instinctus
διὸ καὶ μεταλάττουσι τὴν φυσικὴν χρῆσιν εἰς τὴν παρὰ φύσιν αἱ δοκοῦσαι παρθένοι τῶν εἰδώλων → therefore those professing to be virgins of the idols even change the natural use into the unnatural (Origen, commentary on Romans 1:26)
Latin > English
instinctus instincta, instinctum ADJ :: roused, fired; infuriated
instinctus instinctus instinctus N M :: inspiration; instigation
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
instinctus: a, um, Part., from instinguo.
instinctus: ūs, m. instinguo,
I instigation, impulse (class.; mostly in abl. sing.): oracula, quae instinctu divino afflatuque funduntur, inspiration, Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34; id. ib. 1, 6 fin.; 1. 31, 66: sine caelesti aliquo mentis instinctu, id. Tusc. 1, 26: instinctu decurionum, Tac. H. 1, 70: instinctibus daemonum, Lact. 4, 30: ex instinctu deorum dicere, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 15, 2, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) īnstīnctus,¹⁶ a, um, part. de instinguo.
(2) īnstīnctŭs,¹² ūs, m., instigation, excitation, impulsion : Cic. Tusc. 1, 64 ; Tac. H. 1, 70 ; instinctu divino Cic. Div. 1, 34, par une inspiration divine.
Latin > German (Georges)
īnstīnctus, ūs, m. (instinguo), die Anreizung, Eingebung, der Antrieb, instinctu divino, Cic.: instinctu decurionum, Tac.: non impetu et instinctu nec ore uno fluens, nicht aus Erregung u. Begeisterung u. einem Munde strömend, Tac. ann. 14, 16: instinctu Musarum, Lact.: instinctibus daemonum, Lact. 4, 30, 1: sequi classici vocantis instinctum, Ps. Quint. decl. 4, 19.
