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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• reason (subs.):
    1. I. Intellect, thinking faculty:
      1. 1. mens, tis, f.: r., to which has been assigned by nature the sovereignty of the entire soul, (mens) cui regnum totius animi a natura tributum est, Cic. Tusc. 3, 5, 11 (the thinking part of the soul, mens animi, Lucr. 3, 615): id. 4, 762: to grasp or embrace by r., i. e. understand, mente comprehendere, Cic. N. D. 3, 8, 21: mente complecti, id. Tusc. 1, 16, 37: sound in r., integer mentis, Hor. S. 1, 3, 65: sanus mentis, Pl. Trin. 2, 4, 53: mentis compos, Cic. Tusc. 1, 20, 48: to be of sound r., mentis suae esse, ib. 21, 50: bereft of r., mentis inops, Ov. A. A. 1, 465: id. Met. 2, 200: egens mentis, id. Trist. 2, 395: mente captus, Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94: with r. almost deranged, paene alienata mente, Caes. B. G. 6, 41: Suet. Aug. 99: furiata mente, Virg. Aen. 2, 588: r. disturbed, mens perturbata, Cic. Tusc. 4, 24, 54: commota m., Hor. S. 2, 3, 278: disturbed in r., mentem concussus, ib. 295: mente commotus, Plin. N. H. 23, 1, 16, § 23 mente lapsus, Suet. Aug. 48: of weakened r., mente imminuta, Sall. Jug. 65: to lose one's r., mentem amittere, Auct. Harusp., 15, 32: a loss of r., mentis deminutio, Suet. Aug. 99: departure of r., amentia, which Cic. describes as affectionem animi, lumine mentis carentem, Tusc. 3, 5, 10:
      2. 2. rătio, ōnis, f. rational faculty, Lucr. 1, 149: r. the mistress and queen of all things, domina omnium et regina ratio, Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 47: all things which possess r. surpass those which are devoid of r., omnia quae rationem habent, praestant iis quae sunt rationis expertia, Cic. Leg. 2, 7, 16: that practical skill which we call r., sollertiam quam rationem vocamus, Cic. N. D. 3, 27, 69: let r., not fortune, guide, agentem te ratio ducat non fortuna, Liv. 22, 39: a man possessed of r., rationis particeps, Cic. Off. 1, 4, 11: devoid of r., rationis expertes, ib. 16, 50: pecudes ratione carentes, Ov. Am. 1, 11, 25: wanting r., rationis egentem, Virg. Aen. 8, 299: astray from true r., avius a vera ratione, Lucr. 2, 229: right r., recta ratio, Cic. Tusc. 4, 10, 23: sound r., bona ratio, id. N. D. 3, 27, 70.
      3. 3. ănĭmus (prop. the emotions or feelings: sometimes in present sense): do you preserve your r., rectum animi servas, Hor. S. 2, 3, 201: stas animi, ib. 213: bereft of r., inops animi, Virg. Aen. 4, 300.
      4. 4. intellĭgentia: r. is the faculty by which (the soul) perceives existing objects, i. est per quam (animus) ea perspicit quae sunt, Cic. Inv. 2, 53, 160: ordinary r., i. e. common sense, communis i., id. Fin. 1, 16, 44: to fall within reach of r., sub intelligentiam cadere, id. Tim. 8: a thing which falls within our r., res, quae in nostram intelligentiam cadit, id. Off. 3, 4, 17. things which are comprehended not by sense but by r., quae non sensu sed intelligentia continentur, id. Tim. 8.
      5. 5. săpientia: my master has no more r. (wit) than a stone, (non) habet plus sapientiae quam lapis, Pl. Mil. 2, 2, 83: a disease of the r. (mind), sapientiae aegritudo, Plin. H. N. 7, 51, § 171. Phr.: a man void of r., insipiens, Cic. Phil. 12, 2, 5: to be deprived of r., desipere, Hor. S. 2, 3, 47.
      6. 6. consĭlium, i: force devoid of r., vis consili expers, Hor. Od. 3, 4, 65; weakness of r., infirmitas consilii, Cic. Mur. 12, 27.
      7. 7. prūdentia: r. as opposed to chance, Juv. 3, 365.
