artificium

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artĭfĭcĭum: ii, n. artifex.
I In gen., the occupation of an artifex, a profession, trade, an employment, a handicraft, an art: Jam de artificiis et quaestibus, qui liberales habendi, qui sordidi sint, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 42, 150: ne opifices quidem tueri sua artificia possent, nisi, etc., id. Fin. 3, 2, 4: in artificio perquam tenui et levi (sc. scaenico), id. de Or. 1, 28, 129: sordidum ancillareque, id. Tusc. 5, 20, 58; so Tac. Or. 32; Sen. Ben. 6, 17: de hoc artificio est nobis acquisitio, * Vulg. Act. 19, 25: non tu in isto artificio accusatorio callidior es quam hic in suo, Cic. Rosc. Am. 17, 49 al.—
II Esp.
   A Skill, knowledge, ingenuity in any thing: simulacrum Dianae singulari opere artificioque perfectum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 33; so id. ib. 2, 4, 21: quae certis signis artificii notata sunt, Auct. ad Her. 4, 4.—
   B Theory, system (cf. ars, I. C. 1.): non esse eloquentiam ex artificio, sed artificium ex eloquentiā natum, Cic. de Or. 1, 32, 146: existimant artificium esse hoc quoddam non dissimile ceterorum, cujusmodi de ipso jure civili Crassus componi posse dicebat, id. ib. 2, 19, 83: scientia cujusdam artificii non numquam dicitur prudentia, Auct. ad Her. 3, 2: artificium memoriae, mnemonics, id. ib. 4, 16.—
   C Skill serviceable in the attainment of any object, ingenuity, art, dexterity; and in a bad sense, craft, cunning, artifice (cf. ars, II.): id ipsum, quod contra me locutus es, artificio quodam es consecutus, Cic. de Or. 1, 17, 74: opus est non solum ingenio, verum etiam artificio quodam singulari, id. Verr. 2, 4, 40 fin.: vicinitas non assueta mendaciis, non fucosa, non fallax, non erudita artificio simulationis, id. Planc. 9: non virtute, neque in acie vicisse Romanos, sed artificio quodam et scientiā oppugnationis, Caes. B. G. 7, 29: quorum artificiis effectum est, ut res publica in hunc statum perveniret, id. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 8, C. fin.

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artĭfĭcĭum,¹⁰ ĭī, n. (artifex),
1 art, profession, métier, état : pictorum Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 123, l’art des peintres ; necessaria artificia Cic. Tusc. 1, 62, métiers nécessaires [opp. aux arts libéraux], cf. Off. 1, 150 ; Cæs. G. 6, 17, 2
2 art, travail artistique : simulacrum singulari artificio perfectum Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 72, statue, chef-d’œuvre d’un travail unique, cf. 2, 87 ; 4, 4 ; 4, 38, etc.
3 art, connaissances techniques, science, théorie : Cic. Inv. 1, 77 ; de Or. 1, 93 ; 1, 146 ; 4, 10 ; Ac. 2, 114
4 art, habileté, adresse : Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 64 ; Clu. 58, etc. || [en mauv. part] artifice : Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 174 ; Planc. 22 ; Att. 7, 1, 7, etc.; Cæs. d. Cic. Att. 9, 7 c, 2.