: nunc aliquando, interdum, nonnumquam, saepe, rursus. So, modo ... nunc,Ov. M. 13, 922; id. F. 4, 643; id. Tr. 1, 2, 27: modo ut reciperet imperium, nunc ut legatione fungeretur,Tac. H. 2, 51: modo ... aliquando,id. A. 1, 81; 6, 35; 11, 34; 16, 10; id. H. 2, 74: modo ... interdum,Sall. J. 42, 1; 55, 9; 62, 9 Kritz.; 74, 1; Hor. S. 1, 9, 9 et saep.: modo ... nonnumquam,Suet. Tib. 66; id. Claud. 15; id. Calig. 52: modo ... saepe,Hor. S. 1, 10, 11: modo ... modo ... saepe,Sall. J. 45, 2; Tac. H. 4, 84: modo ... rursus,Prop. 1, 3, 41. Modo ... tum (deinde, postea, etc.), at first ... then, at one time ... at another: sol modo accedens, tum autem recedens,Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 102: (Xenophon) facit Socratem disputantem ... et modo unum, tum autem plures deos,id. ib. 1, 12, 31: et modo mundum, tum mentem divinam esse putat,id. ib. 1, 13, 34; cf.: modo (Theophrastus) menti divinum tribuit principatum, modo caelo, tum autem signis sideribusque caelestibus,id. ib. 1, 13, 35: et forte in eo loco grandis ilex coaluerat inter saxa paulum modo prona, deinde flexa, etc.,Sall. J. 93, 4: modo ... paulo post,Val. Max. 7, 4, 5: modo ... modo ... postremum,Tac. H. 4, 46: quid agerent, modo timentes, vicissim contemnentes religiones,Cic. Leg. 2, 17, 43.
modulabilis mŏdŭlābĭlis, e, adj.modulor, that can be sung or played (poet.): carmen,Calp. Ecl. 4, 63.
modulamen mŏdŭlāmen, ĭnis, n.id., melody, euphony (post-class.): (Cicero) in secundā (in Verrem, i. e. Verr. 2, 2, 78, § 191) simili usūs modulamine, manifesto peccatu inquit, non peccato,Gell. 13, 21 (20), 16: caeli ac siderum,Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 12; Sid. Carm. 1, 9.
modulamentum mŏdŭlāmentum, i, n.id., melody, euphony (post-class.): modulamenta orationis M. Tullii,Gell. 1, 7, 19.
modulate mŏdŭlātē, adv., v. modulor fin.
modulatio mŏdŭlātĭo, ōnis, f.modulor, a regular measure (post-Aug.). In gen.: operis modulationes,Vitr. 5, 9, 3: dorica,id. 5, 9, 2: incedendi,
modulator mŏdŭlātor, ōris, m.id., one who measures by rule, a director of music, a musician (poet. and post-Aug. prose). Absol.: optimus est modulator,Hor. S. 1, 3, 130: vocis et cantūs,Col. 1 prooem. § 3.
modulatrix mŏdŭlātrix, īcis, f.modulator, she that regulates (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Bapt. 3.
modulatus mŏdŭlātus, a, um, P. a., v. modulor fin.
modulor mŏdŭlor, ātus, 1, v. dep.modulus, to measure off properly, to measure; to manage properly, to regulate. In gen. (only post-Aug.): in modulanda statūs longitudinisque ejus praestantiā,Gell. 1, 1, 1; cf.: quanta longinquitas corporis ei mensurae conveniret, modificatus est,id. ib.fin.: ita modulante naturā,Plin. 2, 54, 55, § 142. In partic., of singing, speaking, dancing, etc., to measure rhythmically; to modulate; hence, transf., to dance, to represent by dancing; to sing, to play (class.): ipsa natura, quasi modularetur hominum orationem, in omni verbo posuit acutam vocem,Cic. Or. 18, 58; cf.: hominum aures vocem naturā modulantur,
modulate
,id. de Or. 3, 48, 185: insulae, Saliares dictae, quoniam in symphoniae cantu ad ictus modulantium pedum moventur,Plin. 2, 95, 96, § 209.Transf.: virgines sonum vocis pulsu pedum modulantes incesserunt,
beating time to, accompanying with the dance
,Liv. 27, 37 fin.: (carmina) pastoris Siculi modulabor avenā,Verg. E. 10, 51: carmina descripsi, et modulans alterna notavi,id. ib. 5, 14: verba fidibus modulanda Latinis,Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 143: lyram,Tib. 3, 4, 39 Hence, mŏdŭlātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., in pass. signif. Played upon, made by playing, played. Of an instrument: dic Latinum, Barbite, carmen Lesbio primum modulate civi,Hor. C. 1, 32, 5. Of a song, tune, etc., sung: carmina,Suet. Aug. 57: a canticis ad aliorum similitudinem modulatis,Quint. 9, 2, 35.Properly measured, in due measure, in time, melodious, musical (poet. and in postAug. prose): ipso modulata dolore Verba fundebat,Ov. M. 14, 428: sonus,Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 81; § 85. Comp.: ut moderatiores modulatioresque fierent animi,
more harmonious
,Gell. 1, 11, 1: lingua,id. 1, 15, 14: orationem modulatiorem aptioremque reddit,id. 13, 24, 9. Sup.: modulatissimus cantus,Flor. 2, 7, 15. Hence, adv.: mŏ-dŭlātē, measuredly, according to measure, in time, melodiously: modulate canentes tibiae, * Cic. N. D. 2, 8, 22: haec tu quam perite, quam concinne, quam modulate enuntiāsti,Aus. Ep. 19. Comp.: ars modulatius incedendi,Amm. 16, 5, 10: verba modulatius collocata,Gell. 11, 13, 2.
modulus mŏdŭlus, i, m.dim.modus, a small measure, a measure (not in Cic. or Cæs.). Lit.: relinquitur de numero, quem faciunt alii majorem, alii minorem, nulli enim hujus moduli naturales,Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 20: ab imo Ad summum moduli bipedalis,
two feet high
,Hor. S. 2, 3, 309. Prov.: metiri se quemque suo modulo ac pede,i. e.
to be content with his own condition
,Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 98. In archit., a module: si Dorici generis erunt columnae, dimetiantur earum altitudines cum capitulis in partes quindecim, et ex eis partibus una constituatur, et fiat modulus,Vitr. 5, 9, 3; 3, 3, 7; 4, 3, 3 sq. In aqueducts, a watermeter: est autem calix modulus aeneus, qui rivo, vel castello induitur: huic fistulae applicantur,Front. Aquaed. 36.Rhythmical measure, rhythm, music, time, metre, mode, melody: moduli Lydii, Dorii, Phrygii,Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 204: verborum,Gell. 5, 1, 1: tibiarum modulis in proeliis uti,id. 1, 11, 1.Trop.: cur non ponderibus modulisque suis ratio utitur?Hor. S. 1, 3, 78: ganeones, quibus modulus est vitae culina, measure, Varr. ap. Non. 119, 11.
modus mŏdus, i, m.root med-, measure, weigh; Gr. μέδομαι, μέδοντες, μήστωρ, μέδιμνος; cf.: modius, modestus, moderor, a measure with which, or according to which, any thing is measured, its size, length, circumference, quantity (freq. and class.). Lit. In gen.: modi, quibus metirentur rura,Varr. R. R. 1, 10, 1: is modus acnua Latine appellatur,id. ib. 1, 10, 2: filio agri reliquit ei non magnum modum,Plaut. Aul. prol. 13: hoc erat in votis, modus agri non ita magnus,Hor. S. 2, 6, 1: de modo agri scripsit,Cic. Att. 13, 33, 2: de modo agri (actio), cum a venditore emptor deceptus est,Paul. Sent. 1, 19, 1: modus hic agri nostro non sufficit horto,Juv. 14, 172: modus altitudinis et latitudinis (sulcorum),Col. 11, 3, 4: collis modum jugeri continens,Col. Arbor. 1, 6: ut omnium par modus sit,Cels. 3, 27; cf. Col. 12, 23: falsus,
,Sall. J. 41, 9: sine modo ac modestia agi,Liv. 26, 48, 11.The measure of tones, measure, rhythm, melody, harmony, time; in poetry, measure, metre, mode: vocum,Cic. Div. 2, 3, 9: musici,Quint. 1, 10, 14: lyrici,Ov. H. 15, 6: fidibus Latinis Thebanos aptare modos,Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 12: Bacchico exsultas (i. e. exsultans) modo, Enn. ap. Charis. p. 214 P. (Trag. v. 152 Vahl.): flebilibus modis concinere,Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 106: saltare ad tibicinis modos, to the music or sound of the flute, Liv. 7, 2: nectere canoris Eloquium vocale modis,Juv. 7, 19. Fig.: verae numerosque modosque ediscere vitae,
moral harmonies
,Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 144.Transf.A measure which is not to be exceeded, a bound, limit, end, restriction, etc.: modus muliebris nullust, neque umquam lavando et fricando modum scimus facere,Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 21: quis modus tibi tandem exilio eveniet,id. Merc. 3, 4, 67: modum aliquem et finem orationi facere,
,Cic. Fam. 5, 16, 6. Poet. with inf.: nam quis erit saevire modus?Stat. Th. 12, 573; cf. the foll.A way, manner, mode, method: modus est, in quo quem ad modum, et quo animo factum sit, quaeritur, Ejus partes sunt prudentia, et imprudentia,Cic. Inv. 1, 27, 41: nullum modum esse hominis occidendi quo ille non aliquot occiderit,id. Rosc. Am. 35, 100: nec enim semper (hae partes) tractantur uno modo,id. Or. 35, 122: vitae,
way of life
,id. Tusc. 5, 23, 66: caelestium ordinem ... imitari vitae modo,id. Sen. 21, 77: quibus modis, by what method of acting, i. e. what means, Sall. C. 5, 6: cultores has Alpis modo tuto transmittere,Liv. 21, 30, 8. Poet. with inf.: nec modus inserere atque oculos imponere simplex,Verg. G. 2, 73. Esp. freq.: modo, in modum, or ad modum, with a gen. or adj., in the manner of, like: servorum modo,
,id. ib. 5, 24: naves ad hunc modum factae,id. ib. 3, 13: nos nostras more nostro et modo instruximus legiones,Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 66: non tuo hoc fiet modo,id. Men. 2, 1, 25: si humano modo, si usitato more peccāsset,
,Cato, R. R. 5: bono modo desiderare aliquid,Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 3: ejus modi, of that kind, of such a kind or sort (freq.): ejusmodi sunt tempestates consecutae, ut,Caes. B. G. 3, 29, 2: in ejusmodi casu,id. ib. 5, 33, 4; 6, 34, 7: erant ejusmodi fere situs oppidorum, ut,id. ib. 3, 12, 1: petitionis nostrae hujusmodi ratio est,Cic. Att. 1, 1, 1; so, cujusquemodi, cujusdammodi, cujusmodicumque, cuimodi, cuicuimodi, v. Zumpt, § 678: cujusmodi,
,Cic. Div. in Caecil. 21, 68; so, istiusmodi amicos,Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 15. In gram., a form of a verb, a voice or mood: in verbo fiunt soloecismi per genera, tempora, personas, modos, etc.,Quint. 1, 5, 41: patiendi modus (the passive voice) ... faciendi modus (the active voice), id. 9, 3, 7; cf. 1, 6, 26.
moenia moenĭa, ĭum (gen. plur. moeniōrum for moenium, like anciliorum for ancilium, acc. to Cledon. p. 1898 P.; abl. plur. MOENIIS for moenibus, Inscr. Grut. 408, 1, 34; in sing. moene: moene singulariter dixit Ennius (al. Naevius), Paul. ex Fest. p. 145 Müll.), n.perh. Sanscr. root mū-, bind; Gr. ἀμύνω, μύνη; cf.: munus, immunis, munio, defensive walls, ramparts, bulwarks, city walls, as a means of protection and security. Lit. (class.): uti haberent tuta oppida quod operis muniebant, moenia dicta,Varr. L. L. 5, § 141 Müll.: domicilia conjuncta, quas urbes dicimus, moenibus sepserunt,Cic. Sest. 42, 91: diligentius urbem religione quam ipsis moenibus cingitis,id. N. D. 3, 40, 94; id. Ac. 2, 44, 137; id. Rep. 1, 11, 17: altissima,Caes. B. C. 3, 80: cum paene inaedificata in muris ab exercitu nostro moenia viderentur,
bulwarks, fortifications
,id. ib. 2, 16: summa arcis, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 1, 4 (Ann. v. 170 Vahl.): dividimus muros, et moenia pandimus urbis,Verg. A. 2, 234.Transf.Poet., in gen., walls, enclosure: moenia navis,Ov. M. 11, 532: angusta theatri,Lucr. 4, 82: mundi, id. 1, 73; cf. caeli,Ov. M. 2, 401.A city enclosed by walls, a walled town (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose): nulla jam pernicies moenibus ipsis intra moenia comparabitur, to our walls, i. e. our city, Cic. Cat. 2, 1, 1: moenia lata videt triplici circumdata muro,Verg. A. 6, 549: moenia circumdare muro,Flor. 1, 4, 2; Vitr. 8, 4. A mansion, dwelling: Ditis magni,Verg. A. 6, 541.
Moeris Moeris, ĭdis, m., = Μοῖρις, Mœris, a king of Egypt in the fifteenth century A. C., who caused the lake which bears his name to be excavated: Moeridis lacus,Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 50. Hence,
Moeris Moeris, ĭdis, f., = Μοῖρις, the Lake Mœris, in Egypt, an artificial lake, fifty miles in width, between Memphis and Arsinoë, designed as a reservoir to hold the superfluous water of the Nile when overflowing, now Birket-Karum, Mel. 1, 9, 5 (ap. Plin. always Moeridis lacus).
Moeris Moeris, is, m., the name of a shepherd and sorcerer, Verg. E. 8, 96, 98; 9, 1; 53, 54, etc.
moerus moerus, i, for murus, v. h. v.
Moesa Moesa, ae, f., the grandmother of Heliogabalus, Lampr. Heliog. 10.
Mogontiacum Mogontĭăcum, i, n., a city of Germany, the mod. Mayence, or Mainz, Eutr. 7, 8. Called also Magontĭăcum, Tac. H. 4, 15; 24; 25; 33 al.: Magontĭăcus, i, f., Amm. 15, 11, 8; and Moguntĭă, ae, f., Ven. Fort. 9, 9.
moirus ‡ moirus, i, v. murus.
mola mŏla, ae, f.cf. μύλη, μύλος, mill, millstone; μύλαι, grinders, molar-teeth; cf. molaris, a millstone; and usu. plur. molae, a mill (driven by slaves, animals, or water): verbera, compedes, molae,Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 9: molarum strepitum audire, Enn. ap. Non. 506, 4 (Com. 7 Vahl. p. 153): molae oleariae duro et aspero lapide,Varr. R. R. 1, 55: trusatiles,Gell. 3, 3, 14: pumiceae,Ov. F. 6, 318: aquariae,
,Vulg. Matt. 18, 6; id. Marc. 9, 41: molae olivariae,Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 36.Transf.Grits or grains of spelt coarsely ground and mixed with salt (hence called mola salsa), which it was customary to strew on the victims at sacrifices: mola etiam vocatur far tostum, et sale sparsum, quod eo molito hostiae aspergantur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 141 Müll.: sparge molam,Verg. E. 8, 82: molam et vinum inspergere,Cic. Div. 2, 16, 37: aut molā salsā aut ture comprecari,Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 109: molā salsā supplicare,Plin. 18, 2, 2, § 7: litare, id. praef. med.: consumpsi salsasque molas et turis acervos,Mart. 7, 5, 4.A false conception, moon-calf, mole, Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 63; 10, 64, 84, § 184.A jawbone, or the teeth: molas leonum confringet,Vulg. Psa. 57, 7.
