MAG 
MAG 
MAL 
magnificent, stately, great. JTep. Ele- 
cans, non magnificus. Also, boastful, 
bragging. Plant. Cum magnifico inline, 
urbes verbis qui inermuscapit.-It Kes 
magnilieie, sumptuous, rich, costly, mag¬ 
nificent, splendid. Cic. apparatus. Dies, 
funera. Sallust, spolia magnifica. Id. 
lionores. Justin, res gest®. Id. vill®. 
Plin. oppidum.-V Also, applied to 
words or speeches, n J high strain, 
pompous, pathetic. Cic. genus dicendi. 
Plin. oratio. Terent. verba, boasting 
language. Sometimes it may be ren¬ 
dered splendid, lofty, grand, sublime. 
Cic. Magnificentius dicendi genus. —— 
11 Also, valuable, useful, admirable. Plin. 
Laser magnificum in usu, medicamen- 
tisque. Id. Myriophyllon magnifici 
usus ad vulnera.-II Magnificiur and 
magnificissimus were in use with the 
ancients, according to Festus. 
MAGNILSaUENTIA (magniloquus), ®, 
f. a lofty and high strain or manner of 
speaking. Cic. ! )act y 1 i cus numerus 
liexametrorum magniloquenti® est ac¬ 
commodation Id. Homeri.-11 Also, 
a vaunting, bragging, boasting. Gell. 
Ma.GN 1L5Q.UUS (magnus & loquor), a, 
um, adj. speaking in a lofty style, sub¬ 
lime. Stat. -it Also, boasting, brag- 
sins’. Tacit, and Odd. 
MaGNIPeNDS, or MaGNi PeNDS 
3 (magnus & pendo), is, a. 3. to value 
greatly , esteem highly , account much oj. 
1 Plaut . and Terent . 
MaGNISONaNS (magnus & sonans),tis, 
3 adj. sounding loud. Ace. saxa. (Al. 
aliter leg.) 
MaGNITaS (magnus), atis, f. same as 
3 Magnitudo. Ace. 
MaGNITuDB, inis, f. greatness, bulk, 
magnitude. Cic. nrundi. Id. regionum. 
Id? maris. Coes, corporum. Id. fluctuum 
et tempestatum. Id. Silva magnitudinis 
infinite. Id. fluminis. Cels. Catapo- 
tia fiunt ad fab® magnitudinem, to the 
size of. -H Sometimes, a multitude, 
a-reat quantity, great number, plenty, 
abundance. JTep. copiarum. Cic. fruc- 
tuum. Id. pecuniae. Id. quasstus.- 
If /Vlso, greatness of immaterial things. 
Cic. amoris. Id. odii. Id. causarum, 
weight, importance. JTep. rerum gesta- 
rum. Cic. beneficii. Id. periculi. Id. 
frigoris. JTep. virium, strength. Plin. 
doloris. Id. ingenii. -11 Magnitudo 
animi, greatness of soul, loftiness of spirit, 
magnanimity i also, high spirit. Cic. and 
Cos. -11 Also, applied to time, length. 
Plin. Diernmque ac noctium magnitudi- 
nes.-It Also, dignity. Tacit, impera- 
toria. Id. Invidia infra tuam magnitu¬ 
dinem jacet. --11 Also, a title, high¬ 
ness, excellency, &c. Cod. Just. — 
If The plural magnitudincs occurs in Cic. 
MaGNBPERe (magno & opere), adv. 
very much, much, greatly, exceedingly. 
q ic . _if Magno opere is also used. 
Cic. Thence, also, Magnoque opere, 
Cic. And, inversely, Opere magno, 
Ace. Also, in the compar., Cato. Quo 
majore opere, the more, the more earn¬ 
estly. Superlat. Terent. Maximopere 
or, Cic. Maximo opere, very much. 
MaGNOS (obsol. mago), a,um, adj. great, 
large, peyas, grandis, amplus: compar. 
major, superl. mommas, a, um, great with 
respect, to size, length, breadth, &c. to 
which is opposed parvus. Cic. domus. 
Catull. montes. Coes, aistus maritimi. 
Id. Oppidum maximum. Liv. Aqua; 
magn® fuerunt.-H It is also applied 
to weight and number, much, considera¬ 
ble, great. Cic. pondus auri, numerus 
frumenti, vis mellis. Id. pecunia. Cais. 
pabuli copia. Id. multitudo. JTepns. 
divitise. Virg. populus. JTep. concur- 
sus. _ Also, great in energy or force. 
Cic. vox, a loud voice. JTep. spes. 
Cic. infamia. Cats. Multo major ala- 
critas, studiumque pugnandi majus. Id. 
Homines magn® virtutis. JTep. Magno 
animo esse.-11 Great with respect to 
expense, pomp, splendor, &c. Hence, 
Cic. Magni ludi; also called Romani, or 
maximi. Cic. --It Also, great, with re¬ 
gard to power, authority, merits, and tal¬ 
ents. Cie. vir. JTep. Magnus bello.-fd. 
Potentior et major, inpossession of greater 
authority and power. Hence, Cic. Jupiter 
optimus maximus, h. e. omnipotent. Firg. 
