cantatio
Ἡ πατρίς, ὡς ἔοικε, φίλτατον βροτοῖς → Homini, ut videtur, patria res dulcissima est → Die Heimat ist der Menschen Liebstes, wie es scheint
Latin > English
cantatio cantationis N F :: singing; song, music; spell, charm, incantation (L+S)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cantātĭo: ōnis, f. canto; lit. a singing, a playing; hence, abstr. pro concr..
I Music, song, mentioned by Varr. L. L. 6, 7, § 75 Müll.: animum cantationibus permulcere, App. M. 2, p. 125; Vulg. Psa. 70, 6 (but in Plaut. Stich. 5, 5, 19, the true reading is cantionem, Fleck.).—*
II A charm, spell, incantation, Firm. Math. 3, 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cantātĭō, ōnis, f. (canto), chant, chanson : Varro L. 6, 75 || enchantement : Firm. Math. 3, 6.
Latin > German (Georges)
cantātio, ōnis, f. (canto), I) der Gesang, das Lied, Varr. LL. 6, 75. Vulg. psalm. 70, 6. Augustin. epist. 26, 6. Prisc. part. XII vers. Aen. 1, 31. p. 467, 5 K. Apul. met. 2, 25. – II) die Zauberformel, der Zauberspruch, Plur., Firm. math. 3, 5, 22 Kr. u. Sk.
