Logeion | humilitas

hŭmĭlĭtas, ātis, f. [humilis], lowness (acc. to humilis, I.).

I Lit.: naves omnes actuarias imperat fieri, quam ad rem humilitas multum adjuvat (shortly before: naves paulo facit humiliores), Caes. B. G. 5, 1, 3: arborum, Sall. J. 49, 5: aliorum animalium ea est humilitas, ut cibum terrestrem rostris facile contingant, low stature, Cic. N. D. 2 47, 122: sidera multum inter se aut altitudine aut humilitate distantia, id. Tusc. 5, 24, 69: quanta humilitate luna feratur, terram paene contingens, id. Div. 2, 43, 91.—
II Trop.
- A Of rank, birth, or influence, lowness, meanness, insignificance: malorum turba quaedam, paupertas, ignobilitas, humilitas, solitudo, etc., Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 29: propter humilitatem et obscuritatem, id. Off. 2, 13, 45: humilitatem cum dignitate contendere, id. Rosc. Am. 47, 136: alicujus despicere, id. Phil. 13, 10, 23: obicere humilitatem alicui, Liv. 26, 31, 4: ex humilitate sua, Caes. B. G. 5, 25: infima natalium, Plin. 18, 6, 7, § 37: generis, Sall. J. 73, 4: generis ac nominis, Suet. Vesp. 4: obliterata quoque scrutabimur, nec deterrebit quarundam rerum humilitas, Plin. 14, 1, 1, § 7.—
- B Littleness of mind, meanness, baseness, abjectness: habet levitatem laetitia gestiens, humilitatem metus, Cic. Tusc. 3, 13, 27; id. de Or. 1, 53, 228: et dejecto (capite) humilitas et supino arrogantia ostenditur, Quint. 11, 3, 69; so, opp. arrogantia, Caes. B. C. 1, 85, 5: saepe virtus et magnificentia plus proficit ad misericordiam commovendam quam humilitas et obsecratio, Cic. Inv. 1, 56, 109: summittere se in humilitatem causam dicentium, Liv. 38, 52, 2: asinorum, Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180.—
- - 2 In eccl. Lat., in a good sense, opp. to pride, lowness, humility, Lact. 5, 15; Sulp.Sev.r. Vit. S. Mart. 2 fin. et saep.

humilitās, ātis, f. (humilis), I) die Niedrigkeit im Ggstz. zur Höhe, arborum, Sall.: navium, Caes.: animalium, kleine Statur, Cic.: siderum, niedere Stand, Cic. – meton., die Niederung, cum supra saxa perpetua sint, infra humilitas pruinosa, Eumen. grat. act. 6, 8. – II) übtr.: A) die Niedrigkeit des Standes, generis, Sall.: natalium, Plin.: alcis humilitatem despicere, jmds. niedrigen Ursprung verachten, Cic. – die Schwäche des Ansehens, der Macht, die Unbedeutendheit, geringe Macht, Ohnmacht, Erniedrigung, Caes. u.a.: Ggstz. amplitudo, Quint. – v. Dingen = die Geringfügigteit, h. rerum, Plin. – B) (= ταπείνωσις) v. der Gemütsstimmung: a) die Niedergeschlagenheit, Verzagtheit, habet humilitatem metus, etwas Niederdrückendes, Cic. Tusc. 3, 27. – b) das gedrückte, unterwürfige, demütige Wesen, die Gedrücktheit, die scheinbare Demut (Ggstz. magnificentia, arrogantia, superbia), saepe magnificentia plus proficit quam humilitas et obsecratio, Cic.: et deiecto (capite) humilitas et supino arrogantia ostenditur, Quint.: causam dicentium, Liv.: asinorum, Plin. – als Tugend, Demut, animi, Lact.: alcis, Sulpic. Sev.

humilitas [CL] 1 lowliness, low status. (cf.Luke i 48). respexit ~atem ancille sue V. Chris. Marky. 13; humilitas ancille P. Blois Carm. 27. 25. 150. 2 humbling, chastening; b defeat, bad time. in omnem sese dejecit penitentie ~atem P. Blois Ep. 2. 6a; 1327 Thomam ‥ secundum ipsius ‥ ~atis modum et merita recipiemus Lit. Cant. I 235; tua ~as, juxta B. Benedicti regulam, complebitur Ib. I 246. b populus Hebreorum, post mortem Jehu, alternavit sub judicibus et ~ates laborum et prosperitates consolacionum M. Par. Maj. I 18. 3 humility: a (as pers. virtue, often in contrast w. superbia); b (of Christ); c (spiritus ~atis). d (in self-deprecation) one’s humble self. a Theod. Pen. II 6. 1 (v. derelinquere 2c); cum ‥ videret ‥ difficulter posse sublimitatem animi regalis ad ~atem viae salutaris ‥ inclinari Bede HE II 12 p. 107; c794 ~as te exaltet Alcuin Ep. 40; lotis fratribus, exhibeant priores ‥ ~atem abbati Ælf. Regul. Mon. 187; nec ‥ in loco abbatis causa ~atis stare solebat Chr. Evesham 88; 1072 numquam ‥ res quaelibet ‥ eicere ‥ poterit inauditam illam ~atem quam michi extremo hominum ‥ Rome exhibuistis Lanfr. Ep. 3 (4); Alex. Cant. Dicta 2 p. 117 (v. humiliatio 2a); pro nobis contra superbiam ~as, ‥ contra arrogantiam ‥ modus et modestia dimicabunt Gir. EH I 8; pii pectoris ~as Ad. Marsh Ep. 1; [Oswinus] in supremo regni fastigio sublimatus ~atem, que custos virtutum dicitur, studuit possidere M. Par. Maj. I 283; bona anachorita per ~atem parvificat sua bona opera AncrR 41; Ib. 51 (v. humilis 2c); sancti ‥ tam profundam ~atem habent ut ‥ se omnibus indigniores et miseriores clamant Rolle IA 225; c1370 attribuit regi ~atem contra superbiam (J. Bridl.) Pol. Poems I 138; in ministerio Christi requiritur ~as Brinton Serm. 33 p. 139; consueverat ‥ ex permaxima ~ate et devocione ‥ propria manu gerere magnum tortum Blakman Hen. VI 14. b Gildas EB 74 (v. exemplar 2b); c701 hortamur vos ‥ devotos obedientiae et ~atis Christi existere vos amatores (Lit. Papae) W. Malm. GP V 221; a867 Christus Jhesus ‥ propria volens homines medicinali ~ate sursum efferri, non humana superbia (Lit. Papae) Ockham Pol. I 24. c Gir. Symb. I 28 p. 299 (v. denigratio 2); ut peragant confessiones in spiritu ~atis et animo contrito Ps.-Rish. 524; prelatus ‥ adoneatur in spiritu ~atis Obs. Barnwell 50; 1451 accidit ‥ ut spiritus ~atis in cor archidiaconi descenderet Reg. Whet. I 6. d a713 vobis vicem reddere nostra ~as minime pigebit (Ælfled) Ep. Bonif. 8; accipe stolam quam tibi Dominus per ~atis nostrae famulatum seu per manus nostras accipiendam praeparavit Egb. Pont. 17; acciderit ut Theodorus ‥ tres sua auctoritate, mea ~ate non adquiescente, ordinaret episcopos W. Malm. GP I 1 p. 7; 1277 eandem [provisionem] sigillo ~atis nostre una cum sigillo capituli nostri duximus roborandum Reg. Malm. II 229.

