affection Copy link Outline I. A state of body or mind, esp. those produced by external agency1. affectĭo2. affectus, ūs3. sensus, ūsII. A disease, affectus, ūsIII. Settled good will or love1. ămor2. cārĭtas3. stŭdium (used of any eager, ardent feelings)4. pĭĕtas (dutiful affection, esp. towards parents and relatives)5. affectĭo (late)6. affectus, ūs • affection: I. A state of body or mind, esp. those produced by external agency: 1. affectĭo: an a. is a change of mind or body from some cause, af. est animi aut corporis aliqua de causa commutatio, Cic.: vices are permanent a.s, vitia af. sunt manentes, Cic.: all the right a.s of the mind are called virtues, omnes rectae animi af. virtutes appellantur, Cic. 2. affectus, ūs: a praiseworthy a. of mind, af. animi laudabilis, Cic.: Euripides is indisputably pre-eminent in those a.s which are connected with pity, Euripides in iis af. qui miseratione constant, facile praecipuus est, Quint.: to waver with irresolute a.s, dubiis af. errare, Ov. 3. sensus, ūs: in addressing the feelings of jurymen, I myself should be influenced by the very a.s to which I wished to bring them, ipse in commovendis judicibus iis ipsis s. ad quos illos adducere vellem permoverer, Cic.: the will and a. of our fellow-citizens towards us, voluntas erga nos s.que civium, Cic.: v. feeling. II. A disease, affectus, ūs: other a.s of the body come after a fever, alii corporis af. febri superveniunt, Cels.: v. disease. III. Settled good will or love: 1. ămor: v. love. 2. cārĭtas: the a. which exists between children and parents, c. quae est inter natos et parentes, Cic. A dependent gen. usu. denotes the object: a. for the commonwealth, reipublicae c., Liv. But it is sometimes subjective: I believe that you have ardently desired the a. of your fellow-citizens, credo vos c. civium concupisse, Cic. 3. stŭdium (used of any eager, ardent feelings): your warm a. and concern for my safety, s. tuum curaque de salute mea, Cic.: to show no small a. for any one, significare s. erga aliquem non mediocre, Cic.: also in pl.: to try to win the a.s of the soldiery, militum studia affectare, Tac.: v. fondness, zeal. 4. pĭĕtas (dutiful affection, esp. towards parents and relatives): cherish justice and a., which latter though important in reference to parents and relations, yet is most so in reference to one's country, justitiam cole et p., quae cum sit magna in parentibus et propinquis, tum in patria maxima est, Cic.: the last offices of a., solemnia pietatis, Tac.: all your friends long for you with the greatest a., tui omnes summa p. te desiderant, Cic.: your a., welcome to your parent, has enabled you to accomplish a difficult journey, tua exspectata parenti vicit iter durum p., Virg. 5. affectĭo (late): a. (of apes) for their offspring, af. erga fetum, Plin.: to love any one more than can be credited of human a., aliquem amare ultra modum humanae af., Gell.: Justin. 6. affectus, ūs: the a. of a parent, parentis af., Suet. (Neither this nor the preceding is Ciceronian). Phr.: to display a. for a man by conferring honours and kindnesses upon him, hominem honoribus et beneficiis complecti, Cic.: to feel an a. for any one, studiosum esse alicujus; propendere in aliquem inclinatione voluntatis, Cic.
AFFECTION Copy link • AFFECTIONlove, etc., amor (general term, but especially a passionate love): caritas (any tender, unsensual affection; especially that of parents toward their children: not used of things, except country, patriae or erga patriam, reipublicae): pietas (dutiful affection, natural affection; e.g., affection toward the gods, one’s relations, country, etc.): benevolentia (goodwill): studium, voluntas (inclination, liking for): indulgentia (indulgent affection, overlooking offences, faults, etc.). In post-Augustan prose, affectio (Plin., Tac., etc.); affectus (Tac., Suet., Quint.). Affection toward or for anybody, amor in, erga, adversus aliquem; also amor alicujus; pietas, benevolentia, voluntas, in or erga aliquem: studium in aliquem; also alicujus. Maternal affection, materni amoris cura: fraternal affection, fraternus amor in aliquem. To love anybody with extraordinary affection, singulari amore aliquem amare; aliquem in deliciis habere; summum me tenet alicujus studium. To gain anybody’s affection, alicujus amorem, benevolentiam, voluntatem sibi conciliare. To cherish anybody’s affection, alicujus amorem fovere; alicujus caritatem retinere. From affection, propter amorem, or benevolentiam; amore impulsus, incitatus, ex amore: from pure affection, ipsa aliqua re captus: for affection, prae amore. Affection for a thing, amor, studium alicujus rei. To have an affection for anything, alicujus rei esse amantem, studiosum, appetentem, cupidum; alicujus rei studio teneri, captum esse: sometimes aliquid petere, concupiscere. [Vid: INCLINATION.] A state produced in a body or mind, affectio (generally of a temporary state, but also of a permanent one; e.g., affectio animi constans, Cic.., διάθεσις ψυχῆς): (animi) affectus (in the best prosa writers only, state or disposition of mind; but in of Quint. = πἁθος; and in plur., “the affections” generally; also, affection of body, Cels.). Passion of any kind, affectio, affectus (see just before): animi concitatio: animi impetus: (stronger) animi perturbatio: motus an imi turbatus or perturbatus (violent emotion: animi affectio, the state or disposition: animi motus, commotio, or permotio, emotion of the mind generally). A temporary affection, temporarius animi motus (Vid: Quint., 5, 10, 28). Vehement or violent affection, acerrimus animi motus; vehemens animi impetus. Vid: PASSION.