respect (subs.) Copy link Outline I. High esteem.1. observantia2. hŏnor3. rĕvĕrentia (stronger than either of the preced.)4. vĕrēcundia (in this sense rare; constr. with gen. obj.)5. suspectus, ūs6. relĭgio (rellĭgio7. spectātioII. Regard, attentionIII. Relation, reference1. rătio2. expr. by various nouns, which, however, can only be used in certain phr. (i.) pars, tis, f.3. expr. by a prep.4. expr. by the abl. without a prep. (modal abl.)5. expr. by advs. or adv. phr.6. expr. by a clause introduced by quod (as for) • respect (subs.): I. High esteem. 1. observantia: I was never wanting in r. for you, mea tibi o. nunquam defuit, Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 3. (It is def., as "per quam aetate aut sapientia aut honore aut aliqua dignitate antecedentes veneremur et colimus," id. Inv. 2, 22: observatio, which in Cic. denotes observation, is used for respect in Val. Max. 1, 1, 8.) 2. hŏnor: to give to every one the rank and r. due to him, suum cuique gradum et h. reddere, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136: to mention any one out of r., aliquem honoris causa nominare, id. ib. 2, 6, et pass.: v. honour, esteem. 3. rĕvĕrentia (stronger than either of the preced.): r. for what is just and right, recti r. et aequi, Mart. 11, 5, 1: self-r., sui r., Sen. Ep. 25, 6: the greatest r. is due to boyhood, maxima debetur pueris r., Juv. 14, 47: to show r., r. adhibere, Cic. Off. 1, 28, 99 (q. v.): v. reverence. 4. vĕrēcundia (in this sense rare; constr. with gen. obj.): r. for this rank, v. hujus ordinis, Liv. 4, 45, ad fin.: r. for age, aetatis v., id. 1, 6, ad fin. 5. suspectus, ūs: undue self-r., nimius sui s., Sen. Ben. 2, 26: Ov. 6. relĭgio (rellĭgio: a religious r. or awe): r. for an oath, r. juris jurandi, Cic. Font. 9, 20. 7. spectātio: Flor. Phr.: to lose utterly the r. of good men, bonorum judicium funditus perdere, Cic. Att. 11, 7, 3: my manner of life has procured me the r. of men, vitae ratio dimanavit ad existimationem hominum, id. Cael. 3, 6: did any rise out of r. to him when he came into the senate-house? an quisquam in curiam venienti assurrexit? id. Pis. 12, 26: to pay one's r.s to any one, salutare aliquem, Sall. Cat. 28: my son Cicero sends you his r.s (in a letter), salvebis a meo Cicerone, Cic. Att. 6, 2, extr. II. Regard, attention: rătio: v. regard. Phr.: to have r. to persons, v. person, No. III. III. Relation, reference: 1. rătio: v. reference. 2. expr. by various nouns, which, however, can only be used in certain phr. (i.) pars, tis, f.: the power of fortune is great in both r.s, magna est vis fortunae in utramque partem, Cic. Off. 2, 6, 19; in every r., in omnes p., id. Sest. 9, 21; omni ex (a) parte, id. Am. 21, 79. (ii.) gĕnus, gĕnĕris, n.: in that r., in isto genere, Auct. Dom. 6, 14: in every r., in omni g., Cic. Rep. 2, 20: in some r., in aliquo g., id. de Or. 2, 4, 17: cf. id. Planc. 9, 23. (iii.) res, rĕi, f.: that it would help them in two important r.s, in duas r. magnas id usui fore, Liv. 37, 15: in other r.s, ceteris r., Cic. Phil. 2, 46, 117: in all r., in omnibus r., id. Vatin. 7, 17. (iv.) lŏcus (point): in one r., uno loco, Cic. Cat. 4, 10, 22: in many r.s, multis locis, id. Tusc. 4, init. 3. expr. by a prep.: (i.) ad: in r. of all other things, ad omnia alia, Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 46; Cic. Off. 2, 6, 19. (ii.) ab: he lacked nothing in r. of natural ability or education, nihil isti neque a natura neque a doctrina defuit, Cic. de Or. 3, 61, 229. (iii.) de: v. respecting, concerning. 4. expr. by the abl. without a prep. (modal abl.): they surpass the others in r. of the theory and practice of navigation, scientia atque usu rerum nauticarum ceteros antecedunt, Caes. B. G. 3, 8: but what creature is unwieldy in r. of figure? at figura quae (bellua) vastior? Cic. N. D. 1, 35, 97 (al. ad figuram). 5. expr. by advs. or adv. phr.: in other r.s, cētĕrum, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 14 (12) 1; cētĕrōqui (-quin), id. Fam. 6, 19, 1; ăliōqui (-quin), Hor. S. 1, 6, 66; cētĕro, ălias, ălĭbi, Plin. [not good]: in every r., omnīno: v. entirely: ad, in omnia, Vell. 2, 23, 6; 2, 13, 1. 6. expr. by a clause introduced by quod (as for): in r. to your request that I should send my writings to you, quod rogas ut mea tibi scripta mittam, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 23: Fin. 4, 25, 69.