I.peacemaking, pacific, peaceable (class.): persona, * Cic. Att. 8, 12, 4: “secures,” the axes in the fasces of the lictors, Luc. 7, 63: “Janus,” Mart. 8, 66.—Plur. as subst.: “beati pacifici,” Vulg. Matt. 5, 9.—Esp.: “victimae pacificae,” peaceofferings, Vulg. Exod. 29, 28: “hostiae,” id. ib. 32, 6.—As subst.: pācĭfĭca , ōrum, n., peace-offerings: “obtulit pacifica,” Vulg. 2 Reg. 6, 17 et saep.—Hence, adv.: pācĭ-fĭcē , pacifically, peaceably (post-class.): “consulere,” Cypr. Ep. 41; Vulg. Gen. 26, 31.
pācĭfĭcus , a, um, adj. id.,
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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