Magna sacerdos, h. e. great, venerable, 
&c. Liv. Prator maximus, h. e. the dic¬ 
tator. Suet. Maxima virgo, the high 
priestess of the vestal virgins. -IT Al¬ 
so, with regard to importance, great, 
momentous, important, strange, singular, 
&c. JTep. res. Id. Majores res. Fcllci. 
Majora, attempts to attain to mure power 
than is consistent with the laws and con¬ 
stitution. Pallad. vinum, h. e. good- 
Cic. causa. Cels. Morbus major, epi¬ 
lepsy. Cats, casus, a singular incident; 
(also, Plane, in Cic. Ep. critical condition, 
great risk .) Cic. Magnum est (with infin.). 
it is a great thing. Id. Quod erit ma- 
jiig,-It Great in its kind. Cats, vit- 
tus. Cic. min®. Terent. nebulo. Cic. 
fur. -II Great in speaking, be it in 
earnest and truth, or jokingly and 
boastingly. Firg. verba, bragging, 
boastful, or exaggerating words. Ovid. 
Magna loqui, to speak boastingly as of 
one’s self. Firg. Dixerat file aliquid 
magnum. Terent. Magni sumus atque 
bundles, h. e. proud. — Magnum, adv. 
very. Plaut. Magnum clamat, i. e. 
with a loud voice. Thus, also. Maximum. 
Id. Exclamat maximum, h. e. as loud as 
he can. — Magni (for magni pretii), and 
magno (for magno pretio), high, dear, al 
a hio-h price. Cic. Magni esse, to be 
highly esteemed. Id. /Estimaie magni, 
or magno, to esteem highly. Id. Magni 
interest ad, &c. it is of much importance, 
it greatly concerns, &c. Id. Magno ven¬ 
ded, or conducere, or emere, at a high 
price. Liv. Magno illi stetit, cost him 
dear. Magni facere, to esteem highly. 
(See Magnifacio.) Plaut. Maximi facere. 
Phcedr. Majoris veneunt, dearer, at a 
higher price. -IT In majus, greater, 
crrealer than a thing really is. Liv. acci- 
pere. Id. extollerp. Id. ferre. Id. cre¬ 
dere. -11 Major, with a genii, follow¬ 
ing. Plin. Omnium triumphorum lau- 
reum adepte majorem,/<»- maximam, or 
for triumph is.-It Major, for magnus. 
Cic. Senect. 7. Opera majora fiunt.- 
H Magnus signifies, also, long. Sparlian. 
crines. . Liv. sermones, hence, long 
with regard to time. Justin. Magno 
tempore, h. e. diu. Id. Magno post 
tempore, a long time after. Hence, of 
the age of a person 
with the ablat. 
tl UL u. ^ ^ ------ 
natu. " JTep. and Liv. Magno natu, ad¬ 
vanced in years, aged. JTep. Filius max- 
imo natu, the eldest son. -IT Major, 
or maximus, of men of definite age, 
sometimes joined with natu or annis , 
sometimes without them. Cic. Fuit 
major natu quam Plautus, h. e. older. 
Id. Audivi ex majoribus natu. Liv. 
Natu major frater. Terent. Frater ma¬ 
jor, the elder of two. JTatus is, also, join¬ 
ed with them. JTep. Major annis sexagin- 
ta natus, above sixty years of age. So, al¬ 
so, annorum. Liv. Neu majores quinum 
quadragenum (annorum), and not above 
forty-five years of age. Hence, Cic. Ma¬ 
jores, forefathers, ancestors. Plant. Ma¬ 
jor herus, the master of the house, master of 
a family. Id. Minor herus, theyoungmas- 
ter. So, also, Id. Hera major, and minor. 
So, also, Maximus, a, um, the oldest. 
Liv. stirps. Suet., virgo, the eldest, and, 
consequently, most, respected of the vestal 
virgins.' Also, joined with natu. Firg. 
Hence, Pandect. Patruus niagnus, li. e. 
frater avi. Id. Avunculus magnus, h. e. 
frater avia;. Id. Amita magna, h. e. 
soror avi. Id. Matertera magna, h. e. 
soror aviie. So, also, Id. Patruus major, 
h. e. frater proavi. Id. Avunculus ma¬ 
jor, h. e. frater proavi a;. Id. Amita 
major, ft. e. soror proavi. Id. Avuncu¬ 
lus maximus, ft. e. frater abavi®. Id. 
Amita maxima, ft. e. soror abavi. Id. 
Matertera maxima, ft. e. soror abaviie. 
Id. Patruus maximus, ft. e. frater abavi. 
_ 11 Liv. Maximus stirpis, of two 
brothers, for major. 
M XGtiDXRTS, or MX.GyDX.RIS ( payvda- 
pis), is, f. the stalk of a plant called Laser- 
pitium, according to others the root, seed, 
or juice of it. Plin. 
MXGOS (payos), i, m. «■ misc and learned 
man, a priest or philosopher among the 
Persians. Cic. -11 Also, a magician, 
diviner, enchanter. Ilorat. and Lucan. 
