diminutio

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.)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

dīmĭnūtĭo: ōnis, f., another reading for deminutio, Hyg. F. 30 in Maj. Auct. Class. v. 3, p. 13, and Vulg. Rom. 11, 12 al.

dīminūtio, s. deminutio.

diminutio diminutionis N F :: diminution, decrease; [capitis ~ => loss of civil rights, civil death]