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Latest revision as of 12:40, 14 May 2024
Latin > English
ostentatio ostentationis N F :: exhibition, display; showing off
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ostentātĭo: ōnis, f. id..
I In gen., a showing, exhibition, display (very rare). in armorum magis quam togarum ostentatione, Plin. Pan. 56 fin.: cognomen Imperiosi ... ab ostentatione saevitiae ascitum, from an open display, Liv. 7, 4.—
II In partic.
A An idle show, vain display, pomp, parade, ostentation (the predom. signif. of the word): vitanda etiam ingenii ostentationis suspicio, Cic. de Or. 2, 82, 333: magnifica et gloriosa, id. Fl. 22, 52: insolens, id. Par. 6, 1, 42: et gloria, id. Rab. Post. 14, 38: inanis et simulatio, id. Off. 2, 12, 43: et venditatio, id. Lael. 23, 86: sui, Caes. B. C. 1, 4.—In plur.: multorum annorum ostentationes meas nunc in discrimen esse adductas, that my many years' boastful promises (of an able administration) are now brought to the test, Cic. Att. 5, 13, 1.—
B A false, deceitful show, pretence, simulation, deception: consul veritate, non ostentatione popularis, Cic. Agr. 1, 7, 23; cf.: ut in fronte ostentatio sit, intus veritas occultetur, id. Fin. 2, 24, 77: doloris, feigned pain, Sen. Ep. 99, 15: (captivi) producti ostentationis causā, Caes. B. C. 3, 71 fin.: qui latius ostentationis causā vagarentur, id. B. G. 7, 45.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ostentātĭō,¹¹ ōnis, f. (ostento),
1 action de montrer ostensiblement : Plin. Min. Pan. 56 || démonstration militaire : Cæs. G. 7, 45, 3
2 [fig.] ostentation, étalage, parade : abst] Cic. Off. 2, 43 ; Læl. 86, etc. ; ingenii Cic. de Or. 2, 333, étalage de son talent || ostentationes meæ Cic. Att. 5, 13, 1, mes démonstrations, mes promesses || parade trompeuse, faux semblant : Cic. Agr. 1, 23 ; Fin. 2, 77.
Latin > German (Georges)
ostentātio, ōnis, f. (ostento), I) das Zeigen, Zur-Schau-Tragen, - Stellen einer Sache, hostilem terrorem non armorum magis quam togarum ostentatione compescere, Plin. pan.: scaenae ad ostentationem histrionum fabricatae, Sall. fr. – v. militär. Kundgebung, ostentationis causā (um sich zu zeigen) latius vagari, Caes.: tantā celeritate et ostentatione virium (Entfaltung seiner Streitkräfte), ut etc., Tac. – II) übtr.: A) das Zur-Schau-Tragen, a) um zu prahlen = das Prahlen, die Prahlerei, absol., Cic. u.a.: ingenii, mit usw., Cic.: scientiae, Cic.: ost. inanis, Auct. b. Alex.: genus ostentationi comparatum = γένος επιδεικτικόν, die auf Prunk (glänzende Worte) berechnete Darstellung, Quint. – Plur., multorum annorum ostentationes meas (meine vieljährigen Verheißungen [[[einer]] gerechten u. unparteiischen Amtsführung]) nunc in discrimen esse adductas, Cic. – b) um zu täuschen = die täuschende Vorspiegelung, doloris, verstellter Schmerz, Sen. – absol. = die Verstellung, Täuschung, Heuchelei, der Schein (Ggstz. veritas), Cic. u.a. – B) das Zeigen, die Schaustellung = das An-den-Tag-Legen, Kundgeben, Offenbaren, cognomen Imperiosi ab ostentatione saevitiae accitum, den ihm seine unverhohlene Unbarmherzigkeit zuzog Liv.: orsus hinc a pietatis ostentatione, Suet.: quas copias credebat instrui ad ostentationem regiae fiduciae, Auct. b. Alex.: adversa (fortuna) velut in ostentationem fragilitatis humanae destruens quae cumulaverat, Iustin.; vgl. Dederich im Gloss. ad Dict. 1, 5. p. 247.