Molae Molae, ārum, f., in the relig. lang. of the Italic people, perh. the daughters of Mars, the protectresses of mills, Gell. 13, 22.
molaris mŏlāris, e, adj.mola, of or belonging to a mill or to grinding, mill-. Adj. (post-Aug.): molaris lapis,Plin. 36, 19, 30, § 137; Isid. 19, 10, 10: petrae molares, Grom. Vet. 401, 20: saxum,id. ib. 212, 9: lapis molaris,Vulg. Luc. 17, 2: deus,
molaxo mŏlaxo, 1, v. a., for malaxo, Pelag. Vet. 5.
molemonium molemonĭum, ii, n., a plant that promotes vomiting, Plin. 26, 7, 25, § 40.
molendarius mŏlendārĭus, a, um, adj.1. molo, of or belonging to a mill or to grinding, mill- (post-class.): asina molendaria,Dig. 33, 7, 18, § 2: meta (al. molendinaria), ib. § 5.
molendinarius mŏlendīnārĭus, a, um, adj.id., of or belonging to a mill, mill- (post-class.). Adj.: molendinariae metae,Amm. 17, 4, 15: molendinaria meta (al. molendaria),Dig. 33, 7, 18, § 5.Subst.: mŏlen-dīnārĭus, ii, m., a miller, Inscr. Grut. 1114, 6.
molendinum mŏlendīnum, i, n.id., a millingplace, mill-house (eccl. Lat.), Aug. in Psa. 132, 4; 36, 2.
moles mōles, is, f.prob. for mog-les; root magh-; cf. magnus; Gr. μόχθος, μογεῖν, μόγις; cf.: μοχλός, molīri, molestus; Germ. Mühe, a shapeless, huge, heavy mass, huge bulk. Lit. In gen. (poet.): Chaos, rudis indigestaque moles,Ov. M. 1, 7: vastā se mole moventem Pastorem Polyphemum,Verg. A. 3, 656: taurus et ipsa mole piger,Juv. 12, 12: stetit aequore moles Pinea,i. e.
a fleet of large ships
,Prop. 4 (5), 6, 19. Esp. A mass, pile, a cliff or ridge of rock: in mole sedens,Ov. M. 2, 12; 13, 923.A mass or pile of waves: venti, tantas audetis tollere moles,Verg. A. 1, 134; 5, 790.A huge, massive structure, esp. of stone; a dam, pier, mole; a foundation, etc. (freq. and class.): molem atque aggerem ab utrāque parte litoris jaciebat,Caes. B. C. 1, 25: moles oppositae fluctibus,
,Luc. 8, 865: molem aggeris ultra venire,Juv. 16, 26.A huge engine or machine, used at sieges: velut celsam oppugnat qui molibus urbem,Verg. A. 5, 439.Warlike apparatus, munitions of war: belli,Tac. H. 1, 61: non alias majore mole concursum,
with a greater mass
,id. A. 2, 46.Trop.Greatness, might, power, strength, great quantity, heap: moles pugnae,Liv. 26, 6: molem invidiae austinere,Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 23; cf.: moles mali,id. ib. 3, 7, 17: vis consili expers mole ruit suā, Hor. C. 3, 4, 65: rerum,Suet. Aug. 84: fortunae,Tac. A. 15, 52: Herculea,Sil. 12, 143: densā ad muros mole feruntur,
molestia mŏlestĭa, ae, f.molestus, trouble, troublesomeness, irksomeness, uneasiness, annoyance, molestation, vexation, disgust, dislike, etc. (class.). Lit. In gen.: sine molestiā,Cato, R. R. 154; cf.: sine molestiā tuā,
molestus mŏlestus, a, um, adj.moles, troublesome, irksome, grievous, annoying (class.; cf. importunus): abscede hinc, molestus ne sis!Plaut. As. 2, 4, 63: provincia,Cic. Mur. 8, 18: operosus ac molestus labor,id. N. D. 2, 23, 39: alicui odiosum et molestum esse,id. Sen. 14, 47: tu autem, nisi molestum est, paulisper exsurge,
if it will not incommode you
,id. Clu. 60, 168: nihil erit his laboriosius molestiusque provinciae?id. Leg. 3, 8, 19: arrogantia ingenii atque eloquentiae est multo molestissima,id. Div. in Caecil. 11, 36: tunica, a dress of pitch, in which a malefactor was burned (tunicam alimentis ignium et illitam et intextam, Sen. Ep. 14, 5), Juv. 8, 235; Mart. 10, 25, 5. In partic., of speech, labored, affected: simplex in agendo veritas non molesta,Cic. Brut. 30, 116: verba,Ov. A. A. 1, 464: pronuntiatio gesticulationibus,Quint. 11, 3, 183: dialectos,Suet. Tib. 56.Transf.That is done with difficulty, difficult (post-class.): molesta separatio,Dig. 9, 2, 27, § 14.Dangerous, injurious: otium, Catulle, tibi molestum est,Cat. 51, 12. Hence, adv.: mŏlestē. With trouble or difficulty (class.): moleste fero,
molile mŏlīle, is, n.mola, the drawing-ropes or traces of an ass in a mill, Cato, R. R. 10 and 11.
molimen mōlīmen, ĭnis, n.molior, a great exertion, effort, endeavor, attempt, undertaking (mostly poet., not in Cic.): ventus Trudit agens magnam magno molimine navem,Lucr. 4, 902: revellere Annosam pinum magno molimine,Ov. M. 12, 357: quanto cum fastu, quanto molimine circum Spectemus vacuam Romanis vatibus aedem,Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 93: sceleris,Ov. M. 6, 473: res, suo ipsa molimine gravis,Liv. 2, 56: rerum, Ov. P. 1, 2, 75: molimine vasto tabularia,id. M. 15, 809.
molimentum mōlīmentum, i, n.molior, a great exertion, effort, endeavor, attempt, undertaking (good prose, but not in Cic.): magno cum molimento procedunt, Sisenn. ap. Non. 142, 5: neque se exercitum sine magno commeatu atque molimento in unum locum contrahere posse, * Caes. B. G. 1, 34, 3: motam certe sede suā parvi molimenti adminiculis,
by machines of little power
,Liv. 5, 22: eo minoris molimenti ea claustra esse,
molinarius ‡ mŏlīnārĭus, ii, m.molina, a miller: molinarius, ὑδραλέτης, Gloss. Philox.
molinus mŏlīnus, a, um, adj.mola, of or belonging to a mill, mill- (eccl. Lat.): saxum,Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 35. Hence, as subst.mŏlīna, ae, f., a mill, Amm. 18, 8, 11. mŏlīnum, i, n., a mill, Cassiod. Inst. Div. Litt. 29.
molio mōlĭo, īre, 4 (act. collat. form of molior). To build, erect (post-Aug.): neque quis quid molit, S. C. ap. Front. Aquaed. 129. In a pass. signif., to set in motion, start: jam sospitatricis deae peculiaris pompa moliebatur,App. M. 11, p. 261, 8.
molior mōlĭor, ītus, 4 (inf. molirier for moliri, Lucr. 5, 934), v. dep. n. and a. [moles]. Neutr.To set one's self or one's powers in motion, to make exertions, exert one's self, to endeavor, struggle, strive, toil, etc. (rare but class.; syn.: conor, nitor): viden ut misere moliuntur?Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 32: agam per me ipse et moliar,Cic. Fam. 6, 10, 2: nōsti mores mulierum: Dum moliuntur, dum comuntur, annus est,Ter. Heaut. 2, 2, 11: horam amplius jam in demoliendo signo permulti homines moliebantur,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 95.To set one's self in motion, endeavor to depart, to depart: molientem hinc Hannibalem,Liv. 28, 44: dum naves moliuntur a terra,id. 37, 11: in quam (insulam) gladiatores navibus molientes,Tac. H. 2, 35.Act.To labor upon any thing, exert one's self at or upon, set in motion, work an instrument or engine; to work any thing (cf. ago; class.). Nihil enim agit (vita deorum), ... nulla opera molitur, Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 51: res dura et regni novitas me talia cogant moliri,Verg. A. 1, 564: validam in vites molire bipennem, to work, i. e. wield, id. G. 4, 331: ancoras, to work, i. e. hoist the anchor, weigh anchor, Liv. 28, 17: agricola incurvo terram molitus aratro,i. e.
,Col. 11, 2, 2: aliquid sub divo moliri potest,id. 1, 8, 9.To set in motion, bestir, rouse, cause to remove, displace (syn.: deicio, deturbo): montes suā sede,
,Sol. 15.Trop., to endeavor to do; to undertake, attempt, set about any thing (cf.: aggredior, apparo): nec ea, quae agunt, molientes cum labore operoso,
,Verg. A. 10, 477: inde datum molitur iter,id. ib. 6, 477: jamque alio moliris iter,Stat. S. 5, 2, 61: viam et gressus,Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 278; 3, 438: animum, to form or acquire for one's self, Ov. A. A. 2, 119: laborem,
to undertake
,Verg. A. 4, 233: struere et moliri aliquid calamitatis alicui,
molitio mōlītĭo, ōnis, f.molior, a putting in motion, moving, removing; a laborious undertaking, preparation, contrivance (rare but class.): molitio agrorum, a working, ploughing, digging, Col. prooem.: terrena,id. 11, 2, 98: facilis molitio eorum valli erat,
a tearing out, demolishing
,Liv. 33, 5, 6; a building, making, of the creation of the world, Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 19. In gen., an enterprise, undertaking, Amm. 14, 9, 4.
molitor mōlītor, ōris, m.molior, one who undertakes to do a thing, an attempter, author, framer, contriver (class.): effector mundi molitorque deus,Cic. Univ. 5: ratis,Ov. M. 8, 302: caedis,Tac. A. 11, 29: novarum rerum,Suet. Dom. 10: maximorum molitores scelerum,Sen. Tranq. 7, 3.
molitor mŏlĭtor, ōris, m.1. molo, a miller (post-class.). Lit., Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 15. Transf., in mal. part., Aus. Ep. 90, 3.
molitrix mōlītrix, īcis, f.1. molitor, she who attempts, frames, contrives (post-Aug.): novarum rerum,Suet. Ner. 35.
molleo mollĕo, 2, v. n.mollis, to be soft, Theod. Prisc. 1, 28.
mollesco mollesco, ĕre, v. inch. n. [molleo], to become soft, to soften (poet. and in post-Aug. prose; cf. liquesco). Lit.: rura colit nemo: mollescunt colla juvencis,Cat. 64, 38: ebur,Ov. M. 10, 283: tactu,Plin. 12, 17, 37, § 76.Trop.To become soft, mild, or gentle: tum genus humanum primum mollescere coepit,Lucr. 5, 1014: pectora,Ov. P. 1, 6, 8.To become effeminate, unmanly: mollescat in undis,Ov. M. 4, 386: ne forte mollescat cor vestrum,Vulg. Jer. 51, 46.
mollestra ‡ mollestra, ae, f., a sheepskin, sheep'sfelt, for wiping helmets, Paul. ex Fest. p. 135 Mull.
Molliculus Mollĭcŭlus, i, m., a Roman surname, e. g. Ti. Minucius Molliculus, Liv. 40, 35.
mollifico mollĭfĭco, 1, v. a.mollis-facio, to make soft, to soften, mollify, Caesar. Epist. Hortat. ad Virgg.; cf.: mollifico, ἁπαλύνω, μαλάσσω, Gloss. Lat. Gr.
mollificus mollĭfĭcus, a, um, adj.mollifico, making soft, softening (post-class.): phlebotomia est mollifica corporis,Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 1, 9.
molligo mollīgo, ĭnis, v. mollugo.
mollimentum mollīmentum, i, n.mollio, a means of softening or mitigating (post-Aug.): calamitatum,Sen. Tranq. 10. 2.
mollio mollĭo, īvi and ii, ītum, 4 (mollibat for molliebat, Att. ap. Non. 347, 16; Ov. M. 6, 21: mollirier for molliri,Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 27), v. a.mollis, to make soft, pliant, flexible, or supple, to soften (class.). Lit.: frigoribus durescit umor, et idem vicissim mollitur tepefactus,Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26: lanam trahendo,
,Cic. N. D. 2, 50, 130.Trop.To soften, moderate, mitigate; to tame, restrain, check; to render easier, lighter, pleasanter, or less disagreeable: Hannibalem juveniliter exsultantem patientiā suā molliebat,Cic. Sen. 4, 10: quā mons mollibat mare, broke the violence of the sea, Att. ap. Non. 347, 16: iras,Liv. 1, 9: impetum,id. 3, 35: indocili numero cum grave mollit opus,Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 6: poenam,id. ib. 3, 5, 53: clivum,
,Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37: delicatior ... molliorque ratio,id. ib. 5, 5, 12: vita,Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum,Hor. C. 2, 9, 17: mollis teneraque vox,Quint. 11, 3, 23: educatio,id. 1, 2, 6: actio,id. 11, 3, 128: Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,Caes. B. G. 3, 19: sententiae,Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30: si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,Liv. 22, 2, 4: Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,id. 42, 62, 6; cf.: sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71: molles in aure fenestrae,Juv. 1, 104.Soft, pleasant, mild, easy: orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,
,Quint. 12, 10, 7: mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2: in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4. Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness: molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.Weak, untrustworthy: nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,Cic. Mil. 16, 42. Hence, adv.: mollĭter. Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.): molliter sustine me,Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7: aves nidos mollissime substernunt,Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129: recubans,id. de Or. 3, 17, 63: ossa cubent,Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76: excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,
mollugo mollūgo, ĭnis, f., a variety of the plant lappago, Plin. 26, 10, 65, § 102; also called molligo,Marc. Emp. 26.
molluscus molluscus, a, um, adj.mollis. Soft: mollusca nux; and absol.: mollu-sca, ae, f., a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, Plaut. ap. Macr. S. 2, 14; Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 90.Subst.: molluscum, i, n., a fungus that grows on the maple-tree, Plin. 16, 16, 27, § 68.
molo mŏlo, ŭi, ĭtum, 3, v. a.mola, to grind in a mill. Lit.: molendum usque in pistrino,Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 19: hordeum in subtilem farinam,
to grind into fine flour
,Plin. 18, 7, 14, § 73: tolle molam, et mole farinam,Vulg. Isa. 47, 2. Absol.: in mola,Vulg. Matt. 24, 41: molentes in unum, at one mill or stone, id. Luc. 17, 35. Transf., in mal. part., Aus. Epigr. 71, 7; cf. Petr. 23. Hence, P. a.: mŏlĭ-tus, a, um, ground; as subst.: mŏlĭ-tum, i, n., food made of flour: edo lubentius molitum quam praehibeo a me,Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 13.
