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scelere velandum est scelus
wickedness must be covered up by wickedness

scelus , eris, n.: an evil or atrocious deed; a crime, freq.; wickedness, 6.742; (meton.), punishment, 7.307; like nefās for wretch, imp; hence, scelus artificis = artifex scelestus, the accursed deceiver, 11.407.

scĕlus, ĕris, n. [Sanscr. root skhal, to fall, akin to khal-, to deceive; cf. Goth. skal, to owe], an evil deed; a wicked, heinous, or impious action; a crime, sin, enormity, wickedness (the strongest general term for a morally bad act or quality; very freq. both in sing. and plur.; cf. nefas).

I Lit.
- - 1 Absol.: facinus est vincire civem Romanum, scelus verberare, prope parricidium necare, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 170; cf. so (opp. to flagitia and delicta) Tac. G. 12: majus in sese scelus concipere nefariis sceleribus coöpertus, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 9; id. Rosc. Am. 13, 37: detestabile scelus, id. Lael. 8, 27: scelus atque perfidia, id. Rosc. Am. 38, 109; so (with perfidia) id. Phil. 11, 2, 5; id. Att. 2, 22, 2; 3, 13, 2; Sall. J. 107, 2; Liv. 40, 39 al.; cf. (with audacia) Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 170; (with furor) id. ib. 2, 5, 62, § 161; (with avaritia) id. ib. 2, 5, 9, § 24; id. Clu. 8, 23: documentum Persarum sceleris, id. Rep. 3, 9, 15: ex hac parte pudor pugnat, illinc petulantia ... hinc pietas, illinc scelus, id. Cat. 2, 11, 25: scelus est igitur, nocere bestiae, quod scelus qui velit, etc., id. Rep. 3, 11, 19: quid mali aut sceleris fingi aut excogitari potest, quod, etc., id. Cat. 2, 4, 7: nefario scelere concepto, id. Verr. 2, 4, 32, § 72: concipere in se, id. ib. 2, 1, 4, § 9 (v. supra): tantum sceleris admittere, id. Att. 9, 10, 3: scelus nefarium facere, id. de Or. 1, 51, 221; cf. id. Rosc. Am. 9, 25: perficere, id. Clu. 68, 194: scelus an-helare, id. Cat. 2, 1, 1: moliri, id. Att. 7, 11, 1: edere, id. Phil. 13, 9, 21; cf.: edere in aliquem, id. Sest. 27, 58: suscipere, id. Phil. 11, 1, 2: scelere se alligare, id. Fl. 17, 41: scelere astringi, id. Sest. 50, 108: scelere obstringi, id. Verr. 2, 4, 32, § 71: obrui, Liv. 3, 19 et saep.—
  - 2 With gen. obj.: scelus legatorum contra jus gentium interfectorum, the crime of murdering their deputies, Liv. 4, 32.—Prov.: vulgo dicitur: Scelera non habere consilium, Quint. 7, 2, 44.—
II Transf.
- A Of animals or inanimate things (post-Aug.; perh. only in Plin.), a bad quality, vicious nature, a vice, fault: nec bestiarum solum ad nocendum scelera sunt, sed interim aquarum quoque et locorum, Plin. 25, 3, 6, § 20: maximum salamandrae, id. 29, 4, 23, § 74: Scythae sagittas tingunt viperină sanie ... inremediabile id scelus, id. 11, 53, 115, § 279.—
- B Concr., in vulgar lang. as a term of reproach, rascal, scoundrel, villain, rogue; and of women, drab, baggage, etc.: minime miror, navis si fracta tibi, Scelus te et sceleste parta quae vexit bona, Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 22 (506); id. Am. 2, 1, 7 (557); id. Bacch. 5, 1, 9 (1095); id. Mil. 3, 2, 14 (826); 3, 2, 27 (839); id. Pers. 4, 9, 6 (743); Ter. And. 317; 666; id. Eun. 941; id. Ad. 768; 774 al.; cf.: scelus viri, you scoundrel of a man, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 60 (610).— With a masc. pron.: is me scelus attondit, etc., Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 9 (1095): ubi illic est scelus, quid me perdidit? Ter. And. 607; cf.: scelus, quemnam hic laudat? id. ib. 844.—
- C In Plaut., Ter., and Mart., a mishap (qs. arising from wickedness), a misfortune, calamity (cf. sceleratus, B. 2., and scelestus, II.): perdidi unum filium puerum quadrimum ... Major potitus hostium est: quod hoc est scelus! Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 104 (762): Pa. Quid hoc est sceleris? Ch. Perii, Ter. Eun. 325 Ruhnk.; Mart. 7, 14, 1.—
- D A natural catastrophe: scelera naturae, i. e. earthquakes, inundations, etc., Plin. 2, 93, 95, § 206.

