despiciens

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Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)

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Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

dēspĭcĭēns, tis, part. prés. pris adjt, avec gén. : sui Cic. de Or. 2, 364, ayant du mépris de soi.