Molo Mŏlo or Mŏlon, ōnis, m., a surname of Apollonius of Rhodes, a Greek rhetorician, one of Cicero's teachers, who came to Rome as an ambassador of the Rhodians, Cic. Brut. 70, 245; 90, 311; id. Att. 2, 1, 9; Quint. 12, 6, 7, etc.
moloche mŏlŏche, v. malache.
molochina † mŏlŏchĭna, ae, f.moloche, = μολοχίνη, a garment woven of fibres from the mallow: carbasina molochina ampelina, Caecil. ap. Non. 548, 14 (Com. Rel. v. 139 Rib.). Also called mŏlucĭum or moli-cina, Nov. ap. Non. 539, 20 (Com. Rel. v. 71 Rib.).
molochinarius mŏlŏchĭnārĭus (moloci-), ii, m.id.. A mallow-dyer, one who dyes with the color of mallows (ante- and post-class.), Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 40.A seller of mallowcolored garments, Inscr. Mar. 939, 6.
molochites † mŏlŏchītes, ae, m., = μολοχίτης, an Arabian gem of the color of mallows, perh. malachite, Plin. 37, 8, 36, § 114.
Molorchus Mŏlorchus, i, m., a poor vine-dresser near Nemea, who hospitably entertained Hercules when about to slay the lion of that place, Stat. S. 3, 1, 29; 4, 6, 51; id. Th. 4, 160; Mart. 4, 64, 30. Poet.: Alpheum linquens lucosque Molorchi,i. e.
molorthus mŏlorthus, i, m., a sounding-lead: gravis molorthus (al. molybdis),Stat. S. 3, 2, 30.
Molossi Mŏlossi, ōrum, m., = Μολοσσοί, the Molossians, a people in the eastern part of Epirus, Plin. 4 prooem.; Cic. Div. 1, 34, 76; Nep. Them. 8, 4. They were so called from Molossus, the son of Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, and Andromache, acc. to Serv. Verg. A. 3, 297. Hence,
Molossia Mŏlossĭa, ae, f., = Μολοσσία, Molossia, the country of the Molossi, in Epirus, Serv. Verg. A. 3, 297.
molossiambos mŏlossĭambos, i, m.molossus-iambus, a metrical foot consisting of three long syllables and an iambus (e. g. ādmīrābĭlēs), Diom. p. 478 P.
Molossicus Mŏlossĭcus, a, um, adj.Molossus, Molossian (ante- and post-class.): parasiti Molossici (v. Molossus, A.),i. e.
; e. g.: Romani victores Germanis devictis),Diom. p. 513 P.
Molossis Mŏlossis, ĭdis, f., = Μολοσσίς, Molossis, the country of the Molossi, in the eastern part of Epirus, Liv. 8, 24.
molossopyrrhichius mŏlossŏ-pyrrhĭchĭus, ii, m.molossus-pyrrhichius, a metrical foot consisting of a molossus and a pyrrhichius (e. g. ādmīrābĭlĭs), Diom. p. 478 P.
molossospondeus mŏlosso-spondēus, i, m.molossusspondeus, a metrical verse consisting of a molossus and a spondee (e. g. cōntūrbātōrēs), Diom. p. 479 P.
Molossus Mŏlossus, a, um, adj., = Μολοσσός, of or belonging to the Molossi, Molossian: missi de gente Molossā,Ov. M. 1, 226: canes, famed for their strength,Hor. S. 2, 6, 114: rex,Juv. 12, 108: gladii,id. 14, 162. Also, subst.: Mŏlossus, i, m.A Molossian (hound): Molossus acer,Verg. G. 3, 405: Molossūm for Molossorum,Lucr. 5, 1063. In prosody: pes, a metrical foot consisting of three long syllables (e. g. Arpinas, evertunt), Quint. 9, 4, 82; Diom. p. 475 P.
Molossus Mŏlossus, i, m., son of Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, and Andromache, the progenitor of the Molossi, acc. to Serv. Verg. A. 3, 297.
molucrum mŏlū^crum, i, n.mola. A millbroom, i. e. a broom for sweeping out a mill: molucrum, quo molae verruntur, quod Graeci μυλήκορον dicunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 140 Müll.A handle for turning a mill: molucrum, quo molae vertuntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 142 Müll. dub.; al. teruntur; cf. A. supra.A square log of wood at the place where sacrifices were offered, or where the mola salsa was sprinkled on the victim: Cloatius in libris sacrorum, molucrum esse, aiunt, ligneum (al. lignum) quoddam quadratum, ubi immolatur. Idem Aelius in explanatione carminum Saliarium eodem nomine appellari ait, quod sub molā supponatur. Aurelius Opilius appellat, ubi molatur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 141 Müll. = Mola, a mooncalf, mole: molucrum ... tumor ventris, qui etiam virginibus incidere solet, Paul. ex Fest. p. 140 Müll.
Molus Mŏlus, v. Tmolus.
Molus Mŏlus or Mŏlos, i, m., = Μόλος, the father of Meriones, Hyg. Fab. 97.
molybditis mŏlybdītis, ĭdis, f., = μολυβδῖτις, the spume of lead, lead-ashes, Plin. 33, 6, 35, § 106.
molybdus mŏlybdus, i, m., and mŏlybdis, ĭdis, f., = μόλυβδος and μολυβδις, lead (pure Lat. plumbum), Stat. S. 3, 2, 30; v. molorthus.
momar momar, n., = μῶμαρ: Siculi stultum appellant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 140 Müll.
momen mōmen, ĭnis, n.for movimen, from moveo. Movement, motion: e salso consurgere momine ponti,i. e.
from the salt billows
,Lucr. 6, 474; so also id. 2, 632, and 4, 179; v. Lachm. (where others read numine); cf. id. 3, 144.Weight, momentum; importance, moment (ante- and postclass.): momine parvo moveri,Lucr. 3, 188: nullius mominis esse,
to be of no consequence, of no moment
,Arn. 2, 77.A moment of time, Manil. 3, 675.
momentaliter mōmentālĭter, adv.momentum, in a moment (post-class.), Fulg. Myth. 2, 3.
momentana mōmentāna, ae, f.id., a delicate pair of scales for weighing gold and silver: momentana pro parva modicaque pecunia,Isid. Orig. 16, 25, 4.
momentum mōmentum, i, n.for movimentum, from moveo, a movement, motion (as an indwelling force; cf.: motio, motus; class.). Lit.: astra forma ipsa figuraque sua momenta sustentant,Cic. N. D. 2, 46, 117: pisces levi caudae in utrumque momento velocitatem suam flectunt,Sen. Ep. 90, 24: utque leves tactus momentaque parva sequantur,Ov. M. 4, 180.Transf.An alteration, change, disturbance, movement, revolution: cetera populi Romani vectigalia, perlevi saepe momento fortunae, inclinatione temporis pendere,Cic. Agr. 2, 29, 80: nullum momentum annonae facere,
,Just. 7, 3, 1: sol cotidie ex alio caeli momento, quam pridie, oritur,
a point, part
,Plin. 18, 34, 77, § 333: corpus orationis in parva momenta diducendo consumere,Quint. 3, 11, 23; to lose the main subject in minute divisions: ordo rerum tribus momentis consertus est,id. 5, 10, 71: officiorum,
parts
,Cic. Mur. 2, 3. In partic. Of time, a short time, brief space, moment (syn. punctum): parvis momentis multa natura affingit,
,Plin. 23, 7, 66, § 132: quantum quoquo momento temporis adiciatur,Gai. Inst. 2, 70: hoc fit dicis gratia uno momento,id. ib. 1, 141.Transf., of space, distance, a little way: parvo momento antecedere,Caes. B. C. 2, 6: visūs nostri tarditas non subsequitur momenta currentis (sc. stellae), sed videt simul et unde exsilierit et quo pervenerit,
does not trace the successive points of its course, but sees the whole at once
,Sen. Q. N. 1, 14, 4.Trop., a cause, a circumstance; weight, influence, importance, moment: minimis momentis maximae inclinationes temporum fiunt,
from the slightest causes spring the greatest changes
,id. Font. 6, 21; cf.: ut omnia verborum momentis, non rerum ponderibus examinet,id. Rep. 3, 8, 12: ita parvae res magnum in utramque partem momentum habuerunt,
influence
,Caes. B. C. 3, 70: quorum adventus hoc tamen momenti fecit, ut Scipio abscederet inde, etc.,Liv. 29, 35: nullum momentum in dando adimendoque regno habere,
no decisive influence
,id. 1, 47, 6: momenti aliquid apud Magnetas ad repetendam societatem Romanam facere,id. 35, 39, 3: cave quidquam habeat momenti gratia,
,Ov. P. 4, 13, 49: erant octo cohortes ... tum discordiā temporum a legione digressae, prout inclinassent, grande momentum sociae aut adversae,Tac. H. 1, 59: levi momento aestimare aliquid,
,Cic. Vatin. 1, 1: nullius momenti apud exercitum futurum, Nep. Alcib. 8, 4: quod (oppidum) per se parvum magni momenti locum obtinuit,Tac. H. 3, 8: id est maximi momenti et ponderis,
of the greatest moment
,Cic. Vatin. 4, 19: exponunt, se tentāsse etiam haud magni momenti finitimarum gentium auxilia,Liv. 10, 16, 5: sed in bello nihil tam leve est, quod non magnae interdum rei momentum faciat,id. 25, 18, 3; 28, 17, 10; 27, 45, 5: inpensam in rem maximi ad omnia momenti facere,id. 43, 23, 8: nullā in re nisi in virtute propensionem ne minimi quidem momenti esse ad, etc.,Cic. Fin. 4, 17, 47: omnino nihil habere momenti,id. ib. 2, 12, 38.
monasteriolum mŏnastērĭŏlum, i, n.dim.id., a little monastery, Not. Tir. p. 192; Hier. Ep. 105, 4.
monasterium mŏnastērĭum, ii, n., = μοναστήριον, a monastery (eccl. Lat.), Sid. Ep. 4, 25; 7, 17; Aug. ad Casul. Ep. 86.
monastriae mŏnastrĭae, ārum, f., = μονάστριαι, nuns (post-class.), Just. Novell. Constit. 123, 27; 44.
‡† mŏnaules, ae, m., = μοναύλης, a player on the single flute, Not. Tir. p. 173; cf. monaulos.
monauliter mŏnaulĭter, adv., on a single flute (post-class.): sonare (al. monaliter alone),Mart. Cap. 9, § 906.
monaulos mŏnaulos or mŏnaulus, i, m., = μόναυλος, a single flute, a flute with a single pipe (post-Aug.): fistulam et monaulum (invenit) Pan Mercurii,Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 204: saepe monaulon habet,Mart. 14, 64, 2; cf. monaules.
monazontes mŏnazontes, ĭum, m., = μονάζοντες (who live alone), monks (post-class.), Cod. Th. 12, 1, 63.
Monda Monda, v. Munda, II. fin.
monedula mŏnēdŭla, ae, f., a jackdaw, daw, Corvus monedula, Linn.: examina graculorum monedularum, cui soli avi furacitas auri argentique praecipue mira est,Plin. 10, 29, 41, § 77; 17, 14, 22, § 99. Acc. to the myth, the nymph Arne was turned into a daw, for having betrayed her country for gold, Ov. M. 7, 465 sq. Prov.: non plus aurum tibi quam monedulae committebant,Cic. Fl. 31, 76. As a term of endearment, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 103; cf. id. Capt. 5, 4, 5.
monemeron mŏnēmĕron, i, n., = μονήμερον, a kind of eye-salve, Marc. Emp. 8.
moneo mŏnĕo, ŭi, ĭtum, 2 (inf. pres. pass. monerier, Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 36; perf. subj. moneris pro monueris, Pac. ap. Non. 507, 24 sq.; cf. Trag. Rel. p. 66 Rib.; likewise: di monerint meliora, Pac. ap. Non. l. l. p. 74 Rib.), v. a.causative from the root men; whence memini, q. v., mens, mentio; lit. to cause to think. Lit., to remind, put in mind of, bring to one's recollection; to admonish, advise, warn, instruct, teach (syn.: hortor, suadeo, doceo): bene mones; tute ipse cunctas, Enn. ap. Non. 469, 25 (Com. v. 3 Vahl.): ea (auctoritas) adhibeatur ad monendum non modo aperte, sed etiam acriter,Cic. Lael. 13, 44: melius nos Zenonis praecepta monent,Juv. 15, 107.Aliquem de re: oro, ut Terentiam moneatis de testamento,Cic. Att. 11, 16, 5; id. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 6.Aliquem aliquid: Fabius ea me ex tuis mandatis monuit,Cic. Fam. 3, 3, 1: id ipsum, quod me mones,id. Att. 14, 19, 1: sed eos hoc moneo, desinant furere,id. Cat. 2, 9, 20: vos quo pauca monerem advocavi,Sall. C. 58, 3; id. H. 2, 96, 8. Hence also in pass., moneri aliquid: ut moneatur semper servos homo officium suam,Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 1: nec ea, quae ab eā (naturā) monemur, audimus,Cic. Lael. 24, 88; cf. infra. ξ.Aliquem alicujus rei (post-Aug., and only in Tac.; cf.: admoneo, commonefacio): Caecina milites temporis ac necessitatis monet,Tac. A. 1, 67 Nipperd. ad loc.: Plancinam Augusta monuit Agrippinam insectandi,id. ib. 2, 43. (ε) With ut, ne, or the simple subj.: monere te atque hortari, ut in rem publicam incumberes,Cic. Fam. 10, 1, 2: monet ut suspiciones vitet,Caes. B. G. 1, 20: moneo, praedico, ante denuntio, abstineant, manus Cic. Verr. 1, 12, 36: moneo obtestorque ut, etc.,Sall. J. 10, 3; 49, 2; id. H. 4, 61, 23: vos, ne amittatis, etc.,id. J. 31, 25: Macedonas monebat, ne multitudine hostium ... moverentur,Just. 11, 13: quamquam edicto monuisset ne quis quietem ejus interrumperet,Tac. A. 4, 67 init. (ξ) With an object- or rel.-clause: (Caesar) monuit ejus diei victoriam in earum cohortium virtute constare,Caes. B. C. 3, 89, 4: moneret rationem frumenti esse habendam,Hirt. B. G. 8, 34: Cerealis propinquos monebat fortunam belli mutare, etc.,Tac. H. 5, 24: Arminius colligi suos et propinquare silvis monitos vertit,id. A. 1, 63: ultro struebantur qui monerent perfugere ad Germaniae exercitus,id. ib. 4, 67fin.: Radamistum obpugnationem celerare,id. ib. 12, 46; 13, 37; 16, 11; id. H. 4, 33: si te unum illud monuerimus, artem sine assiduitate dicendi non multum juvare,Auct. Her. 1, 1, 1: moneo, quid facto opus sit,Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 65: res monet cavere, consultare,Sall. C. 52, 3: alio properare tempus monet,id. J. 19, 2. Pass.: cum Nicanorem insidiari Piraeo a Dercillo moneretur,Nep. Phoc. 2, 4. Of inanim. and abstr. subjects: res ipsa monebat tempus esse,Cic. Att. 10, 8, 1: (sol) caecos instare tumultus Saepe monet,Verg. G. 1, 464: immortalia ne speres, monet annus,Hor. C. 4, 7, 7: natura monet festinare,Plin. 18, 25, 60, § 227: ut monet ira,Sall. H. 2, 41, 8: ratio ipsa monet amicitias comparare,Cic. Fin. 1, 20, 66.Transf. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose). Without the accessory notion of reminding or admonishing, in gen., to teach, instruct, tell, inform, point out; also, to announce, predict, foretell: tu vatem, tu diva, mone,
,Plin. Pan. 26: vates Helenus cum multa horrenda moneret,
announced, foretold
,Verg. A. 3, 712; cf.: ante sinistra cavā monuisset ab ilice cornix, etc.,id. E. 9, 15: quid augurales alites vel cantus monerent,Amm. 28, 1: recte monemur, causas non utique ab ultimo esse repetendas,Quint. 5, 10, 83.To punish, chastise (only in Tacitus): puerili verbere moneri,Tac. A. 5, 9.
moneris mŏnēris, is, f., = μονήρης (sc. ναῦς), a vessel with a single bank of oars, a galley, Liv. 38, 38, 8 (cf. Tac. H. 5, 23).
