Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1701.scelus on page 1701
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scelus crime
scelus is a Latin Noun that primarily means crime.
Definitions for scelus
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
evil deed, crime, sin, wickedness
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
A misfortune resulting from the ill-will of the gods, an affliction, curse.
- 2
A wicked or accursed act, a crime, villainy, etc. (b) (applied to the actions of animals, of inanim, forces, etc.). (c) ~erum caput (as a term of abuse), a 'fount of iniquity'. (d) a wicked or scurrilous statement, libel. (e) (as a quality) wicked disposition.
- 3
(esp. as a colloq. terms of abuse) One whose very existence is a crime; also ~us uiri. etc.
Sentences with scelus
Latin to English
Eōs sceleribus istīus tyrannī līberāvimus.Compare We freed them from the crimes of that tyrant.
Dēnique omnia expōnat ut iam comprehendātis quanta scelera contrā rem pūblicam commissa sint.Compare Finally, let him explain all things so that you (pl.) may now understand what great crimes have been committed against the republic.
Cum lībertātem lēgēsque cōnservāre vērē vellent, tamen scelera tyrannī diūtissimē ferenda erant.Compare Although they truly wanted to preserve their liberty and laws, nevertheless the crimes of the tyrant had to be endured very long.
Haud ignarus summa scelera incipi cum periculo, peragi cum praemio.Compare He knew that the greatest crimes are perilous in their inception, but well rewarded after their consummation.
Si tantum irasci vis sapientem, quantum scelerum indignitas exigit, non irascendum illi sed insaniendum est.Compare If you expect the wise man to be angry as the shamefulness of crime compels, he must not be angry merely, but go mad.
Facinus est vincire civem Romanum, scelus verberare, prope parricidium necare.Compare It is a crime to put a Roman citizen in chains, it is an enormity to flog one, sheer murder to slay one.
Quis sum avaritia tam ardens, qui non multus pars malo pecunia ad sui sine facinus quam scelus aliquis pervenio?Compare Who is there with such intense avarice, that he would not many times rather that money should come to him without dishonesty than by some crime?
Declension table for scelus
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | scelus | scelera |
| Gen. | sceleris | scelerum |
| Dat. | scelerī | sceleribus |
| Acc. | scelus | scelera |
| Abl. | scelere | sceleribus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 125.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1701.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 120.
Bibliography
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Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "scelus, sceleris (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/scelus-sceleris.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 125.scelus, sceleris on page 125
