call (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A verbal summons or address1. vŏcātus, ūs (only in abl. sing.)2. More usu. expr. by part. of verb3. vox, vōcis, f.4. clāmor (a loud cry)II. Demand, requisitionIII. Invitation (either external or internal) to undertake any officeIV. A pipe or whistleV. A short visit • call (subs.): I. A verbal summons or address: 1. vŏcātus, ūs (only in abl. sing.): the senate at the c. of Drusus entered the senate-house, senatus vocatu Drusi in curiam venit, Cic.: Virg. 2. More usu. expr. by part. of verb: as, thou hearest our c. (of a deity), audis vocatus, Hor.: refuse not to hear our c., *ne asperneris vocantes: v. to call. 3. vox, vōcis, f.: v. voice, cry. 4. clāmor (a loud cry): v. shout. Phr.: to take up arms at the c. of one's country, *patria jubente arma sumere: a c. of the house, *recitatio senatorum nominum, or simply recitatio senatus: v. to call over (better expr. by verb: as, a c. of the house took place, senatus recitatus est). II. Demand, requisition: q. v. Phr.: the c.s of nature, requisita naturae, Sall.: to make large c.s upon any one, *magna ab aliquo postulare. III. Invitation (either external or internal) to undertake any office: Phr.: lest ye should seem to have refused to accept a c. from God, ne munus assignatum a Deo defugisse videamini, Cic. to have a c. from heaven to any particular work, *a Deo ad aliquod ministerium vocari, designari: to be obedient to the heavenly c., *divinis jussis parēre. IV. A pipe or whistle: fistŭla: v. CAT-CALL. V. A short visit: sălūtātĭo: Cic.: Sen. Phr.: to pay a c., sălūto, convĕnio, etc.: v. TO CALL UPON.