Moneta Mŏnēta, ae (archaic gen. Monetas, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.), f.moneo. The mother of the Muses, a transl. of the Gr. Μνημοσύνη: Μνημοσύνη Moneta, Gloss. Philox.; cf. Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 47; Hyg. Fab. praef.: filia Monetas, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.A surname of Juno, in whose temple at Rome money was coined: cum terrae motus factus esset, Ut sue plena procuratio fieret, vocem ab aede Junonis ex arce exstitisse; quocirca Junonem illam appellatam Monetam,Cic. Div. 1, 45, 101; cf. id. Phil. 7, 1, 1; Liv. 7, 28, 4; Ov. F. 1, 638; 6, 183; Val. Max. 1, 8, 3; Lact. 2, 7, 11: ubi nunc aedes atque officina Monetae est,Liv. 6, 20, 13.Transf.The place for coining money, the mint: ad Philotimum scripsi de viatico, sive a moneta, sive ab Oppiis, i. e. taken from the mint or borrowed from the Oppian usurers, Cic. Att. 8, 7, 3; Sid. Carm. 23, 41: monetae officinator,
master of the mint
,Inscr. Orell. 3227: monetae aequator,ib. 3228.Coined money, coin, money (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): victaque concedit prisca moneta novae,Ov. F. 1, 222: nigrae, i. e. aereae,Mart. 1, 100, 13; Paul. Sent. 5, 25, 1: falsam monetam percussisse,id. ib. 5, 12, 12: probata,Vulg. Gen. 23, 16.A stamp or die for coining money: a novā monetā,
,App. M. 7, p. 190, 21: pes monetalis, the Roman foot (because the standard was kept in the temple of Juno Moneta), Grom. Vet. p. 128, 2 sq.
monetarius mŏnētārĭus, a, um, adj.id., of or belonging to the mint: FAMILIA,Inscr. Orell. 3226. Hence, subst.: mŏnētārĭus, i, m., a master of the mint, Inscr. Mur. 968, 5: monetarii, minters, coiners (post-class.), Aur. Vict. Epit. Eutr. 35; Eutr. 9, 14; Vop. Aur. 38.
monile mŏnīle, is, n.kindr. to Sanscr. mani; Lat. gemma, margarīta; Gr. μάννος, μόννος, a necklace, a collar (esp. of women, but also of boys and of animals), Paul. ex Fest. p. 138 Müll.; cf. Quint. 11, 1, 3: cum (Eriphyle) vidisset monile ex auro et gemmis,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 18, § 39; Afran. ap. Non. 150, 28: colloque monile Baccatum,Verg. A. 1, 654; Plin. 37, 3, 11, § 44. Plur.: monilia, jewels: toto posuere monilia collo,Juv. 2, 85: super gemmas et monilia calcare,App. M. 5, 1, p. 159: monilibus legatis, aurum vel argentum non debetur, nisi, etc.,Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 60. Worn by boys: vidit in Herculeo suspensa monilia collo,Ov. H. 9, 57: ornabant aurata monilia collum,id. M. 5, 52. A collar, worn by horses: aurea pectoribus demissa monilia pendent,Verg. A. 7, 278; by a stag,Ov. M. 10, 113.
monimentarius mŏnĭmentārĭus, mŏnĭmentum, v. monum-.
monitio mŏnĭtĭo, ōnis, f.moneo, a reminding, admonishing, advice, admonition, warning (rare but class.): objurgatio post turpe factum castigatio: monitio vero est ante commissum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 196 Müll.: monitio acerbitate, objurgatio contumeliā careat, * Cic. Lael. 24, 89; Suet. Tib. 18: volebat credi, monitione ejus futura praenoscere,id. Ner. 56: ut ne monitione quidem proficiant,Sen. Ep. 94, 39: officii,Col. 11, 1, 30. In plur., Col. 11, 1, 6.
monito mŏnĭto, āre, v. freq. a.id., to remind, admonish (post-class.), Venant. Vit. S. Mart. 2, 387; id. Carm. 5, 5, 23.
monitor mŏnĭtor, ōris, m.id., one who reminds one of any thing, an admonisher, monitor (syn.: hortator, auctor). In gen.: nil opus fuit monitore,Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 119: monitor et praemonstrator,id. ib. 5, 1, 2: est enim (hoc praeceptum) non tam acutum quam necessarium, magisque monitoris non fatui quam eruditi magistri,Cic. de Or. 2, 24, 99: stet ad latus monitor, Sen. Ep. 94, 72: officii,Sall. J. 85, 10: monitoris egere,Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 67. In partic. The counsellor who furnishes an orator with his points of law, a remembrancer, an assistant: video mihi non te sed hunc librum esse responsurum, quem monitor tuus hic tenet,Cic. Div. in Caecil. 16, 52.He who reminds one of people's names, a nomenclator: per monitorem appellandi sunt,Cic. Mur. 36, 77; Plin. Pan. 23.An overseer, superintendent, e. g. of youth; an instructor, guide, teacher: juvenis monitoribus asper,Hor. A. P. 163: generosa pubes Te monitore regi, mores et facta priorum Discere,Stat. S. 5, 3, 147; id. Th. 12, 205. Of farm-slaves, Col. 1, 9, 4; 7, Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 35; Dig. 33, 7, 8; leader, general of troops, Sil. 8, 370.A prompter in the theatre: monitores qui monent histriones in scenā, Paul. ex Fest. p. 138 Müll.; Inscr. Orell. 4916. In relig. lang., one who leads in praying: MONITOR AVGVR, Inscr. Don. cl. 1, 44: sine monitore, quia de pectore oramus, precantes sumus,Tert. Apol. 30.
monitorius mŏnĭtōrĭus, a, um, adj.monitor, that serves to remind or admonish, monitory (post-Aug.): fulmen,Sen. Q. N. 2, 39, 2; id. ib. 2, 49, 1.
monitus mŏnĭtus, ūs, m.moneo, a reminding, warning, admonition. In gen. (only poet.): monitu nutricis,Ov. H. 18, 115: finierat monitus,id. M. 2, 103: laevo monitu pueros producit avaros,Juv. 14, 228: monitus acres tradere,Val. Fl. 1, 475. In partic., admonition by the gods through omens, an omen, prognostic, prophecy, the will of the gods, a warning by oracles, lightning, etc. (class.): fortunae monitu, * Cic. Div. 2, 41, 86: revererique numinum monitus,Plin. Pan. 76: fulgarum,Plin. 2, 7, 5, § 24: pecudum, sacrificial signs or prognostics, Val. Fl. 1, 29: sub obtentu monituum deorum quaedam enuntiare, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 15, 2, 6.
monnula monnŭla, ae, f., a darling, a late Lat. term of endearment, Inscr. Mur. 2083, 2.
monobelus mŏnŏbĕlus, i, m., = μονόβελος (all shaft): i. q. magno pene praeditus, Heliog. ap. Lampr. Heliog. 8, 7.
monobolon mŏnŏbŏlon, i, n., = μόνος‐βόλος, a single throw, i. e. leaping alone, a game in which various feats of bodily agility are performed without the aid of a leapingpole; diff. from the contomonobolon, where the performer is furnished with such a pole (post-class.),Cod. Just. 3, 43, 3.
monoceros mŏnŏcĕros, ōtis, m., = μονόκερως, a unicorn: asperrimam autem feram monocerotem, reliquo corpore equo similem, capite cervo, pedibus elephanto, cauda apro, mugitu gravi, uno cornu nigro mediā fronte cubitorum duūm eminente,Plin. 8, 21, 31, § 76; Sol. 52, 39.
monochordos mŏnŏchordos, on, adj., = μονόχορδος, of one string: cithara, Aeron. ad Hor. A. P. 216. Subst.: mŏnŏchordon, i, n., μονόχορδον, the monochord, tonometer, Boëth. Instr. Mus. 1, 27 al.‡ † mŏnŏchŏrĭus, ii, m., = μόνος‐χόρος, one who dances alone, who executes a pas seul, Not. Tir. p. 173.
monochromateus † mŏnochrōmătēus, a, um, adj., = μονοχρωμάτειος, a false reading for mox neogrammatea, Plin. 35, 5, 11, § 29.
monochromatos mŏnochrōmătos, on, adj., = μονοχρώματος, one-colored, of a single color (post-Aug.): picturam singulis coloribus, et monochromaton dictam,Plin. 35, 3, 5, § 15; cf. monochromata.
monochronos mŏnochrŏnos, on, adj., = μονόχρονος, of one time, of the same time or measure (post-class.): tempus,Mart. Cap. 9, § 982.
monoclonos mŏnoclōnos, on, adj., = μονόκλωνος, having a single branch or shoot (postclass.): herba monoclonos,App. Herb. 10.
monocnemos mŏnocnēmos, i, m., = μονόκνημος, one-legged, a one-legged man, Petr. 83 dub.
monocolus mŏnŏcōlus, i, m., = μονόκωλος, onelegged, epithet applied to a fabled race of giants, each with but one leg of prodigious strength (post-Aug.): hominum genus, qui monocoli vocarentur, singulis cruribus,Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 23; cf. Gell. 9, 4, 9; Sol. 52, 29.
monocrepis mŏnocrēpis, ĭdis, m., = μονοκρηπίς, one-shoed, he that has but one shoe (postclass.): monocrepis, id est uno pede calceatus,Hyg. Fab. 12.
monoculus mŏnŏcŭlus, i, m.vox hybr. from μόνος and oculus, one-eyed, a one-eyed man (post-class.), Firm. Math. 8, 19; 8, 22; cf. Gloss. Lab. monoculus = μονόφθαλμος.
monodia mŏnōdia, ae, v. monodium.
monodiaria mŏnōdĭārĭa, ae, f.μονῳδία, she that sings alone, a female solo-singer, Inscr. Orell. 2633.
monodiarius mŏnōdĭārĭus, ii, m.id., a solosinger, Not. Tir. p. 173.
monodium mŏnōdĭum, ĭi, n., = μονῴδιον, the song of a solo-singer, Diom. p. 489. Also called mŏnōdĭa, ae, f., = μονῳδία, Isid. Orig. 6, 19, 6.
Monodus Mŏnŏdūs, ontos, m.μονόδους, onetoothed, a son of Prusias, who had only a solid bone instead of teeth. So, also, Pyrrhus, king of the Epirotæ, Paul. ex Fest. p. 148 Müll.; cf. Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 69; Val. Max. 1, 8, 12ext.
Monoecus Mŏnoecus, i, m., = Μόνοικος (that dwells alone), a surname of Hercules; hence, Arx Monoeci, a promontory and harbor in Liguria, the mod. Monaco: portus Herculis Monoeci,Plin. 3, 5, 7, § 47; Tac. H. 3, 42: Arx Monoeci,Verg. A. 6, 830; Luc. 1, 408; Amm. 15, 10, 9. Called also: Saxa Monoeci,Sil. 1, 586.
monogamia mŏnŏgămĭa, ae, f., = μονογαμία, a marrying of but one wife, monogamy (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Monog. 2 sq.; Hier. in. Jovinian. 1, 14.
monogamus mŏnŏgămus, i, m., = μονόγαμος, he who has but one wife (eccl. Lat.), Hier. in. Jovinian. 1, 15; id. Ep. 69, 3.
monogramma mŏnogramma, ătis, n., = μονόγραμμα, a character consisting of several letters, a monogram (post-class.), e. g. = Christus, Paul. Nol. Carm. 26, 618.
monogrammus mŏnogrammus or -os, -on, adj., = μονόγραμμος, lit. of pictures, that consist of lines merely, outlined, sketched; hence transf., Of incorporeal gods, shadowy: Epicurus monogrammos Deos et nihil agentes commentus est,Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 59. Hence, as subst.: mŏnogrammus, i, m., comically, a skeleton, a shadow: monogrammi dicti sunt homines macie pertenues ac decolores: tractum a picturā, quae priusquam coloribus corporatur, umbra fingitur,Non. 37, 11 sq.; Lucil. ap. Non. l. l.A species of jasper: quae zmaragdo similis traversā lineā albā praecingitur et monogrammos vocatur,Plin. 37, 9, 37, § 118.
monoides mŏnŏīdēs, is, adj., = μονοειδής, having a single form: luna, Firm. Math. 4 praef.
monolinum mŏnŏlĭnum, i, n., = μονόλινον, a necklace consisting of a string of pearls, Capitol. Max. Jun. 1, 8 (al. monolium).
monolithus mŏnŏlĭthus, a, um, adj., = μονόλιθος, consisting of a single stone, monolith (ante- and post-class.): columnae, Laber. ap. Non. 544, 33: postes marmorei monolithi,Ampel. Lib. Mem. 8, 12; Inscr. Orell. 1593.
monolium monolium, v. monolinum.
monoloris mŏnŏlōris, e, adj.vox hybr. μόνος‐ lorum, with one thong: vestes,
having a single stripe of purple
,Vop. Aur. 46, 6.
monomachia mŏnŏmăchĭa, ae, f., = μονομαχία, a single combat, duel (post-class.): cur ad monomachiam recurritis?Cassiod. Var. 3, 24; Serv. Verg. A. 6, 136; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 2, 18.
monomachus mŏnŏmăchus, i, m., = μονόμαχος, he who fights in single combat, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 1, 9; 4, 37.
monometer mŏnŏmĕter, tra, trum, adj., = μονόμετρος, consisting of one metre, monometer, Prisc. Metr. Ter. p. 1320 P.
monopolium mŏnŏpōlĭum, ii, n., = μονοπώλιον, the exclusive privilege of dealing in or selling a thing, a monopoly (post-Aug.), Suet. Tib. 71; 30; Plin. 8, 37, 56, § 135.
monopteros mŏnoptĕros, on, adj., = μονόπτερος, of buildings, with one wing: aedes,Vitr. 4, 7.
monoptota mŏnoptōta, ōrum, n., = μονόπτωτα, in the later grammarians, nouns which have but one case-ending, monoptotes, Diom. p. 288 P.; Prisc. p. 672 ib. et saep.; Mart. Cap. 3, § 242 al.
monosolis mŏnŏsŏlis, e, adj.vox hibr., from μόνος-solea, single-soled (post-class.), Edict. Diocl.
monostichium mŏnostĭchĭum, ii, n., = μονοστίχιον, a poem consisting of a single verse (post-class.), Aus. Ecl. 7, 8.
monostichum mŏnostĭchum, i, n., = μονόστιχον, a poem consisting of a single verse (postclass.), Aus. Ecl. 8, 2.
