destructio
Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses
Latin > English
destructio destructionis N F :: destruction, demolishing, pulling down; refutation
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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēstrūctĭō,¹⁶ ōnis, f. (destruo), destruction, ruine : Suet. Galba 12 || Quint. 10, 5, 12, réfutation.
Latin > German (Georges)
dēstrūctio, ōnis, f. (destruo), das Niederreißen, murorum, Suet. Galb. 12, 1: munitionum, Hieron. epist. 53, 3. – übtr., appetentiae, Störung des Appetits, Cael. Aur. acut. 3, 21, 203: sententiarum, die Entkräftung, Widerlegung der Urteilssprüche (Ggstz. confirmatio), Quint. 10, 5, 12.
