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horrendus

From LSJ

Περὶ τοῦ ἐπέκεινα τοῦ νοῦ κατὰ μὲν νόησιν πολλὰ λέγεται, θεωρεῖται δὲ ἀνοησίᾳ κρείττονι νοήσεως → On the subject of that which is beyond intellect, many statements are made on the basis of intellection, but it may be immediately cognised only by means of a non-intellection superior to intellection

Porphyry, Sententiae, 25

Latin > English

horrendus horrenda, horrendum ADJ :: horrible, dreadful, terrible

Latin > German (Georges)

horrendus, a, um (Partic. v. horreo), haarsträubend, I) schaudervoll, schrecklich, monstrum, Verg.: nox, Ov.: carmen, Liv.: Sibylla, frommen Schauer erregend, schauervoll, Verg. – m. 2. Supin., utraeque horrendae aspectu, Hor.: horrendus visu Mezentius, Verg.: res horrenda relatu, Ov.: horrendum dictu, Verg. – neutr. adv., horrendum stridens belua, Verg.: arma horrendum sonuēre, Verg.; vgl. ›horrendum‹ clamat pro ›horrende‹, Prisc. 17, 11: Plur., horrenda circumsonantibus Alemannis, Amm. 27, 10. § 10. – II) staunenswert, bewundernswert, Verg. Aen. 11, 507.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

horrendus,¹⁰ a, um,
1 adj. verb. de horreo
2 adjt : a) effroyable, terrible, redoutable : Virg. En. 3, 26 ; Hor. S. 2, 5, 62 || Liv. 9, 36, 1 ; horrendum dictu Virg. En. 4, 454, chose effroyable à dire, cf. Ov. M. 15, 298 ; b) qui inspire un frisson religieux, redoutable : Virg. En. 6, 10.

Latin > Chinese

horrendus, a, um. part. fut. p. :: 可畏者。可驚。可敬者。Truces horrendaeque imagines 兇赫之像。Horrendum dictum 聽之則悚。Horrendum aspectu 視之難當。