monosyllabus mŏnŏsyllăbus, a, um, adj., = μονοσύλλαβος, monosyllabic (post-Aug.): VOX,Mart. Cap. 3, § 269; 5, § 520. As subst., a monosyllable: mŏnŏsyllabon, i, n. (sc. verbum), Aus. Idyll. Lit. Monosyll. 13: monosyllaba, sc. verba,Quint. 9, 4, 42; Mart. Cap. 3, § 294.
monotriglyphus mŏnotrĭglyphus, a, um, adj., = μονοτρίγλυφος, that has only one triglyph, Vitr. 4, 3, 7.
monotropus mŏnotrŏpus, i, m., = μονότροπος, of one kind, single: nosmet inter nos ministremus monotropi,Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 7 (v. Ritschl ad h. l.).
monoxylus mŏnoxylus, a, um, adj., = μονόξυλος, that consists of a single piece of wood (post-Aug.): linter,Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 105.
mons mons, tis (archaic abl. montei, Enn. ap. Non. 222, 33; cf. Ann. v. 420 Vahl.), m.etym. dub., perh. from the root min, whence also, emineo, mentum, minari; cf. minae; lit. a projecting body; hence, a mountain, mount. Lit.: montium altitudines,Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 98: altissimi,Caes. B. G. 3, 1: avii,Hor. C. 1, 23, 2: inaccessi,Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 144: lapidosi,Ov. M. 1, 44. Prov.: parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus, said where much is promised but little performed,Hor. A. P. 139.Transf.A mountain, i. e. a (heaped-up, towering) mass, a heap, quantity: argenti montes,Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 73: montes mali ardentes,id. Merc. 3, 4, 32; id. Ep. 1, 1, 78: ita mali maeroris montem maxumum conspicatus sum,id. Most. 2, 1, 6: mons in Tusculani monte,i. e.
monstrabilis monstrābĭlis, e, adj.monstro, worthy to be shown or noticed, conspicuous, remarkable (post-Aug.): probitate morum monstrabilis,Plin. Ep. 6, 21, 4.
monstratio monstrātĭo, ōnis, f.id., a showing, direction (only in Terence and Vitruv.): defessus sum ambulando: ut, Syre, te cum tuā Monstratione magnus perdat Juppiter,
monstratus monstrātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., v. monstro fin.
monstratus monstrātus, ūs (only in the abl. sing.), m.monstro, a showing (post-class.): cujus monstratu,App. M. 1, p. 112, 24: monstratu Helenae,Aus. Per. Iliad. 3.
monstrifer monstrĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj.monstrum-fero, monster-bearing, that produces monsters (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): campi,Val. Fl. 5, 222: novercae,i. e.
Juno, who sent monsters to Hercules
,id. ib. 5, 43: sinus (i. e. mare),id. ib. 2, 498: antra,Claud. Stil. 2, 110.Monstrous, horrid, misshapen: animalium hominumque effigies monstriferas,Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 187 (but the better reading is monstrificas).
monstrificabilis monstrĭfĭcābĭlis, e, adj.monstrificus, monstrous, strange (ante-class.): mirum ac monstrificabile, Lucil. ap. Non. 138, 26.
monstrifice monstrĭfĭcē, adv., v. monstrificus fin.
monstrificus monstrĭfĭcus, a, um, adj.monstrumfacio, monstrous, strange (post-Aug.): artes,i. e.
monstro monstro, āvi, ātum, (archaic mostro; v. Brix ad Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 61), 1, v. a.like monstrum, from moneo, to show, point out, to indicate, intimate, inform, advise, teach, instruct, tell any thing (in class. prose very rare, and only in the lit. signif.; in Cic. only a few times; in Cæs. and Sall. not at all; syn.: indico, significo, ostendo, exhibeo). In gen.: qui erranti comiter monstrat viam, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 16, 51 (Trag. v. 387 Vahl.); cf.: qui sibi semitam non sapiunt, alteri monstrant viam, id. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 58, 132 (Trag. v. 358 Vahl.): iter,Curt. 5, 13, 9: palmam,Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 2: digito,Hor. S. 2, 8, 26; Pers. 1, 28: monstra quod bibam,Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 42; Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 31: tu ... si quid librari ... non intellegent, monstrabis, i. e. dices,Cic. Fam. 16, 22, 1: res gestae ... Quo scribi possent numero, monstravit Homerus,Hor. A. P. 73: inulas ego primus amaras Monstravi incoquere,id. S. 2, 8, 51 sq.: monstrate mearum Vidistis si quam hic errantem forte sororum,Verg. A. 1, 321: cujus prudentia monstrat Summos posse viros ... nasci, etc.,Juv. 10, 48. Pass.: quod monstror digito praetereuntium,Hor. C. 4, 3, 22. Impers. pass.: si voles advortere animum, comiter monstrabitur, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 89 Müll. (Trag. v. 386 Vahl.). In partic. To ordain, institute, appoint (poet.): monstratas excitat aras,
,Tac. H. 4, 1: Nerone Scribonios fratres ... ad exitium,id. ib. 4, 41.To advise a person in any manner, or to do any thing: alicui bene,Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 25: non periclumst ne quid recte monstres,id. Ps. 1, 3, 55: conferre manum pudor iraque monstrat,
advise, urge
,Verg. A. 9, 44. Hence, monstrātus, a, um, P. a., conspicuous, distinguished, remarkable (Tacitean): et hostibus simul suisque monstrati,Tac. G. 31: propinquitate Galbae monstratus,id. H. 1, 88.
monstrose monstrōsē, monstrōsus, v. monstruose, monstruosus.
monstrum monstrum, i, n.moneo. Orig. belonging to relig. lang., a divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent (syn.: ostentum, prodigium, portentum): quia ostendunt, portendunt, monstrant, praedicunt, ostenta, portenta, monstra, prodigia dicuntur,Cic. Div. 1, 42, 93; cf.: monstrum dictum velut monestrum, quod moneat aliquid futurum; prodigium velut praedicium, quod praedicat; portentum quod portendat; ostentum, quod ostendat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 140 and 138 Müll.; cf. id. ib. p. 157: hic est nullum (dubium) quin monstrum siet, Enn. ap. Non. 469, 6 (Trag. v. 326 Vahl.): monstra deūm,Verg. A. 3, 59; cf. Ov. M. 15, 571.Transf., a monster, monstrosity (whether a living being or an inanimate thing). Ofliving beings: monstrum hominis,
you monster of a man
,Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 29: monstrum advenit,id. ib. 5, 2, 21: horrendum, of Polyphemus,Verg. A. 3, 658. Also with respect to character: en monstrum mulieris,
,Gell. 17, 1, 1. Of beasts: succinctam latrantibus inguina monstris, i. e. canibus,Verg. E. 6, 75: quae plurima terrae monstra ferunt,id. G. 1, 185. Of inanim. things, of the sea, Verg. A. 5, 849: infelix, of the Trojan horse,id. ib. 2, 245. Of the ship Argo, Cat. 64, 15: non mihi jam furtum, sed monstrum ac prodigium videbatur,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 73, § 171: monstra narrare, dicere, to relate wonders, prodigies, marvels: mera monstra narrabat,Cic. Att. 4, 7, 1: dicere,id. Tusc. 4, 24, 54: ac portenta loqui,Lucr. 590: totaque jam sparsis exarserat insula monstris,Val. Fl. 2, 248: in vitā suā fecit monstra,
monstruose monstrŭōsē and monstrōsē, adv., v. monstruosus fin.
monstruosus monstrŭōsus (post-class. mon-strōsus), a, um, adj.monstrum, strange, preternatural, monstrous (class.): monstruosissima bestia, of the ape,Cic. Div. 2, 32, 69: hominum partus monstrosi,Luc. 1, 557: ferculum longe monstruosius,Petr. 69: scriptis monstruosus,Suet. Gram. 15: libidines,
unnatural
,id. Calig. 16: mulier si monstrosum aliquid aut prodigiosum enixa sit,Paul. Sent. 4, 9, 3 (but in Cic. Fin. 1, 18, 61, instead of monstrosi the correct reading seems to be morosi; so B. and K.; v. Madv. ad h. l.). Hence, * adv.: monstrŭōsē (monstrōsē), strangely, unnaturally, monstrously: cogitare,Cic. Div. 2, 71, 146.
Montanianus Montānĭānus, a, um, adj., v. 3. Montanus, II. fin.
montaniculus montānĭcŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [1. montanus], Charis. 128 P.
Montanilla Montanilla, ae, f., a Roman surname, Inscr. Grut. 1146, 9.
Montaninus Montānīnus, i, m., a Roman surname, Inscr. Grut. 713, 2.
montaniosus montānĭōsus, a, um, adj.mons, for montanus, mountainous (post-class.): locus, Auct. Rei Agrar. p. 239 Goes.; Gromat. Vet. p. 331, 20.
montanus montānus, a, um, adj.id., of or belonging to a mountain, mountain-; full of mountains, mountainous (class.): locus montanus an planus,Quint. 5, 10, 37: ager,Varr. R. R. 1, 6: flumen,Verg. A. 2, 305: cacumina, i. e. montium,Ov. M. 1, 310: oppida,
monubilis mŏnŭbĭlis, e, adj.moneo, reminding, admonishing (post-class.): columnae,
that serve as remembrancers
,Sid. Ep. 2, 2.
monumentalis mŏnŭmentālis, e, adj. [monumentum, of or belonging to a monument, monumental (late Lat.): lapis, Auct. de Limit. p. 305 Goes.
monumentarius mŏnŭmentārĭus (mŏnĭm-), a, um, adj.id., of or belonging to a monument or tomb (post-class.): ceraula,
who played at tombs
,App. Flor. p. 342, 22.
monumentum mŏnŭmentum (mŏnĭm-), i, n. [moneo), that which preserves the remembrance of any thing, a memorial, a monument; esp. of buildings, statues, galleries, tombs erected to perpetuate the remembrance of a person or thing; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 139 Müll. Lit. (class.): statuam dare auream Solidam faciundam, quae siet factis monumentum suis,Plaut. Curc. 3, 72: monimenti causā,Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 146: monumento ut esset,Liv. 8, 11, 16: vitiorum,Cic. Verr. 1, 4, 12: Marcelli et Africani,id. ib. 2, 1, 4, § 11: in Mamertino solo foederato atque pacato monumentum istius, crudelitatis constitutum est,id. ib. 2, 4, 11, § 26: ego, quae monumenti ratio sit, nomine ipso admoneor, ad memoriam magis spectare debet posteritatis, quam ad praesentis temporis gratiam, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 32, 18: placet mihi, legionis Martiae militibus monumentum fieri quam amplissimum,id. Phil. 14, 12, 41; plur. excellent: quod in monumentis majorum suorum sit interfectus (Clodius),i. e.
,id. Fam. 1, 9, 15. In partic. A sepulchral monument, a sepulchre, tomb (syn.: sepulcrum, tumulus; class.): marmoreum, Serv. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12: sepulcri,Nep. Dion. 10; and without sepulcri: sepultus est in monumento avunculi sui,
family tomb, sepulchre
,Nep. Att. 22, 4. Of written works, monuments, or records: exegi monumentum aere perennius,Hor. C. 3, 30, 1: monumenta rerum gestarum, books of history, chronicles, Cic. de Or. 1, 46, 201: annalium,
the monuments of history
,id. Rab. Post. 16, 43: commendare aliquid monumentis,
memoirs
,id. Fam. 5, 12, 1: liber monumenti,Vulg. Mal. 3, 16.Transf., a remembrancer, a mark, token, or means of recognition, Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 16: vos monimentis commonefaciam bubulis,Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 6.Trop.: at illa laus est, magno in genere ... liberos hominem educare, generi monumentum et sibi,Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 110: monumentum laudis,
Mopsiani Mopsĭāni or Mopsĭi, ōrum, m., the adherents of Mopsus, in the city of Compsa, during the second Punic war, Liv. 23, 1, 2; 3.
Mopsium Mopsĭum, i, n., = Μόψιον, a hill in Thessaly, between Tempe and Larissa, Liv. 42, 61.
Mopsopius Mopsŏpĭus, a, um, adj., = Μοψόπιος, of or belonging to Mopsopia (Μοψοπία, an old name of Attica), Mopsopian, Attic, Athenian (only poet.): Mopsopius juvenis,i. e.
Mopsucrenae Mopsūcrēnae, ārum, f.plur., = Μόψου κρῆναι (Mopsus-springs), a city in Cappadocia, now Mezanluk Khan, Amm. 21, 15, 2.
Mopsuhestia Mopsuhestĭa or Mopsuestĭa, ae, f., = Μόψου ἑστία (Mopsus-hearth), a city in Cilicia, on the river Pyramus, near the sea, also called Mopsos; now Missis, Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 10; Amm. 14, 8, 3.
mora mŏra, ae, f.Sanscr. smar, remember; Gr. root μερ‐, μαρ‐; μέρμηρα, μέριμνα, care; μάρτυρ, witness; cf. memor, memoria; perh. μέλλειν, a delay. Lit. In gen.: tarditas sententiarum, moraque rerum,Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2: mora et sustentatio,id. Inv. 2, 49, 146: mora aut tergiversatio,id. Mil. 20, 54: moram rei alicui inferre,
,Vell. 2, 51, 2: saltus Castulonensis nequaquam tantā in morā est, does not hinder, Asin. Pall. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 31, 1: nec mora ulla est, quin eam uxorem ducam,
,id. ib. 3, 4, 14: in me mora non erit ulla,Verg. E. 3, 52; Ter. And. 2, 5, 9: nulla igitur mora per Novium ... quin, etc., it is no fault of Novius, etc., Juv. 12, 111: nam si alia memorem, mora est,
,Liv. 9, 43. In partic., of speech, a stopping or pause: morae, respirationesque,Cic. Or. 16, 53: oratio non ictu magis quam morā imprimitur,Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 3. Transf.Any thing that retards or delays, a hinderance: ne morae illi sim,Plaut. Rud. 2, 3, 81: ne morae meis nuptiis egomet siem (al. mora),
moracillum moracillum, dim. from moracius, Titin. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 139 Müll.
moracius moracĭus, a, um, adj.mora, hard: nuces, Titin. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 139 Müll.
moralis mōrālis, e, adj.mores, of or belonging to manners or morals, moral (a word formed by Cicero; cf. moratus): quia pertinet ad mores, quos ἤθη Graeci vocant, nos eam partem philosophiae de moribus appellare solemus. Sed decet augentem linguam Latinam nominare moralem, Cic. Fat. 1, 1; imitated by Seneca and Quintil.: philosophiae tres partes esse dixerunt, moralem, naturalem, et rationalem,Sen. Ep. 89, 9; Quint. 12, 2, 10: pars illa philosophiae ἠθική moralis est dicta, id. 6, 2, 8; cf. also,id. 12, 2, 19 and 20: epistolae,Gell. 12, 2, 3. Hence, adv.: mōrālĭter, in a characteristic manner, characteristically, Don. ad Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 35; Ter. Phorm. 1, 1, 2. Esp., morally, Ambros. Apol. David. 6. Comp.: moralius,Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 1, 5.
moralitas mōrālĭtas, ātis, f.moralis, manner, characteristics, character (post-class.), Macr. S. 5, 1; morality, Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 3.
moraliter mōrālĭter, adv., v. moralis fin.
moramentum mŏrāmentum, i, n.moror, that which causes a delay, a hinderance (postclass.), App. Flor. p. 363, 32.
moraria mŏrārĭa, ae, f., a plant, called also statioron or chamaeleon, App. Herb. 25.
morator mŏrātor, ōris, m.id.. A delayer, loiterer, malingerer: unus publici commodi,Liv. 2, 44; Curt. 4, 10, 10 (but moratorum, Liv. 21, 47, 3, and 24, 41, 5, is from morati; v. moror).A talker against time, a sort of advocate who spoke only to gain time while his principal rested and refreshed himself, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 15, 49. In the races, persons who strove to embarrass and delay the runners, for the amusement of the crowd, Inscr. Orell. 2597.
moratus mōrātus, a, um, adj.mos. Mannered, of morals, good or bad; constituted, conditioned, circumstanced (class.): nequiquam mulier exornata est bene, si morata est male,Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 132: condigne pater est ejus moratus moribus, id. Capt. 1, 1, 39: morata recte (puella),id. Aul. 2, 2, 62: viri bene morati,Cic. de Or. 2, 43, 184: genus hominum optime moratum,id. Agr. 2, 31, 84: melius,id. Fin. 1, 19, 63: ita haec morata est janua,
,Ov. M. 15, 95: bene morata disciplina,Col. 1, 8: aut multitudinem melius moratam censeam fieri posse,Liv. 26, 22, 14: in tam bene morata civitate,id. 45, 23, 10: bene moratae urbes,Quint. 8, 6, 24. Esp. of style, etc., adapted to the manners or character of a person, or to the subject, characteristic: poëma,Cic. Div. 1, 31, 66: recte morata Fabula,
morbifer morbĭfer or morbĭfĕrus, ĕra, ĕrum, adj.morbus-fero, that brings disease (postclass.): labes,Paul. Nol. Carm. 25, 238.
morbifico morbĭfĭco, āre, 1, v. n.morbus-facio, to produce disease (late Lat.), Cael. Aur. Salut. Praec. 19.
