SUP 
itition. Cic. anilis. Tacit. Supersti- 
tione infectus. - IT Also, religion, 
holiness, sanctity, religious duty. Cic. 
Superstitione liberari, h. e. religion, icor- 
ship of the gods. Justin, templi, h. c. 
sanctity. Sense, virtutis, h. e. religious 
" " ' ' " ' religion. 
reverence. — Particularly, false 
Sueton. -If Also, an oath. Virg. - 
If Cic. Nat. Door, 1, 42. post init. makes 
this distinction ; Superstitin est, in qua 
timor inanis deoruni, religio qu;e deo- 
rum cultu pio contir.etur, 
BOPERSTITIoSe (superstitiosus), adv. 
superstitiously. Cic. - IT Also, too 
scrupulously, too nicely or exactly. Quin- 
tii. inha-rere. 
SePEKSTtTIoSOS (superstitio), a, urn, 
adj. prophetic, a diviner, prophet, prophet¬ 
ess. Acc. ap. Cic. vox. Plant, homo. 
Jd. Si ista superstitiosa aut hariola est. 
-IT Also, superstitious. Cic. philo- 
sophi. Ter lull. Seculum superstitio- 
sissimum. Cic. Nimiuin superstitio- 
sum esse.-IT Also, religious. Cic. 
Nimium superstitiosum esse. (See 
above.) 
80PERSTIT3 (superstes), as, a. and n. 1. 
3 Trans, to preserve, keep safe. Enn. 
-IT Intrans, to remain, to be in abun¬ 
dance. Plaut. milii. 
SOFeRSTo (super & sto), as, n. 1. to 
2 stand over or upon, itpiarqpi. With a 
~ dat. Liv. corporibus. Id. turribus. 
Sueton. columniB. Also, with an accu¬ 
sal.. Ovid. Ossa snperstabant volucres. 
SOPeRSTRaTOS, particip. from super- 
2 sterno. 
SOPeRSTRTCTOS, a, urn, particip. from 
3 superstringo. 
SCPERSTRING8 (super & stringo), is, 
3 inxi, ictum, a. 3. to bind or draw together, 
above , or over. Sidon. iatera baiteis. 
SCPERSTRD8 (super be struo), is, uxi, 
2 uctum, a. 3. to build up, upon or over, 
supcrstruct, broiKoiopeoi. Tacit. I'igur. 
Quintil. Uuicquid superstruxeris, cor- 
ruet. 
SOPERSUM (super & sum), es, fui,esse, 
2 to remain, be left behind, exist still, ncfjl- 
eipi, uepiylvopai. Cats. Muitum icstatis 
supererat. Cic. Nulli supersint de ini- 
micis. Jd. Tantum civium superfutu- 
rum. Plin. Ep. Superest, ut, h. e. it 
still remains that. Hence, Cic. Quod 
superest, h. e. as for the rest, as to what 
remains. Virg. Quod superest, h. e. 
the rest, remainder. — Also, in general, 
to remain. Liv. Quod gerendis rebus 
superesset. Cic. Qui superfuerunt. — 
Also, to remain to be done. Nepos. Aon 
muitum superesse munitionis. — Also, 
to remain, to be still present , exist still. 
Liv. Deos non superesse. Virg. Modo 
vita supersit, h. c. if life be but granted 
to me, if I do but live. — Also, to survive, 
outlive. Liv. patri. -11 Also, to be in 
abundance, be over and above, abound, be 
in great plenty. Tcrcnt. Ranta res erat 
et supererat. Id. Quia superest. Cic. 
Verba mihi superesse. Ovid. Fama Jovi 
superest.-IT Also, to be superfluous, 
unnecessary , redundant, too much. Cic. 
Neque absit. quicquam, neque supersit. 
Tacit. Urbis quie domui supererant, h. c. 
what remained of the city after the building 
of the palace. -IT Also, to be present, to 
be. August, ap. Sueton. Cunctari enim 
se, ne, *si superesset, eriperet legibus 
reum. Cels. Quamdiu supererunt vires. 
_Hence, to serve any one by his presence, 
particularly of advocates. August, ap. 
Sueton Aug. 56. alicui. (But Ocll. 1, 62, 
finds fault with this expression.) - 
IT Also, to be above or over any thing, to 
project. Val. Flare. — Hence, figur. to 
be equal to, to bear, endure. Virg. iabori. 
