insania

From LSJ

ἐὰν ταῖς γλώσσαις τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαλῶ καὶ τῶν ἀγγέλων, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, γέγονα χαλκὸς ἠχῶν ἢ κύμβαλον ἀλαλάζον → though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not charity I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal

Source

Latin > English

insania insaniae N F :: insanity, madness; folly, mad extravagance

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

insānĭa: ae, f. insanus,
I unsoundness of mind.
   A As a disease, madness, insanity, Cels. 3, 18, 2 sqq.—
   B As a personal quality, madness, frenzy, folly, senselessness: nomen insaniae significat mentis aegrotationem et morbum, Cic. Tusc. 3, 4, 8: sanitatem animorum positam in tranquillitate quadam constantiaque censebant: his rebus mentem vacuam appellarunt insaniam, id. ib. 3, 4, 9: furorem esse rati sunt, mentis ad omnia caecitatem: quod cum majus esse videatur, quam insania, tamen ejusmodi est, ut furor in sapientem cadere possit, non possit insania, id. ib. 3, 4, 11: concupiscere aliquid ad insaniam, to madness, id. Verr. 2, 2, 35, § 87: favere alicui ad insaniam, Suet. Cal. 55: adigere ad insaniam, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 31: scelerata belli, Verg. A. 7, 461: quae tanta insania, cives? id. ib. 2, 42: nudus agas, minus est insania turpis, Juv. 2, 71 al.—
   (b)    Plur.: hunc intem periae insaniaeque agitant senem, Plaut. Aul. 4, 4, 15: incideram in hominum pugnandi cupidorum insanias, Cic. Fam. 4, 1, 1. —
II Trop.
   A Madness, i. e. excess, extravagance in any thing: villarum, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 5: libidinum, id. Sull. 25, 70: ut appareret, quam ab sano initio res in hanc insaniam venerit, Liv 7, 2, 13: mensarum, Plin. 13, 15, 29, § 91.—
   B Of speech: orationis, Cic. Brut. 82, 284.—
   C Poetic enthusiasm, rapture, inspiration: auditis? an me ludit amabilis Insania? Hor. C. 3, 4, 6.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

īnsānĭa,¹⁰ æ, f. (insanus),
1 démence [maladie mentale] : Cels. Med. 3, 18, 2
2 déraison, folie, manque de santé, d’équilibre dans l’esprit : Cic. Tusc. 3, 8 ; 3, 9 ; 3, 11 ; 4, 52 || concupiscere aliquid ad insaniam Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 87, désirer qqch. à en perdre la tête || populares insaniæ Cic. Mil. 22, les folies démagogiques, les actes insensés des démagogues
3 extravagance, excès insensé, folie : libidinum Cic. Sulla 70, passions désordonnées || orationis Cic. Br. 284, écarts d’une éloquence en délire || folies, dépenses folles : villarum Cic. Q. 3, 1, 5, pour des villas, cf. Plin. 13, 91
4 = μανία, délire poétique : Hor. O. 3, 4, 6.

Latin > German (Georges)

īnsānia, ae, f. (insanus), die Vernunftlosigkeit, Tollheit, I) als Krankheit, Cels. 3, 18, 2 sqq. – II) als Eigenschaft = A) das unsinnige Betragen, a) eig., Cic. u.a.: belli, unsinnige Begierde nach usw., Verg.: concupiscere alqd ad insaniam, bis zum Tollwerden = sehr heftig, Cic.: Plur., tolle Streiche, insaniae agitant senem, Plaut. aul. 642 G.: insaniae populares (der Demokraten), Cic.: noli putare tolerabiles horum insanias nec unius modi fore, Cic. – b) übtr., der Unsinn bei etw., das Übertriebene, der unsinnige (übertriebene) Aufwand, villarum, vestium, Cic.: libidinum, unsinnige Ausschweifungen, Cic.: res ad hanc insaniam (unsinnige Verschwendung) venerit, Liv. – B) (wie μανία) die Verzückung = die poetische Begeisterung, amabilis (liebliche), Hor. carm. 3, 4, 6.

Latin > Chinese

insania, ae. f. :: 瘋。痴。太大。— villarum 諸庄之豐華。— febricitantium 瘧狂妄結。Amabilis insania 高興。