scelus, eris, n. (Wz. [s]quel, biegen, krümmen, verkehrt handeln, griech. σκαλιός, krumm, σκέλος, Schenkel; abh. scëlah = nhd. scheel), die Bosheit, I) eig., subjektiv = die Verruchtheit, Ruchlosigkeit, der verbrecherische Sinn, der Frevelmut, die Bosheit, Tücke (Ggstz. pietas), Cic. Cat. 2, 25 u. 4, 20. Cic. Verr. 3, 152; 5, 106 u. 189. Cic. Sull. 16 u. 70; de rep. 3, 27. – v. der Tücke der Tiere, des Wassers usw., Plin. 25, 20. – II) meton., objektiv. A) die Bosheit = frevelhafte-, gottlose-, ruchlose-, verruchte Tat, ein mit Verachtung der Gesetze, der Religion und der eigenen Schande unternommenes Verbrechen, der Frevel, die Freveltat, Bluttat, wie Mord, Hochverrat usw., 1) eig.: scelus facere od. admittere od. committere od. edere od. concipere od. in sese concipere od. suscipere, Cic.: scelere se devincire od. se obstringere od. se alligare od. astringi, sich beladen, Cic.: in scelera simul ac dedecora prorumpere. Tac.: Piso sceleris condemnat generum suum, wegen Hochverrats, als Empörer gegen den Staat, Cic.: so auch hinc pietas (Vaterlandsliebe), hinc scelus (Hochverrat), Cic.: sc. divinum et humanum, gegen Götter u. Menschen, Liv.: sc. legatorum interfectorum, Verbrechen des Gesandtenmordes, Liv.: minister sceleris, des Mordes, Liv.: scelus est m. Infin., sc. est (civem Romanum) verberare, Cic. Verr. 5, 170. – 2) übtr.: a) im unwilligen Gesprächston für verfluchter Streich, Unglück, quod hoc est scelus? welch hartes Los! Plaut. capt. 762: quid hoc est sceleris! Ter. eun. 326: accĭdit infandum nostrae scelus puellae, Mart. 7, 14, 1. – b) von schrecklichen Naturereignissen, Greuel, scelera naturae, wie Überschwemmungen, Erdbeben, Plin. 2, 206. – c) v. schlecht schmeckenden Dingen, sinapis scelera, greulicher, abscheulicher Senf, Plaut. Pseud. 817. – B) der verworfene-, ruchlose-, verruchte Mensch, der Schurke, das Laster, ne bestiis quae tantum scelus attigissent, immanioribus uteremur, Cic.: bes. als Schimpfwort, Schelm, Schurke, Komik. u. Apul. (s. Spengel Ter. Andr. 607): scelerum caput, Erzhalunke, Plaut. (s. Brix u. Lorenz Plaut. mil. 495): mit Genet., scelus viri, Schurke (Schelm) von Kerl, Plaut.; u. so scelus artificis, Verg. (vgl. Brix Plaut. Men. 488): von männlichen Wesen mit Pronom. masc., is scelus, Plaut.: illic scelus, Ter. – ➳ ungew. Abl. sceleri, Sen. Phaed. 685.

