purgamentum
οἷς πρόθεσίς ἐστιν ἀδικεῖν, παρ' αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ δικαία ἀπολογία ἰσχύει → not even a just excuse means anything to those bent on injustice | the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny | any excuse will serve a tyrant
Latin > English
purgamentum purgamenti N N :: sweepings, rubbish, filth
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
purgāmentum: i, n. id..
I What is swept or washed off, sweepings, offscourings, filth, dirt: cloacam maximam, receptaculum omnium purgamentorum urbis, Liv. 1, 56: hortorum, Tac. A. 11, 32: cenae in pavimento, Plin. 36, 25, 60, § 184: ceparum, id. 20, 5, 20, § 41: oris, Sen. Const. 2 fin.: sanguinis, Plin. 11, 37, 74, § 192.—As a term of reproach, refuse, dregs, filth, offscouring, outcast, Petr. 74; Curt. 6, 11, 2; 10, 2, 7: purgamenta pro frugibus creat humus palustris, weeds, Sen. Ep. 73, 16.—
B Transf., washings, that which is washed up: purgamenta freti aestuantis, i.e. pearls, Col. 8, 9, 19: tanquam purgamenta hujus mundi, Vulg. 1 Cor. 4, 13.—
II A means of purgation, purification, or expiation, an expiatory sacrifice, Petr. 134, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pūrgāmentum,¹² ī, n. (purgo),
1 immondices : Liv. 1, 56, 2 ; Tac. Ann. 11, 31 ; ceparum Plin. 20, 41, épluchures d’oignons ; purgamenta oris Sen. Const. 2, 3, crachats || [injure] ordure : Petr. 74, 9 ; Curt. 6, 11, 2
2 purification, expiation, sacrifice expiatoire : Petr. 134, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
pūrgāmentum, ī, n. (purgo), I) der Unrat, Schmutz, 1) übh.: urbis, Liv.: hortorum, Tac.: inter purgamenta et iactus (Wegwürfen) cenantium, Sen.: pulvis reliquaque humi purgamenta, Dict.: sacrum illud caput (Catonis) purgamentis oris aspergere, Sen. – als Schimpfwort, wie κάθαρμα, der Auswurf, Petron. 74, 9: Plur., der Auswurf, das Gesindel, purgamenta servorum, Curt.: urbis, Curt.; vgl. Mützell Curt. 6, 11 (41), 2. – 2) der Abgang, Abfall in der Landwirtschaft, purgamenta cortis (= cohortis), Colum. 2, 14, 6: salsamentorum purgamenta, Colum. 8, 17, 12: purgamenta olerum, Heges. 5, 18 in.: spinae et purgamenta alia, Arnob. 1, 59. – u. der Abfall vom Erz = die Schlacken, p. aeris, Th. Prisc. 1, 20: ferri purgamenta, Th. Prisc. 1, 9. – II) das Reinigungsmittel, Sühnopfer, Petron. 134, 1.
Latin > Chinese
purgamentum, i. n. :: 渣滓。鹿。祭餘。賤物。埃。掃之塵。Purgamenta urbis suae 本城之下流。
