praefocatio

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τὸ κατὰ τὴν τῆς αὑτοῦ ψυχῆς ἐπίταξιν τὰ γιγνόμενα γίγνεσθαι, μάλιστα μὲν ἅπαντα, εἰ δὲ μή, τά γε ἀνθρώπινα → the desire that, if possible, everything,—or failing that, all that is humanly possible—should happen in accordance with the demands of one's own heart

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

praefōcātĭo: ōnis, f. id.,
I a choking, suffocation (post-class.), Scrib. Comp. 100; Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 6.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

præfōcātĭō, ōnis, f., suffocation, étouffement : C. Aur. Acut. 2, 6.