ex-cello Copy link Outline I. Act., to raise up, elevate; onlyII. Neut., to rise, elevate itself . ...A. Lit., only in the P. a. excellens, q. v. A.— ...B. Trop.1. In gen., to exult, be elated2. In partic., to be eminent, to distinguish one's self ...1. excellens, entis, P. a., rising, overtopping. ...A. Lit., high, loftyB. Trop., distinguishing himself, distinguished ...2. ex-celsus, a, um, P. a., elevated, ...A. Lit.b. Subst.1. excelsum, i, n., a height2. Ex-celsus, i, m., the Highest, the Most High ...B. Trop.1. In gen., high, lofty, distinguished ...(a). , m. plur.(b). Neut.2. Esp., in the later period of the empire, ...1. Lit.2. Trop., in an elevated manner, highly ... ⓘexcellent: fut ind act 3rd pl • ex-cello, cellŭi, celsum, 3 (also acc. to the 2d conj., praes. indic. excellet, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. p. 371 P., and subj. excelleat, Cic. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 838 and 896 P.), v. a. and n. [cello]. I. Act., to raise up, elevate; only: recellere reclinare, et excellere in altum extollere, Fest. p. 274, 31; and Paul. ib. 275, 11 Müll.; cf. the P. a. excelsus, below.— II. Neut., to rise, elevate itself (cf.: antecello, praesto, antecedo, emineo, floreo, vigeo). A. Lit., only in the P. a. excellens, q. v. A.— B. Trop. 1. In gen., to exult, be elated: animus excellit rebus secundis, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14; 13, 24, 14.—Far more freq. (but not in Plaut. and Ter.; and in the verb. finit. not in Aug. poets), 2. In partic., to be eminent, to distinguish one's self for any quality above others; to surpass, excel, in a good or (less freq.) in a bad sense: ut is, qui dignitate principibus excellit facilitate infimis par esse videatur, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41: ut inter quos posset excellere, cum iis, etc., Cic. Inv. 1, 2 fin.: inter omnes, id. Or. 2, 6: super ceteros, Liv. 28, 43: ante ceteros, App. Flor. 16.—With dat.: qui longe ceteris excellere pictoribus existimabatur, Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1: quae una ceteris excellebat, id. Tusc. 2, 18, 43; id. Fin. 3, 2, 8; id. de Or. 2, 54, 216; id. de Imp. Pomp. 13, 39 al.: ceteris, Quint. 2, 20, 9.—With abl.: bonā famā, Lucr. 6, 13: ingenio scientiāque, Cic. Ac. 2, 2, 4: animi magnitudine, id. Off. 1, 18 fin.: actione, id. Brut. 59, 215: hoc genere virtutis, id. Fam. 11, 21, 4: dignitate, Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 9: altitudine, Plin. 16, 6, 18, § 24: candore, id. 37, 6, 23, § 88 et saep.—With in and abl.: in arte, Cic. Rep. 1, 13: in aliqua arte et facultate, id. de Or. 1, 50, 217: in alia parte orationis, id. Brut. 59, 215: maxime in amicitiis expetendis colendisque, id. Lael. 9, 30; id. de Or. 2, 54, 217 et saep.— Absol.: excellit atque eminet vis, potestas nomenque regium, Cic. Rep. 2, 28; 2, 23; 1, 22; id. Div. 1, 19, 38; 1, 41, 91; id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.; Tac. Or. 32 (with eminere) et saep. —In a bad sense: vitiis, Cic. Leg. 1, 19, 51: cum haec (flagitia), quae excellunt, me nosse videas, id. Pis. 38 fin.—Hence, 1. excellens, entis, P. a., rising, overtopping. A. Lit., high, lofty (very rare; not in Cic.): oppida excellentibus locis constituta, Auct. B. Hisp. 8, 4: corpore excellens, Vell. 2, 107.—Far more freq. and class., B. Trop., distinguishing himself, distinguished, superior, surpassing, excellent: deos rerum omnium praestantia excellentes, Cic. Div. 2, 63: Brutus noster excellens omni genere laudis, id. Ac. 1, 3 fin.; for which also: in omni genere, id. Tusc. 1, 1, 2; id. de Or. 2, 54, 220: cujus excellens in re militari gloria, id. Rep. 2, 17: Galba fuit inter tot aequales unus excellens, id. Brut. 97, 333: natura excellens atque praestans, id. N. D. 1, 20 fin.: scientia excellens atque singularis, id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.: vir excellenti providentia, id. Rep. 2, 3; for which: excellente ingenii magnitudine, id. Off. 1, 33 (al. excellenti and excellentis, v. Orell. ad h. l.): studium, Caes. B. C. 3, 34 fin.: pulchritudo muliebris formae, Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1: cygnus, * Verg. A. 12, 250 et saep.