affectionem
Dictionary entries
- Entry →affectio, affectionis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
mental condition, mood, feeling, disposition; affection, love; purpose;
acc. sg.
Examples
Liber VI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...ponere tamen illam solemus ad demonstrandam animi hilarem affectionem. Scio, inquam, et voluptatem, si ad nostrum album verba..."Liber Quintus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...nisi admirationibus maximis? Nemo est igitur, quin hanc affectionem animi probet atque laudet, qua non modo utilitas nulla..."