beast Copy link Outline I. An irrational animal1. bēlŭa (bellŭa)2. bestĭa (esp. of savage b.s)3. fĕra (prop. an adj. with the ellipsis of bestia4. bestĭŏla (a little b., an insect).5. pĕcus, ŭdis, f.6. jūmentum (b. of burthen, but not the ox)7. armentum (b. of draught, esp. an oxII. A brutal man1. bēlŭa (bell.)2. bestĭa3. pĕcus, ŭdis, f. (one brutally insensible) • beast: I. An irrational animal: 1. bēlŭa (bellŭa): (esp. applied to large animals): of b.s none is more sagacious than the elephant, elephanto beluarum nulla prudentior, Cic.: the nature of man surpasses that of cattle and other b.s, natura hominis pecudibus reliquisque beluis antecedit, Cic.: a savage b., b. saeva, Hor. Fig.: avarice, a wild b., avaritia b. fera, Sall. 2. bestĭa (esp. of savage b.s): if this is apparent in b.s, how much more in man? si hoc apparet in bestiis, quanto magis in homine? Cic.: to send any one to the wild b.s, i. e. to compel him to fight with them in the arena, ad bestias aliquem mittere, Cic.: to condemn to fight with the b.s, ad bestias condemnare, Suet. 3. fĕra (prop. an adj. with the ellipsis of bestia: hence, a wild beast, esp. as game; q. v.): Cic.: Caes.: Hor. Less freq., fĕrus, masc.: Phaedr. 1, 21, 8: Virg. Adj. fĕrīnus: of wild b.s, pertaining to wild b.s: the flesh of wild b.s, f. caro, Sall.: the slaughter of wild b.s, caedes ferina, Ov. 4. bestĭŏla (a little b., an insect).: Cic. 5. pĕcus, ŭdis, f.: v. brute, cattle. 6. jūmentum (b. of burthen, but not the ox): b.s of burthen and waggons, jumenta et carri, Caes.: b.s of burthen and oxen, jumenta bovesque, Col. 7. armentum (b. of draught, esp. an ox: also a herd: q. v.): Cic.: Tac. II. A brutal man: 1. bēlŭa (bell.): come now, you b., do you believe what he says? age nunc, b., credis huic quod dicat? Ter. 2. bestĭa: you are a horrid b., mala tu es b., Pl. 3. pĕcus, ŭdis, f. (one brutally insensible): the plan of that b., istius pecudis consilium, Cic.: v. brute.
BEAST Copy link • BEASTbellua: bestia: pecus (opposed to man; bellua and pecus, with intellectual reference, as devoid of reason; bestia and fera, with moral reference, as wild, and hostile to man; bellua denotes, particularly, agreat unwieldy animal, as the elephant, whale, sea monsters; pecus, a domestic animal, particularly the less intelligent, as a bullock, sheep, opposed to the wild; bestia, a destructive animal, particularly those that are ravenous, as the tiger, wolf, etc.; fera, a wild animal of the wood, as the stog, wolf, etc., opposed to domestic animals, Döderlein): a little beast, bestiola; animalculum: like a beast, belluarum more; pecudum ritu: a beast of burden, jumentum: to live like a beast, beluinis voluptatibus se dedere: the life of a beast, vita spurcissima: the beast-market, forum pecuarium: a tax on beasts, tributum in pecus impositum. A beast, (fig.), homo spurcus, immundus: bellua (stupid animal), bestia: or by adjective, ferus, immanis (savage): spurcus (or spurcissimus): immundus (filthy, foul). Vid: Belluinus or beluinusis late.