adpetitio
Dictionary entries
- Entry →adpetitio, adpetitionis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
desire, appetite; action of trying to reach/grasp, stretching out for; grasping;
nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Libri XIV-XV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...alii studium corrigendae mentis; a quibusdam dicta est adpetitio rectae rationis. Illud quasi constitit, aliquid inter philosophiam..."Libri XI-XIII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...enim inconsulta temeritas nec periculorum amor nec formidabilium adpetitio: scientia est distinguendi quid sit malum et quid..."