      8. 8. sound, healthy r., sānĭtas, tatis, f.: to return to sound r., ad sanitatem redire, Cic. Fam. 12, 10: to bring back to sound r., ad sanitatem reducere, id. Verr. 2, 40, 98: the confusion of corrupt opinions deprives the soul of sound r., pravarum opinionum conturbatio ... sanitate spoliat animum, Cic. Tusc. 4, 10, 23: a stranger to sound r., alienus a sanitate, Cic. Sull. 30, 83. Phr.: to return to sound r., ad bonam frugem se recipere, Cic. Coel. 12, 28: to recover r., resipisco, ivi, or ui, 3: Suet. Aug. 48: ad te redi, Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 8: se ad se revocare, Cic. Acad. 4, 16, 51.
    2. II. Good reason, reasonableness: rătio: to approve the r. of the deed, rationem facti probare, Cic. Mur. 2, 3: you have acted with good r. in staying at home, quod domi te inclusisti, ratione fecisti, id. Att. 12, 44: to threaten the commissioners was not (consistent with) good r., minari divisoribus ratio non erat, id. Verr. Act. 1, 9, 24.
    3. III. Reasonable ground, argument: rătio: to be overcome by no r., nulla ratione vinci, Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 48: this r., combined with the other causes, led them to that opinion, ad eam sententiam cum reliquis causis haec ... ratio eos deduxit, Caes. B. G. 2, 10: to bring forward a r. why ... rationem afferre quamobrem ..., Cic. Caecin. 33, 96: that r. induced me ..., illa me ratio movit, id. Fam. 1, 7: he adds a r. for his opinion, cur sic opinetur, rationem subjicit, id. Div. 2, 50, 104: to confirm by far-fetched r.s, exquisitis rationibus confirmare, id. Fin. 1, 9, 30: slight r.s, ratiunculae, Cic. Tusc. 4, 19, 43: the Stoics wind up their petty r.s, concludunt ratiunculas Stoici, ib. 2, 12, 28. Phr.: I bring forward many sound r.s for ..., multa affero justa ad impetrandum, Cic. Att. 9, 15: we must bring forward a r. on the opposite side, afferendum est in contrariam partem, id. de Or. 2, 53, 215: they bring forward no good r., nihil afferunt, id. Sen. 6, 17.
    4. IV. Cause: causa: to bring forward a tolerable r., probabilem causam afferre, Cic. Acad. 1, 3, 10: r.s for delay, causas morandi, Virg. Aen. 4, 51: he would not have done that except for good r., id nisi gravi de causa non fecisset, Cic. Att. 7, 7: for good r.s, justis de causis, id. Fam. 5, 20: with r., cum causa, id. de Or. 2, 60, 247: without r., sine causa, ib. 246: what r. is there? quid causae est, Hor. S. 1, 1, 20: there is no r., nihil causae est, Quint. 11, 3, 59: any other r., quidquam aliud causae, Cic. Rosc. Am. 3, 8.
    5. V. A ground or reason expr. or implied in the antecedent sentence is often denoted by an adverbial relative sentence introduced by
      1. 1. cūr: I gave many r.s for going away, multa dixi, cur excusatus abirem, Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 7: an excellent r. for being able to know, none for speaking falsely, justissima causa, cur scire potuerint, nulla, cur mentiantur, Cic. Quint. 18, 58: what is the r. for which? ... quid est, cur? ... id. Div. 3, 60, 125.
      2. 2. quamobrem, to bring forward a r. why ..., afferre rationem, quamobrem, Cic. Caecin. 33, 96: many r.s occurred to me for thinking, multa mihi veniebant in mentem, quamobrem putarem ..., id. Fam. 3, 10.
      3. 3. quāpropter, what is the r. for which you threaten? quid est, quapropter vos minitamini? Pl. Bacch. 5, 2, 28.
      4. 4. quārē: you provoke a r. for my wishing, accendis quare cupiam, Hor. S. 1, 9, 53: now listen to the r. for which ..., nunc accipe quare desipiant omnes aeque ac tu, id. 2, 3, 46.
      5. 5. quŏd: there is no r. for our thinking, nihil est quod cogitemus, Cic. Fam. 1, 8: I perceived that ill-health was the r. for your absence, quod non affuisses, valetudinem causam fuisse, id. Am. 2, 8.
    6. VI. In simple (a) questions and (b) inferences., expr. for what (which) reason by interrog. or relat. adv.
      1. 1. cur: why (for what r.) do you exhaust me with your complaints? cur me querelis exanimas tuis? Hor. Od. 2, 17, 1.
