spretio
From LSJ
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sprētĭo: ōnis, f. sperno,
I a despising, disdain, scorn, contempt: Romanorum, Liv. 40, 5 dub.; Ambros. Enarr. in Psa. 43, § 54.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sprētiō, ōnis, f. (sperno), mépris, dédain : *Liv. 40, 5, 7.
Latin > German (Georges)
sprētio, ōnis, f. (sperno), die Verachtung, Ambros. enarr. in psalm. 43. § 54. Rufin. Orig. in Rom. 9, 40. – / Liv. 40, 5, 7 zw.
