piissime
Dictionary entries
- Entry →pius, pia, pium:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
conscientious; upright; faithful; patriotic/dutiful, respectful; righteous/good;; affectionate, tender, devoted, loyal (to family); pious, devout; holy, godly;
voc. sg. (m.)
Examples
ad Polybium
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE CONSOLATIONE
"...quam postea corporis ictus est; quod utrumque et piissime idem et fortissime tulit. [Ti.] Caesar patruus meus Drusum..."X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...quies; scit ad quam debeat venire dimissus. 'Iuvenis piissime, iuvenis indulgentissime, numquam matri tuae umbra nec manes..."