Morbonia Morbōnĭa, v. Morbovia.
morbositas morbōsĭtas, ātis, f.morbosus, sickliness, unhealthiness (post-class.): si provincia, quam colimus, de morbositate suspecta est,Pall. 1, 16 (al. morbis aestate).
morbosus morbōsus, a, um, adj.morbus, sickly, ailing, diseased. In gen. (only anteand post-class.): morbosum hominem morbo aliquo affectum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 139 Müll.: servus,Cato, R. R. 2: pecus,Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 21: equus, Labeo ap. Gell. 4, 2, 5; cf. ib. § 12. In partic., diseased with lewdness, consumed by unnatural passion, Cat. 57, 6: morbosior omnibus cinaedis,Auct. Priap. 47; sick with longing or desire: in aves,Petr. 46.
Morbovia Morbōvĭa (or Morbōnĭa), ae, f.morbus, the land of disease, sickdom, vulg. in execrations: abire Morboviam jusserat,
morbus morbus, i, m.Sanscr. mar-, die; Gr. βροτός (for μροτός), μαραίνω; cf. morior, marceo, a sickness, disease, disorder, distemper, ailment, illness, malady, of body or mind (class.). Corporeal: morbum appellant totius corporis corruptionem: aegrotationem morbum cum imbecillitate: vitium cum partes corporis inter se dissident: ex quo pravitas membrorum, distortio, deformitas,Cic. Tusc. 4, 13, 28: morbus est habitus cujusque corporis contra naturam, qui usum ejus facit deteriorem, Labeo ap. Gell. 4, 2, 3: morbi aegrotationesque,Cic. Tusc. 4, 10, 23: aeger morbo gravi,id. Cat. 1, 13, 31: in morbo esse,
,id. 3, 24: in morbo consumat, a form of imprecation, may he spend it (the money) in sickness, Sen. Ben. 4, 39, 2. Mental. Disease, a fault, vice, etc.: animi morbi sunt cupiditates immensae, et inanes, divitiarum, etc., Cic. Fin. 1, 18, 59: morbum et insaniam,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 1: nomen insaniae significat mentis aegrotationem et morbum,id. Tusc. 3, 4, 9: hic morbus qui est in re publicā, ingravescet,id. Cat. 1, 13, 31: ut, si qui aegrotet, quo morbo Barrus,Hor. S. 1, 6, 30: maxima pars hominum morbo jactatur eodem,id. ib. 2, 3, 121: qui vultu morbum incessuque fatetur,Juv. 2, 17.Grief, sorrow, distress: quod mulier facere incepit, nisi id efficere perpetrat, Id illi morbo, id illi senio est,
affliction, distress
,Plaut. Truc. 2, 5, 12; cf.: salvere me jubes, quoi tu abiens offers morbum?id. As. 3, 3, 3.Trop., of trees, plants, etc.: infestantur namque et arbores morbis,
,Hor. C. 1, 18, 4: belle interim subicitur pro eo, quod neges, aliud mordacius,
a more stinging assertion
,Quint. 6, 3, 74. Hence, adv.: mordācĭter, bitingly (poet. and postclass. prose), Macr. S. 7, 3, 8. Comp.: neque enim in nobis febris alias partes mordacius impellit, sed per omnia pari aequalitate discurrit,Sen. Q. N. 6, 15, 3: limā mordacius uti,
,Ov. M. 3, 68: mordeat ante aliquis quidquid, etc.,
taste
,Juv. 6, 632: terram, to bite the ground, bite the dust, of expiring warriors writhing on the ground: procubuit moriens et humum semel ore momordit,Verg. A. 11, 418; Ov. M. 9, 61. Part. as subst.: morsi a rabioso cane,Plin. 29, 5, 32, § 100: laneaque aridulis haerebant morsa labellis,Cat. 64, 316. In partic., to eat, devour, consume (poet.): tunicatum cum sale mordens Caepe,Pers. 4, 30: ostrea,Juv. 6, 305: sordes farris mordere canini,id. 5, 11.Transf.To bite into, take fast hold of, catch fast; to press or cut into (poet.): laterum juncturas fibula mordet,
,Stat. Th. 9, 499. Hence, poet., of a river: non rura quae Liris quieta Mordet aqua, cuts or penetrates into, Hor. C. 1, 31, 7.To nip, bite, sting: matutina parum cautos jam frigora mordent,
,Cic. Tusc. 4, 20, 45: hunc mordebit objurgatio,Quint. 1, 3, 7.To seize fast, hold firmly in the mind (cf. mordicus, II.): hoc tene, hoc morde,Sen. Ep. 78, 29. To squander, dissipate: de integro patrimonio meo centum milia nummūm memordi, Laber. ap. Gell. 6, 9, 3 (Com. Rel. v. 50 Rib.).
mordex mordex, ĭcis, adj.mordeo, biting, gnawing: asini mordices, v. l.,Plaut. Aul. 2, 3, 57 (better mordicus). As subst.: Mor-dex, ĭcis, m., the biter, i. e. tooth, v. l. ap. App. M. 3, p. 140 (better mordicus, q. v.).
mordicitus mordĭcĭtus, adv.a lengthened form for 1. mordicus, with the teeth (ante- and post-class.): asini me mordicitus scindant,Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 57 dub. (al. mordicibus, from obsol. mordex, a bite; al. mordicus; Non. 139, 30, has mordicibus, where mordicitus is the more correct reading): mordicitus appetens (al. mordicibus),App. M. 3, p. 140, 23.
mordico mordĭco, āre, v. a.mordax, to bite, sting: est acerrimae atque mordicantis qualitatis,
mordicus mordĭcus, adv.mordeo, by biting, with bites, with the teeth, ὀδάξ (class.). Lit.: mordicus arripere,Plaut. Curc. 5, 1, 7: si adbites propius, os denasabit tibi Mordicus,
,id. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 2: caudā mordicus apprehensā,Plin. 8, 37, 55, § 132: calcibus feriens et mordicus appetens,App. M. 3, p. 140. Prov.: mordicus petere aurum e flammā expediat, e ceno cibum, Lucil. ap. Non. 138, 21.Trop.: rem mordicus tenere,
to hold fast to, not give up
,Cic. Ac. 2, 16, 51: verba tenent mordicus,id. Fin. 4, 28, 78; Afran. ap. Charis. p. 184 P.
mordicus mordĭcus, a, um, adj.id., biting, snappish: quem equi mordici distraxerunt (al. mordicus, al. mordicibus),Hyg. Fab. 273.
mordosus mordōsus, a, um, adj.id., biting, given to biting: mordosus, δηκτικός, Gloss. Gr. Lat.
more mōrē, adv., v. 1. morus fin.
mores mōrēs, um, m., v. mos.
moretarius mŏrētārĭus, a, um, adj.moretum, of or belonging to the dish moretum (postclass.): moretaria condimenta,Apic. 6, 4. Subst.: mŏrētārĭum, ii, n., the dish moretum (made of garlic, rue, vinegar, oil, etc.), Don. ad Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 4.
moretum mŏrētum, i, n.from same root with mordeo, q. v.. A country dish composed of garlic, rue, vinegar, oil, etc., Ov. F. 4, 367.Mŏrētum, i, n., the title of a small poem ascribed to Virgil; v. Heyne and Sillig in Verg. Carm. vol. iv. p. 301 sq. Wagner (acc. to Stander in Zeitschr. für Alt. Wissensch. 1853, part 4, p. 289 sq., a transl. of the Μυττωτός of Virgil's Greek teacher Parthenius).
Morgentia Morgentĭa, ae, v. Murgan-.
Morgetes Morgētes, um, m., = Μόργητες, a people who anciently dwelt in Lucania, Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 71.
,Verg. A. 6, 732; App. de Deo Soc. 4, p. 43 fin.: corpus,id. Mag. 50, p. 306.Act., causing death, i. e. deadly, unwholesome (poet.): moribunda a sede Pisauri,Cat. 81, 3.
morigerator mōrĭgĕrātor, ōris, m.id., a complier (late Lat.), Sid.
morigero mōrĭgĕro, āre, v. morigeror fin.
morigeror mōrĭgĕror, ātus, 1, v. dep.morigerus, to comply with, gratify, humor, endeavor to please (syn.: obsequor, obtempero; class.): nunc si servitus evenit, ei vos morigerari mos bonus est,
morigerus mōrĭgĕrus, a, um, adj.mos-gero, complying, obsequious, obedient (ante- and post-class.): meo me aequom est morigerum patri,Plaut. Am. 3, 4, 21: male morigerus mihi est danista,id. Ep. 5, 1, 1: quando una vivis meis morigera moribus,id. Men. 1, 3, 19: dum me morigeram praebeo, Afran. ap. Non. 433, 29: imago ad omnem nutum hominis sui morigera,App. Mag. 14, p. 282, 26; id. M. 2, p. 117, 1 al. Esp., compliant, Plaut. Cas. 5, 2, 20; cf. Lucr. 4, 1281.
Morimarusa Morimărūsa (Dead Sea), the Cimbric appellation of the North Sea, Plin. 4, 13, 27, § 95.
morio mōrĭo, ōnis, m., = μωρός, an arrant fool (post-Aug.): quidam tantae sunt fatuitatis, ut non multum a pecoribus differant: quos moriones vulgo vocant,Aug. Ep. 26; Plin. Ep. 9, 17, 1 sq.; Mart. 8, 13; 14, 210in lemm.Transf., a monster, deformed person, Mart. 6, 39, 17.
morion mōrĭon, ii, n., = μώριον. A narcotic plant, nightshade, also called strychnus: alterum genus (strychni), quod halicacabon vocant ... ab aliis morion, ab aliis moly appellatum,Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 180. The male mandrake: album hoc (genus) alii arsena alii morion vocant,Plin. 25, 13, 94, § 148.
morior mŏrĭor, mortŭus, 3 (fut. part. moriturus, a, um, Cic. Arch. 12, 30; id. Div. 2, 25, 54; 2, 47, 99; Liv. 21, 12, 4; Verg. A. 4, 308; id. ib. 2, 511 et saep.; old forms acc. to the fourth conj.: si vivimu' sive morīmur, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 830 P.; Ann. v. 384 Vahl.; inf. moriri, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 108; id. Capt. 3, 5, 54; id. Rud. 3, 3, 12; id. Ps. 4, 7, 124 Ritschl N. cr.;Ov. M. 14, 215), v. dep.Sanscr. root mar-, die; Gr. μορ‐ (μρο‐, βρο‐), μαρ; βροτός, μαραίνω; cf.: morbus, marceo, to die (cf.: pereo, intereo, occĭdo, occumbo, obeo, exspiro; class.). Lit.: vivam an moriar, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. metus, p. 123 Müll. (Trag. v. 179 Vahl.): ego cum genui, tum morituros scivi, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 13, 28 (Trag. v. 361 Vahl.): mori,Plaut. Bacch. 3, 4, 24: atque eundem (L. Tarquinium) ... accepimus mortuum esse, cum duodequadraginta regnavisset annos,Cic. Rep. 2, 20, 36: moriendum certe est,id. Sen. 20, 74: desiderio,
,Cic. Cael. 24, 59: mori videbamus in studio dimetiundi paene caeli atque terrae C. Galum,
spend his whole life in
,id. Sen. 14, 49: cum te complexā morientem, Galle, puellā Vidimus,
desperately in love, dying for love
,Prop. 1, 10, 5: ei mihi, si quis, Acrius ut moriar, venerit alter amor,id. 2, 4, 1 sq.: moriar, si, may I die, if, etc., Cic. Att. 8, 6, 4.Transf., of things, to die away, decay, to wither away, pass away, to vanish, lose its strength, etc.; of members of the body: id quod supra vinculum est, moritur,
loses its vitality
,Cels. 7, 14. Of plants: rutam et hederas illico mori,
,Ov. Am. 1, 2, 11; of comets: donec in exiguum moriens vanesceret ignem,Claud. B. Get. 248: unguenta moriuntur,
lose their strength
,Plin. 13, 3, 4, § 20. To end, close: dies quidem jam ad umbilicum est dimidiatus mortuus,Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 45. Comic.: vae illis virgis miseris, quae hodie in tergo morientur meo,
,Quint. 8, 6, 32: gratia,Ov. P. 3, 2, 27. Esp. (in eccl. Lat.), of the loss of moral or spiritual vitality, to die, to lose virtue and divine guidance: in Adam omnes moriuntur,Vulg. 1 Cor. 15, 22: confirma cetera quae moritura erant,id. Apoc. 3, 2; cf. id. Johan. 11, 26; id. Rom. 7, 9. Hence, mŏrtŭus, a, um, P. a., dead (class.). Adj.Lit.: sanguine tauri poto mortuus concidit,Cic. Brut. 11, 43. Prov.: mortuum esse alicui,
to be dead to one, to wish to have nothing further to do with him
,id. de Or 1, 57, 242: amandare aliquem infra mortuos,
even below the dead
,id. Quint. 15, 49: ut multis mortuus unus sufficeret,Juv. 15, 79: ossa mortuorum,Vulg. Matt. 23, 27. Prov.: mortuo verba facere, to talk to a dead man, i. e. in vain, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 18; Ter. Phorm. 5, 9, 26. Esp. (eccl. Lat.), dead, without spiritual life: nomen habes quod vivas et mortuus es,Vulg. Apoc. 3, 1: fides sine operibus mortua est,id. Jac. 2, 26; cf. id. Eph. 2, 1; 5, 14. Also, dead to any thing, not alive to it, not open to its influence, etc.: peccato,Vulg. Rom. 6, 2: peccatis,id. 1 Pet. 2, 24: legi,id. Gal. 2, 19; cf.: mortui cum Christo ab elementis hujus mundi,id. Col. 2, 20: mortui estis, et vita vestra est abscondita cum Christo in Deo,id. ib. 3, 3.
