destructio
From LSJ
Ῥύου δὲ σαυτὸν παντὸς ἐκ φαύλου τρόπου → Ex omni more malefico tete eruas → Bewahre dich vor jeder üblen Lebensart
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dēstructĭo: ōnis, f. id.,
I a pulling down, destruction.
I Prop.: murorum, Suet. Galb. 12: munitionum, Vulg. 2 Cor. 10, 4.—
II Trop.: sententiarum (opp. confirmatio), a refuting, refutation, Quint. 10, 5, 12: appetentiae, disturbance, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 21, 203.
