precatio
Ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα → I know only one thing, that I know nothing | all I know is that I know nothing.
Latin > English
precatio precationis N F :: prayer, supplication
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prĕcātĭo: ōnis, f. precor.
I Lit., a praying, prayer (class.): sollemnis comitiorum precatio, Cic. Mur. 1, 1: precatione uti, id. Tusc. 1, 47, 114: precationem facere, Liv. 39, 18; Plin. 28, 2, 3, § 10: auguralis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 351 Müll.—
II Transf., concr., a form of prayer with superstitious people (post-Aug.), Plin. 28, 4, 9, § 42.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prĕcātĭō,¹² ōnis, f. (precor), action de prier, prière : Cic. Mur. 1 ; Tusc. 1, 114 || formule de prière : Plin. 28, 42.
Latin > German (Georges)
precātio, ōnis, f. (precor), I) das Bitten, die Bitte, das Gebet, illa sollemnis comitiorum precatio, Cic.: sollemne carmen precationis (Gebetsformel), Liv.: ex carmine sacro praeeunte verba sacerdote precationes facere, Liv.: victimam caedere sine precatione, Plin.: precationem peragere (vollziehen), Liv. – II) die Gebetsformel, Plin. 28, 42 u.a.: Plur., antiquae precationes, Gell. 5, 12, 1.
