sodalitas
κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sŏdālĭtas: ātis, f. sodalis.
I Lit., fellowship, companionship, brotherhood, friendship, intimacy; abstr. and concr. (class.; cf. societas): sodalitas familiaritasque, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 37, § 94: summā nobilitate homo, cognatione, sodalitate, collegio, id. Brut. 45, 166: intima sodalitas, Tac. A. 15, 68.—Concr.: nunc ego de sodalitate solus sum orator datus, Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 5. —Plur.: aliquem a sodalitatibus abducere, Gell. 20, 4, 3.—
II Transf.
A A society, association of any kind, esp. for religious purposes (syn. sodalicium): fera quaedam sodalitas et plane pastoricia germanorum Lupercorum, Cic. Cael. 11, 26: SODALITAS PVDICITIAE SERVANDAE, Inscr. Orell. 2401.—
B A company assembled for feasting, a banqueting - club: sodalitates autem me quaestore constitutae sunt sacris Idaeis ... epulabar igitur cum sodalibus modice, etc., Cic. Sen. 13, 45.—
C In a bad sense, an unlawful secret society: eodem die senatus consultum factum est, ut sodalitates decuriatique discederent, etc., Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 5; id. Planc. 15, 37.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sŏdālĭtās,¹³ ātis, f. (sodalis),
1 camaraderie : Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 94 ; Br. 166 ; Tac. Ann. 15, 68 ; Gell. 20, 4, 3
2 corporation, confrérie, collège : Cic. Cæl. 26
3 réunion de camarades, cercle : Cic. CM 45
4 club politique, association secrète : Cic. Planc. 37 ; Q. 2, 3, 5.
