supplicatio
φιλοτιμία καλεῖ τέχν' ὑπερόντα κτλ. → ambition for honor is calling superior sons ... (Inscription on church wall, Constantinople)
Latin > English
supplicatio supplicationis N F :: thanksgiving; supplication
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
supplĭcātĭo: (subpl-), ōnis, f. id.; in relig. lang.,
I a public prayer or supplication, a religious solemnity in consequence of certain (fortunate or unfortunate) public events; a day set apart for prayer, either by way of thanksgiving or of religious humiliation, genuflection (cf. obsecratio): atque etiam supplicatio diis immortalibus pro singulari eorum merito meo nomine decreta est, etc., Cic. Cat. 3, 6, 15: praetor urbanus supplicationes per dies quinquaginta ad omnia pulvinaria constituat, id. Phil. 14, 14, 37; so, decreta ad omnia pulvinaria, id. Cat. 3, 10, 23: quorum (prodigiorum) averruncandorum causā supplicationes in biduum senatus decrevit, Liv. 10, 23, 1; 5, 23, 4: supplicationem habere, id. 10, 47, 7; 31, 9, 6: fuit, id. 37, 3, 5.—Sometimes such a supplicatio was decreed in honor of a victorious general to precede his triumph: cui uni togato supplicationem senatus decreverit, Cic. Sull. 30, 85: ex litteris Caesaris dierum viginti supplicatio a senatu decreta est, Caes. B. G. 4, 38 fin.; 7, 90 fin.; Cic. Prov. Cons. 11, 27; id. Pis. 3, 6; Cato ap. Cic. Fam. 15, 5, 2: dies quindecim supplicatio decreta est, Caes. B. G. 2, 35: supplicatio diem unum Romae, alterum in Capenati agro indicta est, Liv. 27, 4, 15: diem unum supplicatio fuit ob, etc., id. 41, 28, 1: in quatriduum supplicationes decernere, id. 5, 23, 3; 37, 47, 4; Suet. Caes. 24 fin. al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
supplĭcātĭō,¹⁰ ōnis, f. (supplico), prières publiques, actions de grâces rendues aux dieux : diis immortalibus decreta est Cic. Cat. 3, 15, des actions de grâces aux dieux immortels furent décrétées ; supplicationes per dies quinquaginta ad omnia pulvinaria constituere Cic. Phil. 14, 37, faire célébrer des actions de grâces pendant cinquante jours dans tous les temples, cf. Liv. 40, 28, 9 ; dierum viginti supplicatio Cæs. G. 4, 38, 5, une fête d’actions de grâces de vingt jours, cf. Cic. Prov. 27 ; dierum viginti supplicatio redditur Cæs. G. 7, 90, 8, en reconnaissance on célèbre une fête d’actions de grâces de vingt jours || dies quindecim supplicatio decreta est Cæs. G. 2, 35, 4, une fête d’actions de grâces fut décrétée pour une durée de quinze jours, cf. Liv. 27, 4, 15 ; 41, 28, 1 ; in quatriduum Liv. 5, 23, 3, pour quatre jours, cf. Liv. 37, 47, 4 || alicui supplicationem decernere Cic. Sulla 85, décréter des prières publiques en l’honneur de qqn, ou nomine alicujus Cic. Cat. 3, 15, au nom de qqn, cf. Cic. Prov. 27 ; Cat. 4, 5.
Latin > German (Georges)
supplicātio, ōnis, f. (supplico), I) die öffentliche Demütigung vor Gott, die feierliche Verehrung der Götter durch Gebete u. Opfer, bei glücklichen oder unglücklichen Staatsereignissen, das Dankfest, der Buß- od. Bettag, das Buß- und Betfest, supplicatio omnibus diis (für alle G.), quorum pulvinaria Romae essent, indicta est, Liv.: ad omnia pulvinaria supplicationem decernere, Cic.: supplicationem decernere dis immortalibus pro singulari eorum merito alcis nomine (um jmds. willen), Cic.: decernere supplicationes mortuo, Cic., ei uni togato, Cic.: quindecim dies (auf 14 Tage) od. dierum viginti supplicationem decernere, Caes.: supplicationem per triduum ad omnia pulvinaria habere, Liv.: in quadriduum supplicationes decernere, Liv.: ob recitationem supplicationem decernere, Suet.: decernere eo nomine (um deswillen) supplicationes, Tac.: prodigiorum averruncandorum causā supplicationes in biduum decernere, Liv.: supplicationes per dies quinquaginta ad omnia pulvinaria constituere, Cic.: supplicationes habere, Liv.: unum diem Aesculapio supplicationem habere, Liv.: in Crustumino unum diem ipso loco supplicatio fuit, Liv.: supplicatio quoque earum religionum causā fuit, quibus diis decemviri ex libris ut fieret ediderunt, Liv.: Romae dierum viginti supplicatio redditur, wird zum Danke dargebracht, Caes.: quid in gratulationibus supplicationibusque nisi excellentiorem ornatum adiciunt? Liv. – II) die demütige, unbedingte Ergebung, Amm. 17, 13, 21.
