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terror , ōris, m. terreo,
I.great fear, affright, dread, alarm, terror (syn.: pavor, trepidatio, metus).
I. Lit.: “definiunt terrorem metum concutientem: ex quo fit, ut pudorem rubor, terrorem pallor et tremor et dentium crepitus consequatur,” Cic. Tusc. 4, 8, 19: “eadem nos formido timidas terrore impulit,” Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 27; cf.: “terrorem alicui inicere,” Cic. Prov. Cons. 18, 43: “ferae, injecto terrore mortis horrescunt,” id. Fin. 5, 11, 31: “aliquem terrore periculoque mortis repellere,” id. Caecin. 12, 33: “si Antonio patuisset Gallia ... quantus rei publicae terror impenderet,” id. Phil. 5, 13, 37: “alicui terrorem inferre,” id. Fam. 15, 15, 2; id. Mil. 26, 71; Caes. B. G. 7, 8: “reddit inlatum antea terrorem,” Liv. 3, 60, 5: “teneri terrore,” Cic. Rep. 3, 29, 41: “esse terrori alicui,” Caes. B. G. 7, 66: “qui modo terrori fuerant,” Liv. 34, 28, 5: “tantus terror incidit exercitui, ut, etc.,” Caes. B. C. 3, 13: “tantus repente terror invasit, ut, etc.,” id. ib. 1, 14: “Romanos auxiliares tyranni in terrorem ac tumultum conjecerunt,” Liv. 34, 28, 3: “sic terrore oblato a ducibus,” Caes. B. C. 1, 76: “tantum Romae terrorem fecere, ut, etc.,” Liv. 10, 2, 8: “tantumque terrorem incussere patribus, ut, etc.,” id. 3, 4, 9: “si tantus habet mentes et pectora terror,” Verg. A. 11, 357: “volgi pectora terror habet,” Ov. F. 3, 288: “terrore pavens,” id. ib. 4, 271: “in oppido festinatio et ingens terror erat, ne, etc.,” Sall. H. 3, 27 Dietsch: “ingentem Galli terrorem memoriā pristinae cladis attulerant,” Liv. 6, 42, 7: “terror nominis Alexandri invaserat orbem,” Just. 12, 13, 2: “arcanus terror,” secret dread, secret awe, Tac. G. 40 fin.: “exsurgite, inquit, qui terrore meo occidistis prae metu,” from dread of me, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 14; cf.: de terrore suo, Auct. B. Afr. 32, 1: saepe totius anni fructus uno rumore periculi atque uno belli terrore amittitur, dread or apprehension of war, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 6, 15: “nullum terrorem externum esse,” i. e. dread of foreign enemies, Liv. 3, 10, 14; cf.: “peregrinus terror,” id. 3, 16, 4: “terror servilis, ne suus cuique domi hostis esset,” dread of the slaves, id. 3, 16, 3: “in omnem terrorem vultum componens,” into frightful expressions, Suet. Calig. 50: (Periclis) vis dicendi terrorque, terrible power, δεινὁτης, Cic. Brut. 11, 44. — Plur.: “feri lugubresque terrores,” Amm. 16, 12, 61. —
II. Transf., concr., an object of fear or dread, a terror (usu. in plur.): “duobus hujus urbis terroribus depulsis,” Cic. Rep. 1, 47, 71; cf.: “terrores reipublicae (sc. Carthago ac Numantia),” Vell. 2, 4, 5: terrores Romani nominis, Treb. Poll. Claud. 11, 4; Plin. Ep. 6, 20, 15: “non mediocres terrores jacit atque denuntiat,” Cic. Att. 2, 23, 3; cf.: “Battonius miros terrores ad me attulit Caesarianos,” id. ib. 6, 8, 2.—Sing.: “Xerxes, terror ante gentium,” Just. 3, 1, 1: “Dionysius gentium quondam terror,” Amm. 14, 11, 30.
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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