      2. 2. quamobrem: (a) for what r. did you (how came you to) know? quamobrem sciebas., quamobrem suspicabare? Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 29, 74: I think you an utter scoundrel. For what r.? Am. Scelestissimum te arbitror. So. Nam quamobrem? Pl. Am. 2, 1, 2: (b) for which r. let us return, quamobrem ad illa redeamus, Cic. Am. 26, 100: for which r. I ask you, quamobrem quaeso a vobis, id. Flacc. 27, 65.
      3. 3. quāpropter: (a) for what r. do you suspect that to have been done? quapropter id vos factum suspicamini? Pl. Most. 2, 2, 52: until I go out, wait here. For what r.? Da. dum exeo, opperire hic. My. Quapropter? Ter. Andr. 4, 2, 31: (b) for which r. I exhort you, quapropter vos moneo, Sall. Cat. 58.
      4. 4. quārē: (a) why (for what r.) did you say that you would not bring that forward? illud quare negasti, te fuisse laturum? Cic. de Or. 1, 16, 71: why did you (how came you to) dare? quare ausus? Pl. Mil. 5, 12: (b) for which r. I so recommend him to you, quare sic tibi eum commendo, Cic. Fam. 13, 71: for which r. this plan is worthless, quare vanum equidem hoc consilium, Sall. Cat. 52.
      5. 5. quid: why (for what r.) does he conceal himself? quid latet? Hor. Od. 1, 8, 13: why (for what r.) do I argue? quid ego argumentor, quid plura disputo? Cic. Mil. 16, 44: what r. had Calidius to complain, quid erat, quod C. quereretur? id. Verr. 4, 20, 43.
    7. VII. For that r., with or without any condition or purpose stated:
      1. 1. iccirco: men will not think you a good citizen for that r., non iccirco te isti bonum civem putabunt, Cic. de Or. 2, 40, 170: for that r. some have asked, iccirco quidam ... quaesivere, Hor. S. 1, 4, 45.
      2. 2. ĭdeo: for that r. he wished him to become his friend, ideo eum amicum sibi cupiebat adjungi., Nep. Alc. 9: for this r. I cannot satisfy myself, because ..., ideo mihi non satisfacio, quod nullam partem, ... consequi possum, Cic. Fam. 1, 8.
      3. 3. ĕo: and for that r. its first approaches are difficult, eoque difficiles aditus primos habet, Hor. S. 1, 9, 55: I have written to you at greater length, for this r. that you might ..., eo pluribus scripsi, ut intelligeres, id. Fam. 13, 69.
      4. 4. proptĕreā: for that r. he could make less use of the corn, because ..., frumento ... propterea minus uti poterat, quod..., Caes. B. G. 1, 16.
      5. 5. ĭgĭtur: for this r. he summons Lentulus, igitur vocari ad sese jubet Lentulum, Sall. Cat. 46.
      6. 6. ĭtăque: for this r. his brother spoke for him, itaque, quoniam ipse pro se dicere non posset, verba pro eo fecit frater ejus, Nep. Milt. 7.
    8. VIII. Without r.:
      1. 1. frustrā, Cic. Div. 2, 60, 125: the pens are blamed without r., culpantur frustra calami, Hor. S. 2, 3, 7.
      2. 2. de nihilo, a confidence adopted not without r., fiducia, non de nihilo concepta, Liv. 30, 29: without r. they boldly abuse, de nihilo audacter dicunt contumeliam, Pl. Curc. 3, 1, 17.
      3. 3. tĕmĕrē: I do not write this without r., non scribo hoc temere, Cic. Fam. 4, 13. By r. of:
      4. 1. propter (with acc.): for which r.s (by r. of which things) it is allowed, propter quae fas est, Juv. 10, 55: by r. of the cold, propter frigora, Caes. B. G. 1, 16.
      5. 2. ŏb (with acc.): for that r., ob eam rem, Caes. B. G. 1, 13.
      6. 3. prae (with abl.): by r. of the multitude of darts, p. multitudine jaculorum, Cic. Tusc. 1, 42, 101: prae lacrimis, id. Att. 9, 12: p. gaudio, Liv. 4, 40. (N.B.--In this sense prae is rarely used except in negative sentences.)
      7. 4. ex: fearful, and by r. of conscience (i. e. in his heart) distrusting his own position, timido et ex conscientia diffidenti rebus suis, Sall. Jug. 32: Cic.: more fully, with causa: for which r., ex qua causa, Cic. Rep. 2, 7.