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dīvīnĭtas , ātis, f. id.,
I.Godhead, divinity.
I. Prop., Cic. N. D. 1, 13, 34; 14 fin.; id. Div. 2, 11 al.—Of the deified Romulus, Liv. 1, 15; “and of Augustus,” Suet. Aug. 97.—
II. Transf.
A. The power of divining, divination, Cic. Div. 2, 58; 38; Plin. 2, 58, 59, § 149.—
B. Divine quality, divine nature, excellence; of the orator, Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86 (opp. humanitas); 2, 74; 89; id. Or. 19, 62: “(memoriae),” Quint. 11, 2, 7; Vulg. Rom. 1, 20.—In plur.: “divinitates splendoresque astrorum,” Vitr. 9, 1 med.
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 (10):
    • New Testament, Romans, 1.20
    • Suetonius, Divus Augustus, 97
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 9.1
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 2.20
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 15
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 1.13
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 2.11
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 2.58
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 11, 2.7
    • Cicero, Orator, 19.62
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