excelsa
Dictionary entries
- Entry →excelsus, excelsa, excelsum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Souter (Later Latin)
- Age:
- Later
- Field:
- Arts
high pitched (sound/note);; lofty/high; tall; exalted; elevated; noble; of high position/rank/reputation;
abl. sg. (f.)acc. pl. (n.)nom. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (n.)voc. sg. (f.)voc. pl. (n.) - Entry →excelsa, excelsae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Souter (Later Latin)
- Age:
- Later
- Field:
- Religion
citadel;
abl. sg.nom. sg.voc. sg. - Entry →excello, excellere, -, excelsus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
be eminent/preeminent; excel;
abl. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. pl. perf. pass. part.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part. - Entry →excelsum, excelsi:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
height, high place/ground/altitude; eminence; high position/rank/station;; altar, temple (pl.); citadel; [in ~is/in ~o => in the highest/on high];
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
- M
Liber III
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...quaque iter est Latiis ad summam fascibus Albam;excelsa de rupe procul iam conspicit urbemArctoi toto non uisam..." - D
Satura X
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...optabat honores et nimias poscebat opes, numerosa parabat excelsae turris tabulata, unde altior esset casus et inpulsae praeceps..." Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Protinus a laeua clari tibi fronte Penates atriaque excelsae sunt adeunda domus. Hanc pete: ne metuas fastus limenque..."- L
Liber XX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...pusilla;itaque neminem satiat. Tu ista credis excelsa quia longe ab illis iaces;ei uero qui ad illa..." - L
Libri XIV-XV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...habentis quam ab aliis habetur; nam quae aliis excelsa videntur ipsis praerupta sunt. Itaque exanimantur et trepidant quotiens..." - L
Liber V
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...enim duo aedificia excitata esse, ambo paria, aeque excelsa atque magnifica. Alter puram aream accepit, illic protinus opus..." - L
Liber IV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...illorum magnitudo sentire solis uiciniam possit: [11,2] excelsa sunt ista, quamdiu nobis comparantur; at uero..." - M
Liber VI
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...uindicat agri,parua Mycenaeae quantum sacrata Dianaedistat ab excelsa nemoralis Aricia Roma, 75quoque modo terrae praelapsus moenia Thybrisin..."