MX.G0S, a, um, adj. magic, magical 
3 Ovid. -IT Maga, ffi, f. an enchantress, 
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sorceress, witch. Ovid., Senec.,Augus 
tbi. 
MaIX. (Muia), ®, f. a daughter of Atlas and 
Pleione, mother of Mercury by Jupiter. 
She was one of the Pleiades. Hence, 
Firg. Maja genitus, or, Ovid, creatus, 
or, Ilorat. natus, ft. e. Mercurius- 
IT Also, the daughter of Faur.us, Ma¬ 
crob. -11 Also, a kind of large crab- 
fish. Plin. 
MaJ aLIS (according to some, from Maja), 
is, m. a barrow-pig, fat hog. Farr - 
If Also, an abusive, word. Cic. 
MaJeSTa (from the old word majus), a?, 
3 f. the wfe of Fulcan. Macrob. and Sat¬ 
urn. 
MaJeSTaS (majus, a, um), atis, f. great¬ 
ness, majesty, grandeur, dignity. Cic. 
deorum. Id. judicum. Liv. senatus 
Id. matronarum. Farr, bourn, on ac¬ 
count of their usefulness in agriculture. 
Liv. loci. Id. oetatis. Cic. in oratione. 
Also, divinity. Suet. JTer. 1.-IT Es¬ 
pecially, majesty, supreme power , sove¬ 
reignty. Cais. regia. Phcedr. ducis, 
h. e. his imperial, majesty. Ilorat. tua. 
Cie. populi Romani. Id. Majestatem 
minuere, to offend against the majesty of 
the Roman empire. — So, also, Id. Demi- 
nutio majestatis. Hence, sc. niinuta, 
violated majesty, violation of the majesty , 
h. e. any act against the weal and honor of 
the state. Cic. Crimen majestatis, high 
treason. Id. Lex majestatis, A. e. for 
punishing any crime against the people , 
and, afterwards , against the emperor, bo, 
also, Id. Condemnari majestatis. Suet. 
Judicia majestatis. 
MAJOR. See Magnus. 
MaJoRINCS (major), a, um, adj. of the 
2 larger sort. Plin. Majorms olive. - 
Majorin® pecuniae, a coin of a little val¬ 
ue, but larger than the as. Cod. Theod. 
MaJOGENX (Maia & gigno), ae, m. the 
3 son of Maia, h. e. Mercury. Martian. 
MaJuMa (majus), ®, f- a game celebrated 
3 among the Romans in the month of May. 
Cod. Theod. 
MaIOS, MaJuS (obsol. mago), a, urn, adj. 
same us Magnus. Macrob. Deus Maius, 
the great god, h. e. Jupiter. —- It Also, 
relating to the month of May. ,c - 
Mensis Maius, or, simply, Ovid, wa¬ 
ins, A. e. the month of May. Pro jff n ; 
Idus Mai®, the fifteenth of May. Oval. 
Calends: Mai®, the first of May. 
Nuptials celebrated in the month ot 
May were considered unlucky. OtM. 
MaJOSCOLOS (major), a. um. adj- some 
older. Terent. . 
MaLX (mando), ®, f- 1jte cheek-bo , J ■ 
Cic., Firg. and Ilorat. —- V A 
ball of the check cheek. J j; 
-11 Mai®, the teeth. Thus it may 
rendered in Firg. JEn. 3, »>7, • 
MALABXTHRON. See MalokM™* 
MALXCX (unc.), ®, f- a city m Span, 
Malaga. Plin. . . f ma i. 
MXLXCHe (paXftX’/),e s > [• “kjjj j n <* 
lows.Plin. and Colum. Another reading 
is mnloche, which signifies the u ■ 
MALXCIX (paUFia^ £ “ ‘ Unguar, 
dead calm. Cats. Also, toant, of 
effeminacy. Sense . —- J " Also, 
appetite, nausea. Pun. stomaci 
without stomachi. Id. „ j .to 
MXJ.XCISSB (paXaKiM, ’ ((f . 
2 soften, make soft, supple, pliant, e 
Plaut. and Senec. nm adj• 
MXLaCTICOS (paXaxrim), ^ 
3 mollient, mollifying- J lieo “; adj , soft, 
MXLXCuS (paXaxof), a. “m, w 
3 delicate. Plaut. -- - 
aenciue. i Plaut. 
Plaut. - MSupple, pl>ant’ ^ ^ 
MXLaGMX (paXaypr, i), atis, •_ Ma . 
2 cut poultice, cataplasm, t-eis- 
lagma, ®, f. Feget. aNDBIUM 
MXLaNDRIX,®, f. “ <*« 
3 (unc.), ii, n. a pustule or bust 
3 adj. having blister* or ptf*? 0 
(malandna). Marcell. ■ I sfl p n . 
MXLaXaTIB (malaxo), onis,^ 
3 ing, mollifying; T, j eod ’ j . to softF, 
Mx£aXB (uaXioow), as, a- 
3 mollify. Labor. m of » 
MaLDXCON (unc.), i, "• w 4 
i tree called bdellium. 