—Subst.: excellentia, ōrum, n., exceptional instances: nec excellentia, sed quotidiana tractabo, Aus. Grat. Act. § 62.—Comp.: ova excellentiora, Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 50: nihil illo (sc. Alcibiade) fuisse excellentius, vel in vitiis, vel in virtutibus, Nep. Alcib. 1.— Sup.: excellentissima virtus, Caes. B. C. 3, 99, 2; Sen. Vit. Beat. 14: cultus, Suet. Ner. 20: triumphus, id. Caes. 37: aurum, Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 56 et saep.—Adv.: excellen-ter, excellently, Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; Nep. Att. 1, 3.—Comp., Cic. Sest. 45.—Sup.: excellentissime, Aug. Civ. D. 17, 8.— 2. ex-celsus, a, um, P. a., elevated, lofty, high (freq. and class.; cf.: celsus, editus, altus, sublimis, procerus, arduus). A. Lit.: mons, Caes. B. C. 1, 80, 2; cf.: vertex montis, * Verg. A. 5, 35: locus, Cic. Rep. 6, 11: porticus, id. Att. 4, 16, 14: basis (statuae), Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 34; cf. signum, id. ib.: statura, Suet. Caes. 45: aves (Ibes), Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101: altitudo vineae, Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184 et saep.—Comp.: in excelsiore loco, Cic. Rep. 2, 31: cornu (bovis), Caes. B. G. 6, 26, 1; cf.: crura chamaeleonis, Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 120.—Sup.: mons, Caes. B. C. 1, 70, 4; cf. locus, Hirt. B. G. 8, 33 fin.: rupes, Plin. 10, 6, 7, § 19: aegilops, id. 16, 6, 8, § 22; 11, 37, 49, § 135.— b. Subst. 1. excelsum, i, n., a height: simulacrum Jovis in excelso collocare, Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Att. 6, 1, 17: Phoebus ab excelso, quantum patet, aspicit aequor, Ov. H. 15, 165; so, ab excelso, id. F. 2, 369: prohibebit in excelsum emicare (vitem), Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184.— 2. Ex-celsus, i, m., the Highest, the Most High, i. e. God (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Psa. 72, 11 al.— B. Trop. 1. In gen., high, lofty, distinguished, excellent, noble: te natura excelsum quendam videlicet et altum et humana despicientem genuit, Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 11; cf.: magnus homo et excelsus, id. Mur. 29: animus excelsus magnificusque, id. Off. 1, 23; cf. id. Opt. Gen. 4, 12: excelso et illustri loco sita est laus tua, id. Fam. 2, 5; cf.: te in excelsissimo humani generis fastigio positum, Plin. H. N. praef. § 11: species magnae excelsaeque gloriac, Tac. Agr. 4 fin. et saep.—Comp.: (orator) grandior et quodammodo excelsior, Cic. Or. 34; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 23; Plin. Pan. 94, 3: quo tua in me humanitas fuerit excelsior quam in te mea, Cic. Att. 3, 20 fin.—Sup.: excelsissimae victoriae, Vell. 2, 96 fin.: duces, id. 2, 114 fin.—Subst. α. , m. plur.: excelsi, ōrum, the lofty; prov.: excelsis multo facilius casus nocet, Pub. Syr. 162 (Rib.).— β. Neut.: excelsum, i, an elevated station or position: in excelso aetatem agere, i. e. in a high station, Sall. C. 51, 12.—Esp. (eccl. Lat.): in excelsis, in the highest, in ascriptions of praise, Vulg. Psa. 148, 1 al.— 2. Esp., in the later period of the empire, a title of high official dignitaries, e. g. of the praefectus praetorio, etc.—Adv.: excelsē, highly, on high, loftily. 1. Lit.: si vitis scandit excelsius, Col. 4, 1, 5.— 2. Trop., in an elevated manner, highly: ornat excelse, Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 3: excelsius magnificentiusque et dicet et sentiet, Cic. Or. 34, 119: excelsissime floruit (Sparta), exceedingly, Vell. 1, 6, 3.
