demolitio
ἔκστασίς τίς ἐστιν ἐν τῇ γενέσει τὸ παρὰ φύσιν τοῦ κατὰ φύσιν → what is contrary to nature is any developmental aberration from what is in accord with nature (Aristotle, On the Heavens 286a19)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dēmōlītĭo: ōnis, f. demolior, no. II.,
I a tearing down, demolishing (very rare).
I Lit.: dum ea demolitio (statuarum) fieret, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 67; Vitr. 10, 19.— *
B Trop.: veritatis, an undermining, Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēmōlītĭō,¹⁴ ōnis, f. (demolior),
1 action de mettre à bas, de descendre [une statue de son socle] : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 110 || démolition : Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 161
2 [fig.] destruction, ruine : Tert. Marc. 2, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
dēmōlītio, ōnis, f. (demolior), das Niederreißen, statuarum, Cic.: castelli, das Schleifen, Vitr. – übtr., veritatis, Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 1.