Moritasgus Moritasgus, i, m.A god of the Senones, Inscr. Orell. 2028.A male proper name among the Senones, Caes. B. G. 5, 54, 2.
moriturio mŏrĭtŭrĭo, 4, v. n. desid. [morior], to desire to die, Cic. ap. Aug. de Gramm. p. 2006 P.
morochites mŏrŏchītes (mŏrŏchthos), ae, f., a precious stone of the color of a leek, Plin. 37, 10, 63, § 173.
morologus mōrŏlŏgus, a, um, adj., = μωρολόγος, speaking foolishly, foolish (Plautinian): sermones,Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 20. As subst., a fool: tibi morologus fio,Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 50.
moror mŏror, ātus, 1, v. dep. n. and a. [mora]. Neutr., to delay, tarry, stay, wait, remain, linger, loiter (syn.: cesso, cunctor, haesito; class.); eamus ergo ad cenam: quid stas? Thr. Ubi vis: non moror,i. e.
,Sen. Ep. 32, 1. With quin: nec morati sunt quin decurrerent ad castra,Liv. 40, 31, 8. In the part. perf. subst.: ad sexcentos moratorum in citeriore ripā cepit,Liv. 21, 47, 3; 21, 48, 6; cf.: ad duo milia aut moratorum aut palantium per agros interfecta,id. 24, 41, 4; v. Drakenb. ad h. 1.Act., to delay, retard, detain, cause to wait, hinder: ne affinem morer, Quin, etc.,
,id. Ep. 1, 13, 17: tardior stilus cogitationem moratur,Quint. 1, 1, 28: profecto non plus biduum aut Ph. Aut? nihil moror, I will wait no longer, will bear no delay, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 104: egomet convivas moror,
keep them waiting
,Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 120. In partic.: nihil morari aliquem, not to detain a person, to let him go, to dismiss. Thus the consul said when he dismissed the Senate: Nihil amplius vos moramur,
I will detain you no longer, you are dismissed
,Capitol. M. Aurel. 10. This is the customary formula for abandoning an accusation and dismissing an accused person: C. Sempronium nihil moror,i. e.
I withdraw my accusation against
,Liv. 4, 42, 8: cum se nihil morari magistrum equitum pronuntiasset,id. 8, 35, 8: negavit, se Gracchum morari,id. 43, 16, 16. Hence, Trop.: nihil morari (with acc., an object-clause, or quo minus), to let a thing go, i. e. not to value or regard, to care nothing about it, to have nothing to say against it, etc.: nam vina nihil moror illius orae,
care nothing for it, am not fond of it
,Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 16: officium,id. ib. 2, 1, 264: nec dona moror,Verg. A. 5, 400: nil ego istos moror faeceos mores,Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 18 Brix ad loc. With object-clauses: alieno uti nihil moror,
I do not want to
,Plaut. Capt. prol. 16: nihil moror, eos salvos esse, et ire quo jubetis, am not opposed to it, have nothing to say against it, Ant. ap. Cic. Phil. 13, 17, 35: nil moror eum tibi esse amicum,Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 56. With quominus: nihil ego quidem moror, quominus decemviratu abeam,
I do not hesitate to, I will immediately
,Liv. 3, 54, 4. Hence, * mŏrātē, adv., lingeringly, slowly: moratius,Sen. Q. N. 6, 14, 3.!*? Act. collat. form mŏro, āre: quid moras? Naev. ap. Diom. p. 395 P.: morares Enn. ib.: moraret, Pac. ib. (cf. Enn. p. 154, v. 11 Vahl.; Trag. Rel. p. 82 Rib.; Com. Rel. p. 16 ib.).Pass. impers.: ita diu, ut plus biennium in his tricis moretur, be spent, lost, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 2.
moror mōror, 1, v. dep. n. [μωρός], to be foolish, be a fool (post-Aug.), in the lusus verbb.: morari eum (Claudium) inter homines desiisse, productā primā syllabā, jocabatur,Suet. Ner. 33.
morose mōrōsē, adv., v. morosus fin.
morositas mōrōsĭtas, ātis, f.morosus. Peevishness, fretfulness, moroseness (rare but class.): si in morositatem inutilem et odiosam incidamus,Cic. Off. 1, 25, 88: morositas et ea vitia, quae dixi, habent aliquid excusationis,id. Sen. 18, 65.Niceness, pedantry: affectatione et morositate nimiā obscurabat stilum,
morosus mōrōsus, a, um, adj.mos; cf. Cic. Tusc. 4, 24, 54, peevish, fretful, wayward, capricious, captious, morose (syn.: tristis, severus, gravis, difficilis; class.): usque eo difficiles ac morosi sumus, ut nobis non satisfaciat ipse Demosthenes,Cic. Or. 29, 104: at sunt morosi et anxii, et iracundi et difficiles senes,id. Sen. 18, 65: canities,Hor. C. 1, 9, 17. Of excessive care: circa corporis curam morosior,
particular, fastidious
,Suet. Caes. 45. Of things concr. and abstr.: cupressus natu morosa,
,Plin. 35, prooem. § 1: si tibi morosa prurigine verminat auris,Mart. 14, 23. Hence, adv.: mōrōsē. Peevishly, fretfully, captiously, morosely (class.): morose ferre hominum ineptias,Cic. Brut. 67, 236.Scrupulously, carefully: terram non morose legit,Plin. 18, 13, 34, § 128. Comp.: pallium morosius ordinatum,Tert. Pall. 4. Sup.: morosissime,Suet. Aug. 66.
morosus mŏrōsus, a, um, adj.mora, lingering, slow, slow in coming (lato Lat.): cui morosum videtur quodcunque futurum est,Cassiod. in Psa. 34, 20: iter fieri morosum quod ad celeritatem est inventum,id. Var. 1, 29.
Morpheus Morpheus, ĕi and ĕos, m., = Μορφεύς, the son of Sleep and god of dreams: excitat Morphea,Ov. M. 11, 634; 647.
morphnos morphnos, i, m., = μορφνός, a kind of eagle that lives near lakes, Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 7.
Morrenas Morrenas, ātis, adj. comm., of or belonging to Morrena or Morena (a country of Mysia), Inscr. Grut. 760, 4.
mors mors, tis, f.root mor, v. morior (dat. morte, Varr. ap. Gell. 24), death in every form, natural or violent (syn.: letum, nex). Lit.: omnium rerum mors est extremum,Cic. Fam. 6, 21, 1: mors ultima linea rerum est,Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 79: mortem sibi consciscere,
,Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 142. Personified. Mors, a goddess, the daughter of Erebus and Nox, Cic. N. D. 3, 17, 44; Verg. A. 11, 197; Hyg. Fab. praef. (Eccl. Lat.) = eum qui habebat mortis imperium, id est, diabolum, Vulg. Heb. 2, 14; id. Isa. 28, 15; cf.: ero mors tua, o mors,id. Hos. 13, 14; id. Apoc. 6, 8.Transf.A dead body, corpse (mostly poet.): morte campos contegi, with corpses, Att. ap. Non. 110, 31: mortem ejus (Clodii) lacerari,
,Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 33. Like φόνος, the blood shed by murder: ensem multā morte recepit,Verg. A. 9, 348.That which brings death (of missiles), a deadly weapon (poet.): mille cavet lapsas circum cava tempora mortes,Stat. Th. 6, 792; Luc. 7, 517: per pectora saevas Exceptat mortes,Sil. 9, 369. Of a sentence or threat of death: ut auferat a me mortem istam,Vulg. Ex. 10, 17; of terrible pangs and anxieties: contritiones mortis,id. 2 Reg. 22, 5: dolores mortis,id. Psa. 18, 4; 116, 3; of a cruel and murderous officer: aderat mors terrorque sociorum et civium lictor Sestius,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 45, § 118. Esp. (eccl. Lat.): mors secunda,
the second death, future punishment
,Vulg. Apoc. 2, 11; 20, 6; 14: mors alone,id. 1 Joh. 5, 16; also spiritual death, that of a soul under the dominion of sin: stimulus mortis peccatum est,id. 1 Cor. 15, 56; Rom. 8, 6 et saep.; cf. Lact. 7, 10 fin.
morsicatim morsĭcātim, adv.morsico, by biting, by biting the lips together (ante-class.): labellis morsicatim lusitant, Naev. ap. Non. 139, 25.
morsicatio morsĭcātĭo, ōnis, f.id., a biting: ciborum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 143, 1 Müll. (al. morsitatio).
morsico morsĭco, 1, v. a.mordeo. To bite continually, Paul. ex Fest. p. 68 Müll.To bite, to press the lips together as in kissing (post-class.): ore improbo compulsat, et morsicat,App. M. 7, p. 197, 16: limis et morsicantibus oculis,
winking, ogling
,id. ib. 2, p. 119, 8 (al. morsito).
morsiuncula morsĭuncŭla, ae, f.dim.2. morsus, a little bite; a biting with the lips, a kissing (ante- and post - class.): formicarum,App. M. 8, p. 211, 35: teneris labellis molles morsiunculae,
Morta Morta, ae, f., = Μορτή, one of the Fates, Liv. Andron. ap. Gell. 3, 16, 11: tria sunt nomina Parcarum, Nona, Decima, Morta, Caesell. ib.
mortalis mortālis, e, adj.mors, subject to death, liable to die, mortal (class.). Lit.: quid in iis mortale et caducum, quid divinum aeternumque sit,Cic. Leg. 1, 23, 61: animal,id. N. D. 3, 13, 32.Transf.Human, mortal: mucro,
,Verg. A. 12, 797: haud tibi vultus Mortalis,id. ib. 1, 328: nec mortale sonans,
like a human voice
,id. ib. 6, 50: si mortalis idem nemo sciat,Juv. 13, 76. Comp.: aliquid ipso homine mortalius,
more perishable
,Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 110. Hence, subst.: mortālis, is, comm., a man, mortal, human being (in sing. mostly ante-class.): lepidus ecastor mortalis est Strabax,Plaut. Truc. 5, 57: edepol, mortalis malos,id. Bacch. 2, 3, 59; id. Truc. 2, 1, 36; id. Aul. 2, 4, 40: ego, quantum mortalis deum possum, te ac tua vestigia sequar,Liv. 3, 17, 6. Usually pīur.: mortales, like the Gr. θνητοί, mortals, men, mankind: quod ad immortales attinet haec: deinceps quod ad mortales attinet, videamus,Varr. L. L. 5, § 75 Müll.: est locus Hesperiam quam mortales perhibebant, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 23 Vahl.); cf.: omnes mortales sese laudarier optant, id. ap. Aug. de Trin. 13, 6 (Ann. v. 551 Vahl.): omnes mortales hunc aiebant Calliclem vivere, etc.,Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 175: diu magnum inter mortales certamen fuit, etc.,Sall. C. 1, 5: omnes mortales omnium generum, aetatum, ordinum,Cic. Pis. 40, 96: defendo multos mortales,id. Div. in Caecil. 25: plus debuisse fortunae, quam solus omnium mortalium in potestate habuit (Alexander),Curt. 10, 5, 35. mortālĭa, ĭum, n., human affairs, Verg. A. 1, 462; Tac. A. 14, 54.Temporary, transient (opp. immortalis, imperishable, eternal; v. immortalis): neque me vero paenitet, mortales inimicitias, sempiternas amicitias habere,Cic. Rab. Post. 12, 32; Liv. 34, 6. Hence, adv.: mortālĭter, mortally, in the manner of mortals (eccl. Lat.): mortaliter vivere,Aug. Enchir. 64.
mortalitas mortālĭtas, ātis, f.mortalis, the state of being subject to death, mortality; a dying, death. Lit. (rare but class.): omne, quod ortum sit, mortalitas consequitur, * Cic. N. D. 1, 10, 26: metu meae mortalitatis,Quint. 6 praef. § 2: mortalitatem explere,i. e.
mortarium mortārĭum, ii, n., a mortar (mostly ante-class. and post-Aug.). Lit.: mortarium, in quo teruntur quae solvenda sunt,Non. 543, 22; Plaut. Aul. 1, 2, 17; Cato, R. R. 74: aerea,Plin. 33, 8, 41, § 123: plumbea,id. 34, 18, 50, § 168.Transf.A large basin or trough in which mortar is made, Vitr. 7, 3, 10; 8, 6, 14; Plin. 36, 23, 55, § 177. Hence, Mortar: mortario caementum addatur,Vitr. 8, 7.A hollow resembling a mortar, dug round a tree: arbori mortarium statim faciunt,Pall. 4, 8, 1.That which is triturated in a mortar, a drug: et quae jam veteres sanant mortaria caecos,Juv. 7, 170.
morticinus mortĭcīnus, a, um, adj.mors, dead, that has died, only of animals; hence, of or belonging to an animal that has died of itself, carrion-; as a term of abuse, carrion; and transf., dead (ante-class. and postAug.). Lit.: morticinae ovis carne vesci,Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 10: volucres aut pisces,id. ib. 3, 2, 18: in sacris ne morticinum quid adsit,id. L. L. 7, § 84 Müll.: soleae,
made from the hide of an animal that has died of itself
mortifer mortĭferor (rarely) mortĭfĕrus, ĕra, ĕrum, adj.mors-fero, death-bringing, death-dealing, deadly, fatal (class.; syn.: lethalis, funestus): poculum,Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 71: morbus,id. Div. 1, 30, 63: vulnus,id. Leg. 2, 5, 13: bellum,Verg. A. 6, 279: gravior dolor nec tamen mortiferus,Cels. 4, 2 init.; 5, 26, 22; Aug. de Util. Cred. § 36: res mortifera est inimicus pumice levis,Juv. 9, 95; 10, 10. Neutr. plur. as subst.: mortĭfĕra, um, deadly things: cur tam multa mortifera terra mortique (deus) disperserit,Cic. Ac. 2, 38, 120 (B. and K. pestifera). Hence, adv.: mortĭfĕrē, mortally, fatally (post-Aug.): mortifere aegrotare,Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 3: vulnerare,Dig. 9, 2, 36, § 1.
mortificatio mortĭfĭcātĭo, ōnis, f.mortifico, a killing, death (eccl. Lat.), opp. vivificatio, Tert. adv. Marc. 5, 9.
mortifico mortĭfĭco, 1, v. a.mortificus, to kill, destroy (eccl. Lat.): caro mortificatur,Tert. Res. Carn. 37. Transf., to mortify, subject, reduce to weakness: membra,Vulg. Col. 3, 5: facta carnis,id. Rom. 8, 13; cf. id. ib. 7, 4.
mortificus mortĭfĭcus, a, um, adj.mors - facio, deadly, fatal (eccl. Lat.): cibus,Tert. Carm. adv. Marc. 4, 5: mortifico vulnere ictus, v. l. ap. Val. Max. 5, 6, 1 (Halm).
mortigena mortĭgĕna, ae, m.mors-gen-, gigno, the producer of death, death-giver, Inscr. Grut. p. 1163.
mortualia mortŭālĭa, ĭum, n.mortuus. (Sc. vestimenta.) Grave - clothes or mourningweeds (ante - class.), Naev. ap. Non. 548, 28 (Trag. Rel. v. 48 Rib.). (Sc. carmina.) Haec sunt non nugae; non enim mortualia, funeral songs, dirges, referring to the custom at Rome of hiring women to sing absurd eulogies of the dead at funerals, Plaut. As. 4, 1, 63.
mortuarius mortŭārĭus, a, um, adj.id., of or belonging to the dead (ante-class.): mortuaria glossaria, vocabularies of the dead, a term applied by Cato to the philosophers who talk of dead, and not of existing, things, Gell. 18, 7, 3.
morturio mortŭrĭo, ire, 4, v. n. desid. [mors], to long for death, desire to die: dictum est a Cicerone de philosophis, morturiunt, mori desiderant, Aug. de Gram. p: 2006 P. (Cic. Fragm. 50, 29, p. 146 B. and K.).
mortuus mortŭus, a, um, P. a., v. morior fin.
morula mŏrŭla, ae, f.dim.mora, a brief delay (post-class.): tempus nullā morulā extenditur,Aug. Conf. 11, 15; App. Fragm. M. 10, p. 71.
morulus mōrŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [2. morus], black, dark-colored (ante-class): jam pol ego illam pugnis totam faciam ut sit morula, Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 10.
morus mōrus, a, um, adj., = μωρός, foolish, silly (Plautin.). Adj.: amor mores hominum moros et morosos facit,Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 43: ut hoc utimur more moro molestoque,id. Men. 4, 2, 1.Subst. mōrus, i, m., a fool, simpleton: morus es,Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 78.mōra, ae, f., a foolish woman, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 17. Hence, adv.: mōrē, foolishly (Plautin.): more hoc fit atque stulte,Plaut. Stich. 5, 1, 1.
morus mōrus, i, f., = μῶρα or μορέα, a mulberry-tree: arbor ibi, niveis uberrima pomis, Ardua morus erat,Ov. M. 4, 89; cf. Plin. 16, 18, 30, § 74.
