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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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• resolution: ; resolve:
    1. I. Separation into parts: best expr. after Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 71, where, speaking of death, he says, "discessus et secretio ac diremptus earum partium quae junctione aliqua tenebantur": or by dissipatio (opp. to concretio) id. N. D. 1, 25, 71: v. dissolution.
    2. II. Solution:
      1. 1. rĕsŏlūtio: the r. of a sophism, r. sophismatis, Gell. 18, 2.
      2. 2. sŏlūtio: id. ib.: Sen.: v. solution, explanation. (N.B.--As a musical t. t. perh. it may be expr. by *resolutio: cf. the verb.)
    3. III. Firmness of purpose:
      1. 1. obstĭnātio (firmness, in a good or bad sense): r. of mind, o. animi, Sen. Ep. 94, 7 Cic.: v. determination.
      2. 2. constantia: to resort to death with inflexible r., irrevocabili constantia ad mortem decurrere, Plin. Ep. 3, 7, 2: Cic.: v. constancy.
      3. 3. firmĭtas: v. firmness, steadfastness.
      4. 4. mens, mentis, f. (courage): their r. is weak, and incapable of sustaining reverses, mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas m. eorum est, Caes. B. G. 3, 19: inflexible r., m. solida, Hor. Od. 3, 3, 4.
      5. 5. ănĭmus (spirit: esp. in such phr. as praesentia animi, etc.): with no less r. and confidence, non minore animo ac fiducia, Caes. B. C. 2, 4: bravery and r., a. acer ac praesens, Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 84: such was the valour and r. of the soldiers, ea militum virtus atque ea praesentia animi fuit, Caes. B. G. 5, 43.
      6. 6. consĭlium (rare: r. as the result of previous deliberation): the barbarians were not wanting in r., barbaris c. non defuit, Caes. B. G. 5, 34.
    4. IV. Settled purpose:
      1. 1. consĭlium: a rash and hasty r., temerarium ac repentinum c., Cic. Inv. 2, 9, 28: dangerous and hot-headed r.s seem more brilliant than calm and thoughtful ones, periculosa et calida c. quietis et cogitatis splendidiora videntur, id. Off. 1, 24, 82: to form a r., c. capere, Cic.; Caes. (foll. by ut or inf.); suscipere, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 112; inire, Caes. B. G. 6, 5; intendere, Ter. Andr. 4, 3, 18: to change one's r., c. commutare, Caes. B. C. 2, 38: fortune favours his r., comprobat c. fortuna, id. B. G. 5, 58.
      2. 2. sententia (opinion, determination): to have adopted some fixed r., certa aliqua in sententia constitisse, Cic. Fam. 7, 17, ad init.: to overthrow any one's r., proposita s. (aliquem) depellere, id. Lig. 9, 26: nor could Scipio adhere to his r., nec Scipioni stare sententia poterat, Liv. 21, 29: is this your r.? siccine est s.? Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 114.
      3. 3. prōpŏsĭtum: v. purpose, plan.
      4. 4. destĭnātio: the r. of dying, d. mortis, Plin. 36, 14, 21. Phr.: a certain r. and will of the mind, animi inductio quaedam et voluntas, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 11, § 32: it was Tiberius' firm r., fixum Tiberio fuit, Tac. A. 1, 47: it was his thorough r. to avoid the Roman arms, (ei) penitus infixum erat arma Romana vitandi, Tac. A. 15, 5: youth helps greatly to strengthen this r., multum ad hanc rem probandam adjuvat adolescentia, Caes. B. C. 2, 28: whose arrival strengthened the r. of our men, cujus adventus nostros firmavit, id. ib. 3, 65: to form a r., consŭlo, lui, sultum, 3 (constr. with de or absol.): to form an unwise r., male c., Sall. C. 51, ad init.
    5. V. A formal expression of opinion: nearest word sententia: his r. being unanimously adopted, omnium consensu hac sententia probata, Caes. B. G. 7, 15: freq. expr. by verb: v. resolve, No. V.