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θεὸς δ' ἁμαρτάνουσιν οὐ παρίσταται → God doesn't stand by those who do wrong → A peccatore sese numen segregat → Ein Gott steht denen, die da freveln, niemals bei
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
expŏlītĭo: ōnis, f. expolio,
I a smoothing off, rubbing up, polishing, finishing.
I Lit.: parietum, pavimentorum, a plastering, Vitr. 6 fin.; 7 praef. fin.: urbana, i. e. of a house in the city, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 6: miniacea, Vitr. 7, 9.—
II Trop., of speech, an adorning, embellishing.
A In gen.: in verbis inest quasi materia quaedam: in numero autem expolitio, Cic. Or. 55, 185; id. de Or. 1, 12, 50; id. Inv. 1, 40, 74.—
B In partic., as a fig. of speech, Auct. Her. 4, 42, 54 sq.