scelus [CL], wicked act, crime, felony. b (w. ref. to judicial process or punishment). c sinful act, sin; d (transf.); e (in gl.). obscenitatis amator ‥ lupanar cum sodalibus scelerum [gl.: i. criminum] aggrederetur Aldh. VirgP 45; hoc enim viciosus ~us reputat dum aliquis vicium suum negat Bern. Comm. Aen. 105; ipsum interfecerunt; et ut ~us lateret, in puteum precipitaverunt Alb. Lond. DG 15. 6; nec tamen modernis tantum temporibus ~era hujusmodi sunt attentata Gir. TH II 24; quod audiens, auctor ~eris ‥ regem arguit aliquam terre sue partem donandam bruti animalis committere cursui Elmh. Cant. 207. b excommunicationis sententiam non facile ferens, sua adhuc augendo ~era, magorum quesivit adjumenta duorum V. Greg. p. 97; c775 cum ~erum suorum ‥ comparticipibus sit condemnatus CS 260; 1100 quodsi perfidiae vel ~eris convictus fuerit ‥ (Ch. Hen. I) GAS 522. c virile ~us semel faciens iiij annos peniteat Theod. Pen. I 2. 7; acrior gentem peccatricem ultio diri ~eris secuta est Bede HE I 14; differentes confiteri et emendare ~era Ib. V 12; †773 (10c) pro remedio animae meae et pro expiatione ~erum meorum CS 411; †680 (11c) pro absolutione ~erum meorum CS 51; ob illius ~eris expiationem ‥ monasterium ‥ edificatum W. Malm. GR II 157. d majus quoque ~us furor ventorum ausus tectum ecclesie ‥ sullevavit W. Malm. GR IV 324. e facinus, i. culpa. †slcelus [l. ~us], leahtor GlS 211; felonie ‥ hoc ~us, -eris Gl. AN Glasg. f. 19.

scĕlus, (6) ĕris, n. , ¶ 1 crime, forfait, attentat : Cic. Læl. 27, etc. ; v. concipere, suscipere ; facere Cic. de Or. 1, 220, commettre un crime ; in aliquem scelus edere Cic. Sest. 58, perpétrer un crime contre qqn, cf. Liv. 29, 17, 20 ; divinum, humanum Liv. 29, 18, 20, crime contre les dieux, contre les hommes ; [avec gén.] scelus legatorum interfectorum Liv. 4, 31, le crime du meurtre..., le meurtre criminel des ambassadeurs ; scelus est verberare Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 170, cʼest un crime que de frapper... ; scelerum in homines expiatio Cic. Leg. 1, 40, expiation des crimes à lʼégard des hommes ¶ 2 esprit de crime, scélératesse, intentions criminelles : Cic. Phil. 5, 42 ; Verr. 2, 3, 152 ; 5, 24 ; 5, 106 ; Cat. 2, 25 ; etc. ¶ 3 malheur, calamité : quod hoc est scelus ? Pl. Capt. 756, quel malheur jʼai ! cf. Ter. Eun. 326 ¶ 4 méfait, action malfaisante [des animaux, des eaux] : Plin. 25, 20 ; 29, 74 || [de la nature] catastrophe : Plin. 2, 206 ¶ 5 [personnif.] crime incarné, scélérat, brigand : tantum scelus attingere Cic. Amer. 71, toucher à une telle horreur || [injure fréq. chez les comiques] vaurien, scélérat : Pl. Amph. 557 ; Mil. 827 ; scelerum caput ! Pl. Mil. 494, Bacch. 829 ; Curc. 234, fleur des scélérats [v. scelerus ] : [avec pron. masc.] is scelus Pl. Bacch. 1095, ce scélérat, cf. Ter. Andr. 606.

scelus, eris n

1. misdaad, vergrijp (jegens: gen.) [divinum et humanum tegenover goden en mensen]; fout, schandvlek; ➤ scelus facere, edere, committere, suscipere begaan; tantum sceleris admittere; scelere se alligare zich aan een misdaad schuldig maken;
2. ramp [naturae];
3. (meton.) (a) goddeloosheid, slechtheid, gemeenheid; ➤ hinc pietas pugnat, illinc ~; (b) misdadiger, schurk [artificis gemene intrigant; viri stuk ongeluk].

scelus , eris. n.
罪惡。大逆。不孝。閏王。毒。寃孽。窮苦。兇人。Scelera naturae 自然之災。

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scelus eris, n

SCEL-, a wicked deed, heinous act, crime, sin, enormity, wickedness: civem scelus verberare: scelus atque perfidia: inde omnia scelera ac maleficia gignuntur: documentum Persarum sceleris: nefario scelere concepto: ad perficiendum scelus incitare: in me edere: se scelere adligare: obrui, L.: caecum domūs scelus omne retexit, V.: legatorum interfectorum, the crime of murdering the deputies, L.: quod scelus Calydona merentem (concessit)?i. e. the penalty of what crime?V.—As a term of reproach, rascal, scoundrel, villain, rogue, baggage(colloq.): Abin hinc scelus! T.: ubi illic est scelus, T.: Artificis scelus, i. e. cunning rogue, V.—A misfortune, calamity: Pa. Quid hoc est sceleris? perii, T.

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