salubritas
κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sălūbrĭtas: ātis, f. salubris.
I Healthfulness, wholesomeness, salubrity (class.): hostiarum exta, quorum ex habitu atque ex colore tum salubritatis, tum pestilentiae signa percipi, Cic. Div. 1, 57, 131: amoenitatem hanc (sc. hujus loci) et salubritatem sequor, id. Leg. 2, 1, 3; so of places, id. Agr. 2, 35, 95; Varr. R. R. 1, 4, 3 sq.; Suet. Tib. 11; Auct. B. G. 8, 52; cf.: aquarum, Liv. 42, 54 fin.; Tac. A. 12, 66; Plin. 5, 16, 15, § 72: nemorum, id. 37, 10, 77, § 201: caeli, Col. 1, 3, 1; Plin. 37, 12, 77, § 201; Plin. Ep. 8, 1, 3: vinorum, Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 64 et saep.: salubritatis indicium, id. 31, 3, 22 init.—In plur.: de salubritatibus in moenium collocationibus, Vitr. 5, 3, 1.—
B Transf.: a vobis (jurisconsultis) salubritas quaedam, ab iis qui dicunt, salus ipsa petitur, healthfulness, . . . health (a means of safety ... safety itself), Cic. Mur. 13, 29: salubritas et quasi sanitas Atticae dictionis, the healthy vigor and soundness, as it were, of Attic speech, id. Brut. 13, 51 (cf. id. Or. 26, 90).—
II (Acc. to salubris, II.) Health, soundness, vigor (not ante-Aug.): quae ad requiem animi aut salubritatem corporum parentur, Tac. A. 2, 33: veterem illam formam salubritati magis conduxisse, id. ib. 15, 43: sensim toto corpore salubritas percipi potuit, Curt. 3, 6, 16: haec remedia salubritatem faciunt, Col. 6, 4, 2.— In plur.: Socrates dicitur salubritates corporis retinuisse, Gell. 2, 1, 5: dicunt morbos salubritatesque circumire, Censor. 18, 7.
