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ardor , ōris, m. ardeo,
I.a flame, fire, heat, burning heat, lit. and trop.
I. Lit.: “solis ardor,” Lucr. 2, 212: “exortus est sol cum ardore,” Vulg. Jac. 1, 11: “ignium,” Lucr. 5, 587: “ignis,” Vulg. 2 Pet. 3, 12: “flammarum,” Lucr. 5, 1093: “flammaï,” id. 5, 1099 al.: “visas ab occidente faces ardoremque caeli,” Cic. Cat. 3, 8: “ardor caelestis, qui aether vel caelum nominatur,” id. N. D. 2, 15, 41: “ardore deflagrare,” id. Ac. 2, 37, 119: “ardores corporum in morbis,” Plin. 14, 16, 18, § 99: “Visitabo vos in egestate et ardore,” with burning fever, Vulg. Lev. 26, 16 al.—
II. Trop.
A. Of the flashing fire of the eyes, brightness, brilliancy: “fervescit et ex oculis micat acribus ardor,” and fire gleams forth from the keen eyes, Lucr. 3, 289: “ille imperatorius ardor oculorum,” Cic. Balb. 21, and id. N. D. 2, 42, 107.—Of the external appearance in gen.: “in te ardor voltuum atque motuum,” Cic. Div. 1, 37, 80: “oris,” animation, Vell. 2, 35.—
B. Of the passions or feelings, heat, ardor, glow, impatience, eagerness, ardent desire: “Sive voluptas est sive est contrarius ardor, i. e. dolor,” some tormenting pain, Lucr. 3, 251: “cupiditatum ardore restincto,” Cic. Fin. 1, 13, 43: “ardor mentis ad gloriam,” id. Cael. 31: “quem ardorem studii censetis fuisse in Archimede, qui etc.,” id. Fin. 5, 19, 50: “ardor animi non semper adest, isque cum consedit,” id. Brut. 24, 93: “vultus ardore animi micans,” Liv. 6, 13: “ardorem compescere,” Tac. Agr. 8; Liv. 8, 16. —Transf. from the combatants to the weapons: “tantus fuit ardor armorum,” Liv. 22, 5: “Ardorem cupiens dissimulare meum,” glowing love, Tib. 4, 12, 6; so Ov. M. 7, 76.— With obj. gen.: “at te ejusdem virginis ardor Perdiderat,” Ov. M. 9, 101; 9, 140; Hor. Epod. 11, 27 al.—And meton., the object of ardent affection, love, flame: “tu primus et ultimus illi Ardor eris,” Ov. M. 14, 683.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (24):
    • Old Testament, Leviticus, 26.16
    • Cicero, For Marcus Caelius, 31
    • Cicero, Against Catiline, 3.8
    • Cicero, For Cornelius Balbus, 21
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 14.683
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 7.76
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 9.101
    • New Testament, James, 1.11
    • Tacitus, Agricola, 8
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 2.212
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 3.251
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 3.289
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 5.1093
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 5.1099
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 5.587
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 22, 5
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 8, 16
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 6, 13
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 1.13
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 5.19
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.15
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.42
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 1.37
    • Cicero, Brutus, 24.93
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