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|lshtext=<b>mălĕdīco</b>: (or [[separately]], mălĕ dīco;<br /><b>I</b> [[rarely]] in [[reverse]] [[order]]: qui bonis dicunt [[male]], Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 10; cf. id. Trin. 4, 2, 79), xi. ctum, 3, v. n. and a. [[male]]-[[dico]], to [[speak]] [[ill]] of, to [[abuse]], [[revile]], [[slander]], [[asperse]]; constr. absol., or [[with]] a dat. (so [[class]].) or acc. ([[post]]-Aug.).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(a)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Absol.: aliud est maledicere, aliud accusare, Cic. Cael. 3, 6.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(b)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With dat.: optimo viro maledicere, Cic. Deiot. 10, 28: turpissime alicui, id. N. D. 1, 33, 93: petulanter alicui, id. Cael. 3, 8: utrique, Hor. S. 2, 3, 140: Christo, Plin. Ep. 10, 97, 5; Sen. Contr. 1, 4, 1.—Impers. [[pass]].: indignis si maledicitur, [[maledictum]] id esse [[dico]], Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 27; Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 14. —<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(g)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With acc.: si me amas, maledic illam, Petr. 96; v. id. 74.—<br /><b>II</b> Esp., to [[curse]], [[utter]] a [[curse]] [[upon]] (eccl. Lat.): [[populo]] huic, Vulg. Num. 22, 6 al.—Hence,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> mălĕdī-cens, entis, P. a., [[evil]] - [[speaking]], foulmouthed, [[abusive]], [[scurrilous]] (syn. maledi cus): maledicentes homines, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 75.—Comp.: maledicentior, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 31.—Sup.: in maledicentissimā civitate, Cic. Fl. 3, 7: carmina, Suet. Caes. 23; Nep. Alc. 11, 1.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> mălĕdictus, a, um, P. a., [[accursed]] ([[post]]-[[class]]. for [[exsecrabilis]]): maledicte [[parricida]], Spart. Get. 3, 3: [[maledictus]] es [[inter]] omnia animantia, Vulg. Gen. 3, 14: omnes incesti, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 6, 7 praef.—Hence, as subst.: mălĕ-[[dictum]], i, n., a [[foul]] or [[abusive]] [[word]].<br /><b>I</b> In gen. ([[class]].): maledicta in aliquem dicere, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 2: in vitam alicujus conicere, id. Planc. 12, 31: maledictis figere aliquem, id. N. D. 1, 34, 93: maledicta in aliquem conferre, id. Att. 11, 8, 2: [[quod]] [[crimen]] (i. e. majestatis) non [[solum]] [[facto]], sed et verbis impiis ac maledictis [[maxime]] exacerbatur, Paul. Sent. 5, 29, 1.—<br /><b>II</b> In partic., a [[curse]], [[imprecation]]: esse in maledictis jam antiquis strigem, convenit, Plin. 11, 39, 95, § 232: scribere maledicta, Vulg. Num. 5, 23.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Transf., a [[cursed]] [[thing]]: [[Christus]] [[factus]] pro nobis [[maledictum]], Vulg. Gal. 3, 13: [[maledictum]] non erit [[amplius]], id. Apoc. 22, 3.

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