association Copy link Outline I. The act or state of associating, union1. sŏcĭĕtas (of the state)2. commūnĭtas (very sim. in force to societas, with which and similar words Cic. joins it3. consŏciātĭo (prop. of the act of associating together)4. congrĕgātĭo (v. TO ASSOCIATE, II. 3)5. conjunctio6. consortĭo (an a. for a special purpose)II. A company, societyIII. Connection • association: I. The act or state of associating, union: 1. sŏcĭĕtas (of the state): we are born for a. and intercourse with mankind, nati sumus ad s. communitatemque generis humani, Cic. 2. commūnĭtas (very sim. in force to societas, with which and similar words Cic. joins it: v. last ex.): the a. and union of men, c. et conjunctio humana, Cic. 3. consŏciātĭo (prop. of the act of associating together): the a. of men, c. hominum, Cic. 4. congrĕgātĭo (v. to associate, II. 3): we are born for union and a. with men, ad conjunctionem c.que hominum nati sumus, Cic. 5. conjunctio: v. union. 6. consortĭo (an a. for a special purpose): every human a. will be dissolved, omnis c. humana dissolvetur, Cic. II. A company, society: q. v.: sŏcĭĕtas. III. Connection: sŏcĭĕtas: the a. of seriousness with politeness, s. gravitatis cum humanitate, Cic. Phr.: the a. of ideas, *(ea) imaginum s. cogitationum in mente inter se conjunctĭo qua altera alteri subjicitur: v. CONNECTION.
ASSOCIATION Copy link • ASSOCIATIONunion, societas: to have formed a friendly association, societatem caritatis coiisse inter se. A union of persons for a particular purpose: societas (for some common business: intellectual, commercial, etc.): sodalitas (a brotherhood; a union of companions; e.g., of certain priests at Rome; then of any similar association; e.g., of the free-masons): factio (a political party: mostly in a bad sense): collegium (a corporation; e.g., of merchants, priests, artisans, etc.). “Association of ideas :” Hand thinks that associatio idearum must be allowed as a technical term.