_ If Also, to have abundance of any 
thing, be amply provided, to excel. Cic. 
ap. Ocll. -IT This verb is also found 
separated. Nep. Nihil erat super.- 
IT Pandect. Superfore,/m- superfuturum 
esse .-IT Restore points to a remain¬ 
der : Superstare, to a being over and 
above. . . 
BuPeRTeCTOS, a, urn, particip. from 
2 supertego. 
BCPeRTEGO (super & tego), is, xi, ctum, 
2 a. 3- to cover above or from above. Colum. 
_Also, in general, to cover, as, with a 
garment. Apul. - IT Also, to cover 
over, put as a covering upon 
SUP 
SOPeRTeRReNOS (super & terrenus), a, 
3 lim, adj. that is above the earth. 7 ertidl. 
SOPERTERTIOS (super & tertius), a, urn, 
3 adj. Martian. Capell. numerus, li. e. one 
and a third, denoting the ratio 4 : 3. 
SOPeRTRAHO (super & traho), is, a. 3. 
2 to draw one thing over another. Pirn. 
SOPER VAC aNEOS (supervaco), a, urn, 
adj. that is over and above what is ncces- 
sanj, and consequently not absolutely ne¬ 
cessary, above what is usual or ordinary, 
nepurubs. Cato, vasa, h. e. vessels which 
one docs not use at present, but which can 
be used if occasion requires. Cic. opus, 
li. e. done at leisure hours. - IT Also, 
superfluous, needless, useless. Cic. liteiae. 
Si) PER VAC 5 (super & vaco), as, n. 1. to 
3 be superfluous. Oe.ll. 
SOPeRVACOk (supervacuus). adv. super- 
3 fiuously. Tertull. 
SOPERVACOo, for Supervacue. See Su 
2 pervacuus. 
SDPERVACDOS (super & vacuus), a, uni 
2 adj. superfluous, needless, useless, vain, 
idle, unprofitable, answering no end or 
purpose, rrcpiocrd;, uevog. Herat., Co 
him. and Quintil. — Hence, Senec. In 
supervacuum, or, Plin. Supervacuo, or, 
Liv. Ex supervacuo, h. e. superfluously, 
in vain, uselessly, unnecessarily. 
SOPeRVaDS (super & vado), is, n. 3. to 
2 go, climb, or pass over, surmount, vttep- 
' Brunei. Liv. ruinas. 
S0PERVAG6R (super vagor), ails, 
2 atus sum, dep. 1. to wander too far, ex¬ 
tend itself overmuch, spread superfluously, 
vireptreptaaevo). Colum. 
SCPERVECT3R (super & vector), aris, 
3 dep. 1. to pass over, fly over, hover over. 
Tertull. 
SOPERVECTOS, a, urn, particip. from 
superveho. 
SuFeRVEHS (super&veho),is, xi, ctum, 
2 a. 3. to carry over, or beyond, vvepoxbo. 
— Hence, Supervehi, to ride, &c. over. 
Liv. promontorium. 
S0PERVENI8 (super & venio), is, eni, 
2 entum, a. 4. to come over or upon, inrsp- 
youai. Jloral. Hilda supeixenit un- 
dam. Ovid. Crura loquentis terra su- 
pervenit, h. c. came over, covered them. 
Colum. jugum. — Hence, of the copula¬ 
tion of animals, to cover. Colum. - 
H Also, to come upon suddenly, come un¬ 
expectedly or unlooked for, surprise. Liv. 
munientibus. Id. huic laititia. Justin. 
securis et lsetis, li. e. to attack suddenly 
and unexpectedly, surprise. — Also, in 
genera], to come to, be added or joined 
to. Cels. Ulcus tilceri supervenit. Liv. 
Legati superveniunt. Id. Signa legio- 
num supervenerunt, h. e. came to their 
help. - If Also, to exceed. _ Colum. 
quintain lunam, h. c. transcennere, last 
lonaer. — Hence, to surpass, excel. Slat. 
SDPeRVeNTOR (supervenio), oris, m. 
3 that comes over or to a place. — lienee, 
Arnmian. Superventores, h. e. a kind of 
soldiers that were perhaps used for sudden 
and unexpected attacks, a surprise, &c. 
See Prcrvrnlor. 
SOPERVENTOS (Id.), us, m. a coming up 
or upon j a coming on a sudden t an un¬ 
expected arrival, ETriXevaig. Tacit. 
