I.the state of being swollen or tumid; a swelling, tumor (class.; syn. tuber).
I. Lit.: “oculorum tumor,” Cic. Tusc. 4, 37, 81; so of a tumor, id. ib. 3, 9, 19; Auct. Her. 2, 27, 44.—In plur.: “tumores ardentes,” Plin. 20, 25, 96, § 257: “tollere,” id. 21, 21, 89, § 157: “discutere,” id. 24, 4, 6, § 11: vetat Chrysippus ad recentes quasi tumores animi remedium adhibere. Cic. Tusc. 4, 29, 63: turpia cum faceret Palladis ora tumor, inflation of the cheeks from blowing the tibia, Prop. 2, 30 (3, 28), 18: “tumor excitat papillas,” a swelling, Mart. 8, 64, 10: “pelagi,” i. e. the surge, Claud. in Rufin. 1, 72: tumor ille loci permansit, et alti Collis habet speciem, a rising, elevation, hillock, etc., Ov. M. 15, 305; cf.: tumores terrae. Front. Colon. pp. 126 and 127 Goes.—
II. Trop.
A. A swelling, commotion, fermentation, excitement of the mind from any passion, as pride, anger, etc. (cf. tumeo and tumidus, II.).
1. From anger: “cum tumor animi resedisset,” Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26: “erat in tumore animus,” id. ib. 3, 31, 76: “ira habet non solidum robur, sed vanum tumorem,” Sen. Ira. 1, 17, 4: “datum tempus, quo resideret tumor publicus,” id. ib. 3, 2, 5: “tumor et irae Concessere deum,” Verg. A. 8, 40: “ponatur omnis ira et ex animo tumor erasus abeat,” Sen. Thyest. 519: residente animi tumore, Lact. de Ira Dei, 18 med.—
2. From pride, vanity, etc.: “hinc illi aucta insolentia mirusque animo increvit tumor,” Just. 11, 11, 12; Sen. Hippol. 136; Claud. Ep. 1, 6; Luc. 10, 99: “tumor et vana de se persuasio,” Quint. 2, 2, 12: “regius,” Sen. Hippol. 136: “multos tumores mente gerit,” Luc. 10, 99; Claud. Ep. 1, 7.—
B. A ferment, commotion in affairs or society, Cic. Att. 14, 5, 2: “praesens et civilia nuper classica,” Claud. in Ruf. 2, 117.—
C. Of speech, an inflated or pompous style, bombast (post-Aug.): “genus dicendi, quod tumore immodico turgescit,” Quint. 12, 10, 73; 2, 10, 7; 9, 4, 140; “12, 6, 5: verborum,” Sen. Ben. 2, 11, 5; Petr. 1; Gell. 2, 23, 21.