excellō Copy link Outline I intr.,1 se dresser au-dessus, s'enorgueillir : Cat. d.2 être élevé au-dessus, être supérieur, l'emporter, surpasser, exceller : l'emporter sur tous ...II tr., élever : . formes de la 2 e conj. : cf. ... ⓘexcellent: fut ind act 3rd pl • excellō, ĕre (ex, cello). I. intr., 1. se dresser au-dessus, s'enorgueillir : Cat. d. Gell. 7, 3, 14 ; 13, 24, 14 2. être élevé au-dessus, être supérieur, l'emporter, surpasser, exceller : excellere ceteris Cic. Inv. 2 ; inter omnes Cic. Or. 6 ; super ceteros Liv. 28, 43, 4 ; præter ceteros Cic. de Or. 2, 217, l'emporter sur tous ; [en parl. de choses] ex omnibus Cic. de Or. 3, 143, l'emporter sur toutes choses || aliqua re ou in aliqua re, en qqch. : Cic. Pomp. 41, etc.; de Or. 1, 217, etc. II. tr., élever : Fest. 274, 31 ; P. Fest. 275, 11. ➳ formes de la 2e conj. : excellet Curt. 9, 1, 24 ; excelleas Cic. Fr. E 9, 1 ; cf. Prisc. Gramm. 8, 96 ; 10, 36 ; pf. excellui Gell. 14, 2, 7 ; Aug. Civ. 2, 15.
excello Copy link ⓘexcellent: fut ind act 3rd pl EXCELLO ui, sum, ere. [διαφέρω, προέχω, ὑπερέχω, ἐξέχω] Est proprie in altum tollere, vel pellere: Deinde neutraliter Praestare, antecellere, eminere. […] 🗁 Page Scan
excellent Copy link Outline 1. optĭmus2. ēgrĕgius (of more than common excellence)3. praestans, ntis (surpassing others)4. praestābĭlis, e (like praestans; but oftener used of absolute excellence)5. prŏbus (esp. in moral sense)6. spectātus (lit. that has been tried and found good)7. laudātus (lit. praised • excellent: 1. optĭmus: a most valiant and e. consul, fortissimus consul atque o., Cic.: to be in e. health, o. valetudine uti, Caes.: v. good. 2. ēgrĕgius (of more than common excellence): an e. pair of consuls, e. par consulum, Liv. 27, 34: v. remarkable. 3. praestans, ntis (surpassing others): a nature superior and e., [above that of the gods], Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56. 4. praestābĭlis, e (like praestans; but oftener used of absolute excellence): except virtue, nothing is more e. than friendship, virtute excepta, nihil amicitia praestabilius, Cic. Am. extr.: nothing more e. than human nature, (nihil) praestabilius [natura hominum], Sall. Jug. init. 5. prŏbus (esp. in moral sense): v. good, worthy. 6. spectātus (lit. that has been tried and found good): as a physician little known, but an e. man, medicus ignobilis sed s. homo, Cic. Clu. 16, 47: Pl. Join: perfectus et spectatus [vir]; clarissimus et spectatissimus, Cic. 7. laudātus (lit. praised: not in Cic.): most e. cheese, laudatissimus caseus, Plin. Phr.: an e. writer, in primis bonus scriptor (v. eminently, 2): an e. authority (Polybius), bonus auctor in primis, Cic. Off. 3, 32, 113: as exclam., excellent! optime! euge! macte virtute (the last only suitable to be used by a superior): v. WELL DONE.
EXCELLENT Copy link • EXCELLENTegregius: eximius (eximius, of what is distinguished above things of its own kind, all of which are good; egregius, of what is distinguished above things of its own kind, amongst which are good, bad, and indifferent; thus eximiae virtutes, ingenium, spes; but egregius poeta, not eximius [Cic., Or. 1, 3], there being many bad poets; Schultz): praeclarus (relates to the impression of admiration on the minds of others; to splendor, celebrity, etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) egregius ac praeclarus: eximius et praeclarus: excellens: praecellens: praestans: praestabilis (SYN. in To EXCEL): insignis (remarkable, for good or evil). (The words are found in this connection and order.) clarus et insignis (e.g., illius viri virtus, Cic.): divinus (very common as hyperbolical expression of excellence: divinus vir; homo in dicendo; orator, etc. Sometimes softened by quidam or paene): optimus (ironical). Excellent! (in ironical answers) optime! (e.g., non me quidem, inquit, sed sapientem dico scire. Optime, nempe, etc., Cic., Ac., 2, 36, 115).