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|lshtext=<b>firmĭtas</b>: ātis, f. [[firmus]],<br /><b>I</b> [[firmness]], [[durability]], [[strength]] ([[class]].; syn.: [[constantia]], [[firmitudo]], [[perseverantia]]).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: ea, quae [[ille]] ([[Epicurus]]) [[propter]] firmitatem στερέμνια appellat, Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 49: [[age]] specta, postes cujusmodi! Quanta firmitate facti, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 134: materiae, * Caes. B. C. 2, 11, 1: amphorarum, Plin. 35, 12, 46, § 161: Aegyptii lini, id. 19, 1, 2, § 14: fastigiorum templorum, id. 35, 12, 46, § 158: uvae [[contra]] frigora, etc., id. 14, 3, 4, § 40: vini, id. 14, 2, 4, § 21: gladiatoria totius corporis, [[vigor]], Cic. Phil. 2, 25, 63; cf. Quint. 8, 4, 16: corporis, id. 11, 3, 19; 2, 16, 13; Plin. [[Pan]]. 4, 7; 15, 1: capitis, lateris pecorisve, Quint. 11, 3, 16; 40: [[firmitas]] et [[vigor]] vocis, Gell. 2, 3, 4: valetudinis, Plin. 20, 5, 20, § 42. —In plur.: [[pulvis]] Puteolanus aedificiis [[praestat]] firmitates, Vitr. 2, 6.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., [[firmness]], [[steadfastness]], [[stability]], [[endurance]], [[constancy]], [[power]]: [[firmitas]] et [[constantia]], Cic. Fam. 9, 11, 1: animi, id. Sest. 44, 95; id. Att. 12, 38, 3; id. Tusc. 5, 26, 74: sapientis, id. Ac. 2, 20, 66: [[exercitus]] [[numero]] amplissimus, firmitate [[exiguus]], Planc. in Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 3: ut [[quisque]] minimum firmitatis haberet minimumque virium, ita amicitias appetere [[maxime]], Cic. Lael. 13, 46; cf.: ea ([[amicitia]]) non [[satis]] habet firmitatis, id. ib. 5, 19: si aliquid firmitatis [[nactus]] [[sit]] [[Antonius]], id. Fam. 11, 12, 1: imperii, Suet. Vesp. 7.
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