presence Copy link Outline I. Being in view1. praesentia2. expr. by praesensII. In phr. presence of mind • presence: I. Being in view: 1. praesentia: to avoid any one's p., alicujus aspectum p.que vitare, Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 17: Vell. 2. expr. by praesens: in my, thy, ... p., me, te ... praesente, Cic. de Or. 1, 24, 112 (in presentia = for the present): to declare any one deserving of death, in his very p., aliquem praesentem [et audientem] vita privandum esse dicere, id. Cat. 4, 6, 13. Phr.: in the p. of, cōram (both as adv., and more freq., prep. with abl.): when I came into your p., ut veni coram, Hor. S. 1, 6, 56: in the p. of a numerous attendance of delegates, coram frequentissimo legationum conventu, Nep. Epam. 6: Cic.: strengthened by praesens: Cic. Agr. 3, init. (coram potius, me praesente, dixissent). II. In phr. presence of mind: (?) praesentia animi (good courage, resolution): Cic. Mil. 23, 62: Plin. 8, 25, 38 (but the sense is not identical: v. ll. cc.): in same sense, praesens animus: to show p. of mind, praesenti animo uti et consilio (which corresponds very closely to the Eng.), Cic. Off. 1, 23, 80: also sometimes perh., animo adesse (which denotes either attention or courage: v. Smith's Lat. Dict. s. v. assum, I., 4): to lose one's p. of mind, perturbari ... et de gradu dejici (ut dicitur), Cic. Off. l. c.
PRESENCE Copy link • PRESENCEpraesentia (the proper word): assiduitas (frequent presence at a place): frequentia (of several persons): in the presence of anybody, aliquo praesente (☞ not in praesentia alicujus): coram aliquo (under the eyes of anybody; the action not necessarily being directed to him): apud aliquem (not only in his presence, but also with reference to him; e.g., dicere, loqui, verba facere apud aliquem): presence of mind, animi praesentia; animus praesens.