constantia
Dictionary entries
- Entry →consto, constare, constiti, constatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
agree/correspond/fit, be correct; be dependent/based upon; exist/continue/last;; be certain/decided/consistent/sure/fixed/established/well-known/apparent/plain;; stand firm/still/erect/together; remain motionless/constant; consist of/in;; it is agreed/evident/understood/correct/well known (everyone knows/agrees);
acc. pl. pres. act. part.nom. pl. pres. act. part.voc. pl. pres. act. part. - Entry →constantia, constantiae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
perseverance; harmony; steadfastness, persistence; firmness; courage; loyalty;; steadiness, regularity, consistency; constancy; resistance to change;
abl. sg.nom. sg.voc. sg. - Entry →constans, constantis (gen.), constantior -or -us, constantissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
constant, unchanging; steadfast, resolute; steady, stable; immovable; secure;; consistent; standing firm; firm; persistent; mentally/morally settled/certain;
acc. pl. (n.)nom. pl. (n.)voc. pl. (n.)
Examples
- L
de Constantia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...I. 1. Tantum inter Stoicos, Serene..." - C
Atticus
Cornelius Nepos from LIBER DE LATINIS HISTORICIS
"...frustra dehortando impedire conemini'. Hac oratione habita tanta constantia vocis atque vultus, ut non ex vita..." - D
Satura II
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...ducis est occidere Galbam et curare cutem, summi constantia ciuis Bebriaci campis solium adfectare Palati et pressum..." - D
Satura XIII
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...sciat. aspice quanta uoce neget, quae sit ficti constantia uoltus. per Solis radios Tarpeiaque fulmina iurat et Martis..." - L
de Providentia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...scire quantum aduersus ignominiam et infamiam odiumque populare constantiae habeas, si inter plausus senescis, si te inexpugnabilis..." - C
Thrasybulus
Cornelius Nepos
"...ponam; illud sine dubio: neminem huic praefero fide, constantia, magnitudine animi, in patriam amore. Nam quod multi voluerunt..." - L
de Tranquillitate Animi
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...nouandum pigra deprehendit. Adice et illos, qui non constantiae uitio parum lenes sunt, sed inertiae, et uiuunt..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...gladiis, hos ignibus arcet,obsessusque gerit, tanta est constantia mentis, 490expugnantis opus. piceo iubet unguine tinctaslampadas inmitti iunctis..."