Morvinnicus Morvinnĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Morvinnus (a town of the Ædui), Inscr. Giorn. Arcad. t. 28, p. 351.
mos mos, mōris, m.etym. dub.; perh. root ma-, measure; cf.: maturus, matutinus; prop., a measuring or guiding rule of life; hence, manner, custom, way, usage, practice, fashion, wont, as determined not by the laws, but by men's will and pleasure, humor, self-will, caprice (class.; cf.: consuetudo, usus). Lit.: opsequens oboediensque'st mori atque imperiis patris,Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 54: huncine erat aequum ex illius more, an illum ex hujus vivere?Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 24: alieno more vivendum est mihi, according to the will or humor of another, id. And. 1, 1, 125: nonne fuit levius dominae pervincere mores,Prop. 1, 17, 15: morem alicui gerere, to do the will of a person, to humor, gratify, obey him: sic decet morem geras,Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 35; Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 17: animo morem gessero,Ter. And. 4, 1, 17: adulescenti morem gestum oportuit,id. Ad. 2, 2, 6; v. gero. The will as a rule for action, custom, usage, practice, wont, habit: leges mori serviunt,
,id. ib.: mos est hominum, ut nolint eundem pluribus rebus excellere,id. Brut. 21, 84: ut mos est,Juv. 6, 392; moris erat quondam servare, etc.,id. 11, 83: more sinistro,
by a perverted custom
,id. 2, 87. So with ut: morem traditum a patribus, ut, etc.,Liv. 27, 11, 10: hunc morem servare, ut, etc.,id. 32, 34, 5: virginibus Tyriis mos est gestare pharetram,
,Ter. And. 5, 3, 9: sine more, unwonted, unparalleled: facinus sine more,Stat. Th. 1, 238; so, nullo more,id. ib. 7, 135: supra morem: terra supra morem densa,
unusually
,Verg. G. 2, 227 (cf.: supra modum): perducere aliquid in morem,
,Liv. 42, 21, 7. In partic., in a moral point of view, conduct, behavior; in plur., manners, morals, character; in a good or bad sense: est ita temperatis moderatisque moribus, ut summa severitas summā cum humanitate jungatur,
,Just. 1, 2, 3.A precept, law, rule (poet. and postAug.): moresque viris et moenia ponet,
precepts, laws
,Verg. A. 1, 264; cf.: pacis inponere morem,id. ib. 6, 852: quod moribus eorum interdici non poterat,Nep. Ham. 3: quid ferri duritiā pugnacius? sed cedit, et patitur mores,
Moschus Moschus, i, m.A rhetorician of Pergamus, accused of poisoning, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 9.A Roman surname, Inscr. Mur. 477, 5.
moscilli moscilli or moscŭli, ōrum, m.dim.mos, little customs or usages: moscillis (al. mosculis) Cato pro parvis moribus dixit, Paul. ex Fest. pp. 158 and 159 Müll.
Mosella Mŏsella, ae, m. and f., a river of Belgic Gaul, now the Moselle, Tac. A. 13, 53; id. H. 4, 71; 77: largus Mosella,Aus. de Clar. Urb. 4: placida Mosella,id. Idyll. 10, 73. Also called Mŏsŭla, ae, f., Flor. 3, 10, 14. Hence, Mŏsellēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Moselle: ortus,Symm. Ep. 1, 8.
Moses Mōses or Mo[dibreve]ȳses, is or i, m. (in Vulg. nom. semper Mo[dibreve]ȳses; gen. Mo[dibreve]ȳsi, Lev. 8, 36; 16, 34; Num. 3, 1; 33, 1, etc.: Mosi,Sedul. 5, 274), = Μωσῆς, Μωυσῆς, Moses: Moses,Juv. 14, 102: Moyses,Tac. H. 5, 4: Moysen unum exsulum monuisse, ut, etc.,id. ib. 5, 3: a Mose,Plin. 30, 1, 2, § 11: successor fuit Mosi,Lact. 4, 14: clarum videre Mŏysen,Sedul. 3, 285; Prud. Ham. 340. Hence, Mōsēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Moses (post-class.): Moseia virga,Paul. Nol. Carm. 23, 354.Mō-sēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Moses: manus,Juvenc. 2, 219 dub.Mōsĭtĭ-cus, a, um, adj., Mosaic, Ven. Fort. Vit. St. Mart. 2, 28.
Mostellaria Mostellārĭa, ae, f.mostellum, dim. from monstrum, The Ghost, the name of a comedy of Plautus, also called Phasma (φάσμα, ghost).
mostellum mostellum, v. Mostellaria.
Mosteni Mostēni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Mostena or Mostene, a city of Lydia, Tac. A. 2, 47.
Mosula Mŏsŭla, ae, v. Mosella.
motabilis mōtābĭlis, e, adj.moto, moving, that moves: anima,Vulg. Gen. 1, 21.
motio mōtĭo, ōnis, f.moveo, a moving, motion; a removing (class.). Lit.: principium motionis,Cic. Fat. 19, 43: corporum,id. N. D. 2, 58, 145: ab ordine motio,
a removing
,Dig. 47, 20, 3. Abstr., motion: ipsum animum ... quasi quamdam continuatam motionem,Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 22. In partic., in medicine, an ague-fit, Cels. 3, 5, 28.Trop.: motiones animi, emotions or affections of the soul (old reading), Cic. Ac. 1, 8; better, notionibus.
motito mōtĭto, āre, v. freq. a.moto, to move often, move about (post - class.), Gell. 9, 6, 3 dub.
motiuncula mōtĭuncŭla, ae, f.dim.motio, a slight motion, shaking; in medicine, an attack of fever (post-Aug.), Sen. Ep. 53, 6: tentatus in Campaniā motiunculis levibus,Suet. Vesp. 24 init.
moto mōto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a.moveo, to keep moving, move about (poet.): Zephyris motantibus,Verg. E. 5, 5; cacumina quercūs,id. ib. 6, 28: lacertos,Ov. M. 11, 674. Pass.: fundamenta parietesque quati et motari videntur,Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. 1, 10.
motor mōtor, ōris, m.id., a mover, that which keeps a thing in motion (poet.): cunarum fueras motor, Charideme, mearum,i. e.
motorius mōtōrĭus, a, um, adj.motor, moving, that has motion (post-class.). Adj.: modus agendi, a stirring, bustling, noisy style of playing (opp. statarius), Don. Ter. Ad. prol. 24; id. ad argum. And.; Prisc. p. 590 P.Subst.: mōtōrĭum, ii, n., the power of motion, Tert. Anim. 14.
motus mōtus, a, um, Part. and P. a., v. moveo fin. B.
motus mōtus, ūs, m.moveo, a moving, motion (freq. and class.). Lit. In gen.: orbes, qui versantur contrario motu,Cic. Rep. 6, 17, 17: deus motum dedit caelo,id. Univ. 6: natura omnia ciens et agitans motibus et mutationibus suis,id. N. D. 3, 11, 27: motus astrorum ignoro,Juv. 3, 42. Poet.: futuri,
,Cic. Off. 1, 36, 130. Of the gestures of an orator, Cic. Brut. 30, 116. Of military movements, evolutions: ut ad motūs concursūsque essent leviores,Nep. Iph. 1, 4.Transf., a stage in the growth of a plant: tres esse motūs in vite, seu potius in surculo, naturales: unum quo germinet: alterum quo floreat: tertium quo maturescat,Col. 4, 28, 2.Trop. In gen., of the mind or heart, a movement, operation, impulse, emotion, affection, passion, agitation, disturbance (syn.: affectus, perturbatio): cum semper agitetur animus, nec principium motus habeat,Cic. Sen. 21, 78: motūs animorum duplices sunt, alteri cogitationis, alteri appetitūs,id. Off. 1, 36, 130: motūs animi nimii, i. e. perturbationes,id. ib. 1, 38, 136: mentis meae,id. Att. 3, 8, 4: animi motus et virtutis gloriam esse sempiternam,id. Sest. 68, 143: tres quae dulcem motum afferunt sensibus,
sensation
,id. Fin. 2, 3, 10: Manto, divino concita motu, impulse, inspiration, Ov. M. 6, 158. In partic. A political movement, sudden rising, tumult, commotion. In a good sense: Italiae magnificentissimus ille motus, Cic. pro Dom. 56, 142.Rebellion, sedition: omnes Catilinae motūs conatūsque prohibere,Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 26: motum afferre rei publicae,id. ib. 2, 2, 4: populi,id. de Or. 2, 48, 199: servilis,
a rising of the slaves, insurrection
,Liv. 39, 29: motum in re publicā non tantum impendere video, quantum tu aut vides, aut ad me consolandum affers,
movens mŏvens, entis, Part. and P. a., v. moveo fin. A.
moveo mŏvĕo, mōvi, mōtum, 2 (sync., mōstis for movistis, Mart. 3, 67, 1; mōrunt for moverunt,Sil. 14, 141), v. a. and n.Sanscr. mīv, set in motion; Gr. ἀμείβω, change; cf.: momentum, mutare. Act., to move, stir, set in motion; to shake, disturb, remove, etc. (syn.: cieo, agito, ago, molior). Lit.: movit et ad certos nescia membra modos,Tib. 1, 7, 38: ut festis matrona moveri jussa diebus,
to dance
,Hor. A. P. 232: moveri Cyclopa, to represent a Cyclop by dancing (gesticulating), id. Ep. 2, 2, 125: et fila sonantia movit,
,Liv. 23, 39: ne quid moveretur,id. 35, 13.To shake, to cause to waver, to alter: alicujus sententiam,
to change, cause to waver
,Cic. Att. 7, 3, 6: sententiam regis,Liv. 35, 42, 6.To present, offer an oblation: ferctum Jovi moveto,Cato, R. R. 134.To disturb, concern, trouble, torment one: men moveat cimex Pantilius?Hor. S. 1, 10, 78: Armeniosne movet, Romana potentia cujus Sit ducis?Luc. 7, 282; cf. Val. Fl. 7, 131. intoleranda vis aestūs omnium ferme corpora movit, Liv. 25, 26: strepitu fora vestra,Juv. 2, 52. Of plants, to put forth: si se gemmae nondum moveant,
do not yet appear
,Col. 11, 2, 26: de palmite gemma movetur,is produced, Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 13.To exert, exercise: inter principia condendi hujus operis, movisse numen ad indicandam tanti imperii molem traditur deos,Liv. 1, 55, 3 (cf.: se movere, I. A. supra): artis opem,Ov. F. 6, 760. = mutare, to change, transform: quorum Forma semel mota est,Ov. M. 8, 729: nihil motum antiquo probabile est,Liv. 34, 54, 8. In mal. part., Plaut. Am. 4, 1, 43.Trop., to move, affect, excite, inspire: ut pulcritudo corporis movet oculos et delectat,
charms
,Cic. Off. 1, 28, 98: quae me causae moverint,id. Att. 11, 5, 1: fere fit, quibus quisque in locis miles inveteravit, uti multum earum regionum consuetudine moveatur,
,Vulg. Gen. 1, 26 saep. Hence, mŏvens, entis, P. a., movable (class.): ex eā praedā, quae rerum moventium sit, movable things (as clothes, arms, furniture), Liv. 5, 25, 6: voluptas,
mox mox, adv.etym. dub.; cf. Sanscr. mankshu, ready, soon, soon, anon, directly, presently; mostly of the future (class.). Lit. In gen.: mox ivero,Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 91: mox ego huc revertor,Ter. And. 3, 2, 4: jussit mihi nuntiari, mox se venturum,Cic. Att. 10, 4, 8: mox tamen ardentīs accingar dicere pugnas Caesaris,Verg. G. 3, 46; Cic. Div. 1, 23, 47. With quam: exspectant ... quam mox emittat currus, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. v. 89 Vahl.); so, exspecto quam mox utatur,Cic. Rosc. Com. 1, 1: quid exspectas quam mox ego dicam, etc.,id. ib. 15, 44: expectabant quam mox comitia edicerentur,Liv. 3, 37, 5; cf.: provisam quam mox vir meus redeat domum,Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 4 Brix ad loc.: quam mox coctum est prandium?
,Liv. 3, 52: mox ut, as soon as: mox ut caluere pugnā,Flor. 2, 4, 2: mox quam, as soon as (post-class.), Dig. 7, 4, 13. In partic. Soon afterwards, thereupon, afterwards, then, in the next place: nam extemplo fusi, fugati: mox intra vallum compulsi: postremo exuuntur castris,Liv. 40, 48, 6: primum ... deinde ... mox ... post ... Tac. A. 11, 22; Quint. 10, 6, 3. Of a longer time, afterwards, at a later period (post - Aug. for post, postea): a quo mox principe Nero adoptatus est,Suet. Ner. 6; id. Aug. 47: ante hoc domūs pars videntur, mox reipublicae,Tac. G. 13: paulo mox,Plin. 21, 2, 3, § 5 al.: paucis mox horis,id. 18, 35, 78, § 341.Transf., in the next place, then. Of place and situation: ultra eos Dochi, deinde Gymnetes, mox Anderae,Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 190; cf.: pars equitum ... mox prima legio,Tac. A. 1, 51. Of value, esteem: post amylum Chium maxime laudatur Creticum, mox Aegyptium,