permotio
πολλὰ τὰ δεινὰ κοὐδὲν ἀνθρώπου δεινότερον πέλει → many things are formidable, and none more formidable than man | wonders are many, and none is more wonderful than man | many things are bad, but nothing is more atrocious than man
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
per-mōtĭo: ōnis, f. permoveo.
I In gen., a moving, exciting, excitement, trop.: mentis permotio, Cic. Div 2, 3, 9: permotionis causā, in order to move or stir the feelings, id. de Or 2, 53, 216; id. Ac. 2, 44, 135.—
II In partic., an emotion of the mind: permotiones istae animis nostris datae, Cic. Ac. 2, 44, 135.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
permōtĭō, ōnis, f.,
1 excitation, émotion : (divinans) mentis incitatione et permotione divina Cic. Div. 1, 89, (prophétisant) parce que son esprit recevait une impulsion, une excitation de la divinité, cf. Div. 2, 9 ; permotionis causa Cic. de Or. 2, 216, pour émouvoir fortement
2 affectation de l’âme, émotion, sentiment, passion : animi permotio, quæ... imitanda est actione Cic. de Or. 3, 215, l’émotion (la passion) que l’action doit traduire..., cf. Ac. 2, 135 ; pl., animi permotiones Cic. de Or. 1, 42, les passions.
