gentilitas

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κάμψαι διαύλου θάτερον κῶλον πάλινbend back along the second turn of the race, turning the bend and coming back for the second leg of the double run, run the homeward course, retrace one's steps

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

gentīlĭtas: ātis, f. gentilis,
I the relationship of those who belong to the same gens.
I Lit.: gentilitatum, agnationum, etc. ... jura, Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 173; cf.: de toto stirpis ac gentilitatis jure dicere, id. ib. 1, 39, 176; Plin. Pan. 37, 2.—
II Transf.
   A Concr., relatives bearing the same name, kindred: omnes Tarquinios eicerent, ne quam reditionis per gentilitatem spem haberent, Varr. ap. Non. 222, 17: gentilitas ejus Manlii cognomen ejuravit, Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 24; Inscr. Orell. 156; 1663.—In <number opt="n">plur.</number>: sparsas atque ut ita dicam laceras gentilitates colligere, Plin. Pan. 39, 3.—
   B Of plants, bearing the same name, Plin. 23, 7, 65, § 131; 12, 13, 30, § 51.—
   C In eccl. Lat., heathenism, paganism: gentilitas (opp. Dei religio), Lact. 2, 13 fin.; Vulg. Judith, 14, 6.—
   2    Concr., the heathen, pagans, Prud. στεφ. 10, 1086; Tert. Verg. Vel. 2; Hier. ad Ephes. 5 fin.>