curiositas
ἡγούμενος τῶν ἡδονῶν ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀγόμενος ὑπ' αὐτῶν → of his pleasures he was the master and not their servant
Latin > English
curiositas curiositatis N F :: curiosity, inquisitiveness; excessive eagerness for knowledge; nosiness
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cūrĭōsĭtas: ātis, f. curiosus,
I desire of knowledge, curiosity, inquisitiveness (very rare), Cic. Att. 2, 12, 2; Macr. S. 1, 11, 45; Tert. adv. Haeret. 17; id. Apol. 25. >
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cūrĭōsĭtās, ātis, f. (curiosus), désir de connaître, curiosité, soin que l’on apporte à s’informer : Cic. Att. 2, 12, 2 || pl., Tert. Apol. 5 ; Aug. Civ. 5, 26.
Latin > German (Georges)
cūriōsitās, ātis, f. (curiosus), die Mißbegierde, Neugierde, der Vorwitz, Cic. ad Att. 2, 12, 2. Oros. 1, 10, 17. Tert. apol. 25. Apul. met. 1, 12. Spart. Pesc. 8, 3. Vopisc. Aurel. 10, 1. Macr. sat. 1, 11, 45. Vulg. num. 4, 20: Plur., non est lapsus ad curiositates sacrilegas atque inlicitas, Augustin. de civ. dei 5, 26 in.
