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|lshtext=<b>Cătĭus</b>: ii, m.<br /><b>I</b> A Roman [[deity]], the [[protector]] of boys, whom he made [[intelligent]] (catos), Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 21.—<br /><b>II</b> An Epicurean [[philosopher]], [[author]] of works de rerum naturā, de summo bono, etc., Cic. Fam. 15, 16, 1; Cass. ib. 15, 19; Quint. 10, 1, 124; Schol. Cruq. ad Hor. S. 2, 4, 1.—Hence,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Cătĭānus, a, um, adj.: spectra, Cic. Fam. 15, 16, 1; Cass. ib. 15, 19.—<br /><b>III</b> A [[feigned]] [[name]] in Hor. S. 2, 4, 1 and 88.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=(1) <b>Cătĭus</b>, ĭī, m. ([[catus]]), divinité romaine qui inspirait la ruse : Aug. Civ. 4, 21.<br />(2) <b>Cătĭus</b>,¹³ ĭī, m., [[philosophe]] épicurien : Cic. Fam. 15, 16, 1.
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