hŭmĭlĭtās, (11) ātis, f. (humilis), ¶ 1 peu dʼélévation, bassesse : navium Cæs. G. 5, 1, 3, le peu dʼélévation des navires ; aliorum animalium Cic. Nat. 2, 122, petite taille des autres animaux ; quanta humilitate luna fertur ? Cic. Div. 2, 91, combien la lune se meut à une faible élévation ¶ 2 [fig.] état humble, modeste : alicujus humilitatem despicere Cic. Phil. 13, 23, mépriser la naissance obscure de qqn, cf. Cic. Tusc. 5, 29 ; Off. 3, 45 || faiblesse, faible puissance : Cæs. G. 5, 27, 4 || humilité, abaissement, abattement : Cic. Tusc. 3, 27 ; Inv. 1, 109 || abjection, platitude, caractère rampant : Cic. de Or. 1, 228.

humilitās, ātis f (humilis)

1. laagte, geringe hoogte, kleinheid [arborum; animalium; siderum lage stand; lunae];
2. (metaf.) lage stand, geringe afkomst [generis ac nominis];
3. krachteloosheid, zwakte, onbetekenendheid;
4. neerslachtigheid, moedeloosheid, gedeprimeerdheid; ➤ habet humilitatem metus vrees ontmoedigt;
5. onderdanigheid, deemoed;
6. (v. taal) soberheid, eenvoud.

humilitas , atis. f.
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, Dejectio, opprobrium. Lactantius lib. de mort. Persecut. n. 30. de Maximiano Imper. qui purpuram deponere coactus fuerat : Sic amisso Imperatoris et soceri honore, Humilitatis impatiens, alias rursus insidias machinatus est. Gregor. Turon. lib. 2. Hist. cap. 41 : Victosque totondit, et Chararicum quidem Presbyterum, filium vero ejus Diaconum ordinari jubet. Cumque Chararicus de Humilitate sua conquereretur, etc. Lib. 6. cap. 36 : Ad ulciscendam Humilitatem generis sui velocius properant, etc. Adde lib. 1. Miracul. cap. 78. Vide Humiliare. . Leontius Episc. Arelatensis in Epist. ad Hilarum PP : Et te decrevimus, quam primum hac Humilitatis nostræ epistola salutare. Vide Humilis.

, Titulus monasterii de Longo-campo, in Charta Phil. Pulc. ann. 1273. ex Lib. rub. Cam. Comput. Paris. fol. 158. r°. col. 2 : Abbatia Humilitatis Nostræ Dominæ prope S. Clodoaldum. Alia ann. 1317. ibid. fol. 534. r° : Item concessit (Philippus rex) abbatissæ et conventui monasterii Humilitatis B. Mariæ de Longuo-campo, ordinis S. Claræ prope S. Clodoaldum, superficiem quatuor arpentorum bosci. At vero Humilité, Beneficentiam sonat, in Hist. chronol. Caroli VII. pag. 467 : Lequel (le Roy) les receut volontiers, et quitta et remit à ceux de Bayonne, de sa grace et Humilité, vingt mille escus d'or, des quarante mille qu'ils lui devoient payer. Christ. Pisan. in Carolo V. part. 1. cap. 2 : Adonc lui trèz benigne (le duc de Bourgogne) après que son Humilité m'eust rendu plus mercis qu'à recepvoir à ma petitece n'appartenoit, etc.

humilitās ātis, f

humilis, lowness, small stature, depression: (navium), Cs.: arborum, S.: quantā humilitate luna feratur, terram paene contingens.—Fig., lowness, meanness, insignificance: obicere humilitatem alcui, L.: ex humilitate suā, Cs.: generis, S.—Littleness of mind, meanness, baseness, abjectness: habet humilitatem metus; opp. adrogantia, Cs.: causam dicentium, L.

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