ENTRANCE Copy link • ENTRANCEAction of entering, ingressio: ingressus: introitus (also figuratively, of entering into an office, etc., introitus sacerdotii): aditus (the going up to): To refuse entrance to anybody, aliquem introitu prohibere. Entrance into the forum, ingressio fori: to make a public entrance, triumphantem urbem inire, or in urbem invehi, or (according to our notions) *sollemni pompa, stipatum comitibus, urbem ingredi, intrare, or in urbem introire: to make a public entrance on horseback, introire vehentetn equo (Gell.). Anybody’s entrance into the city, alicujus introitus in urbem (Cic.). IMPROPR., To find an entrance (i. e., into the mind), accipi, probari (find acceptance): to find entrance into anybody’s mind, movere aliquem or alicujus animum (to affect by one’s representations); in alicujus pectus descendere :aequis auribus accipi: to find no entrance, non audiri. Passage by which a place is entered, introitus (e.g., portus): aditus: accessus (approach): limen (threshold): fauces (narrow entrance): ostium (PROP., door as opening; then any entrance, e.g., of a harbor, mouth of a river, etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) introitus atque ostium (e.g., portus): janua (house-door). The entrance into a prison, ostium limenque carceris: at the entrance (of a house), in limine or ad limen aedium. All the entrances were closed, omnes introitus erant praeclusi (Caes.). Opening of a speech, etc., introitus: ingressio: ingressus: exordium: prologus: prooemium. Vid: EXORDIUM.