IT Also, a surprise. Veget. 
SOPERVINC3 (super & vinco), is, a. 3. 
3 to overcome, vanquish, conquer. Tertull. 
SOPER Viva (super & vivo), is, xi,ctum, 
2 n. 3. to survive, ncptpidw. Justin, ali- 
cui. Plin. Ep. glori* siue, h. e. to live 
in the greatest glory. 
S0PER0NCTI8 (superungo), onis, f. an 
3 anointing or smearing over. Cal. Aurel. 
SOPERuNCTOS, a, urn. See Supcr- 
2 ungo. 
SUPER0ND3 (super & undo), as, a. 1. 
Figur. Paulin. Nolan. Su- 
Veget. 
3 to overflow. 
perundat gratia. i 
SO PER ON G 8 (super & ungo), is, unxi, 
2 unctum, a. 3. to anoint or smear over, 
braXeifu. Cels, and Scrib. Larg. 
S0PERV5LIT8 (super & volito), as, n. 1. 
to fly frequently over, bphrrapai. Virg. 
tecta. 
S0PERV5L8 (super & volo), as, n. 1. to 
2 flu over, viceoirCTapai. Ovid, orbem. 
Plin. Supervolantes alte alites. Virg. 
Supervolat hasta. 
S0PERVoLV5 (super & volvo), is, volvi, 
2 volutum, a. 3. to roll over, etuKVAivoeto. 
Avien. 
870 
SUP 
SDPERVOLCTCS, a, urn, particip. from 
supervolvo. 
S0PER0RGE8 (super & urgeo), es, n. 2. 
2 to press from above. Tacit. 
SOPERuS, or, though rarely, SOPER (from 
adv. super), a, urn, adj. Compar. Su¬ 
perior. Superl. Superrimus, Supremus, 
and Summus.— I. Posit. Superus, or 
Super, a, um, that is above, upper, above, 
higher. Plaut. limen. Cic. Super in- 
ferque vicinus. Id. Res supers. Id. 
Mare superum, li. e. the upper sea, the 
Adriatic (in opposition to mare inferum, 
h.e. the Etrurian or Tuscan.sca). Plant. 
Superi dii, h. c. the celestial gods■ (They 
are, also, simply called Superi.) Virg. 
Also, of the things on the earth. Id. 
Superis ah oris, h. c. from the upper 
world. Ovid, and Virg. Superas ad 
auras, h. c. the upper world (in distinc¬ 
tion from the lower regions.) — Hence, 
Superi, the upper world, men upon earth, 
in opposition to the under world. 
Virg. Ad superos fled. Vellei. Apud 
superos. — Also, the living, as opposed 
to the departed. Val. Flacc. — Hence, 
Superum, subst. a height. Plant. De 
supero, li. e.from above, from on high. — 
Hence, ablat. Supera,^ sc. parte, or, 
more frequently , contr. Supra, adv. and 
prepos. (See Supra.) - II. Comi-ar. 
Superior, ncut. Superius, upper, with 
reference to any thing lower. Cas. pars 
collis. Cic. domus. Id. scriptura. Lo¬ 
cus, an upper place , or one higher than 
another ; as, Cic. Verr. 2, 42. De loco su- 
periore dicere, h. e. from a tribunal, as 
a prtEtor. Id. 1, 5. De loco superiore 
agere, h. e. from the rostra. Cic. ad 
Div. 3, 8. Ex superiore loco, h. e. the 
tribunal of a governor. — Also, any 
height or eminence, as a hill. Cies. P C. 
2,23. Ex loco superiore.-IT Hence, 
with regard to time, past, gone by, former, 
above, last, first; older, more advanced m 
a<re. Cic. annus. Id. nox, h. e. the 
night before. Id. vita. Id. facinus. Id. 
tempora. Nep. crudelitas. Plin. ge¬ 
nus, h. e. first mentioned. Cws. Om- 
nes a'tatis superiores, h. e. of advanced 
age. Cic. Africanus superior, h. e. 
the elder, that lived before the other or 
younger Africanus. So, also, N cp. Dio¬ 
nysius. Cic. Superiorum fetas, h. e. 
ietas hominum qui ante nosvixere.-— 
IT Also, superior in power, authority, 
rank, &c. more distinguished, excellent 
or noble, higher, excelling others, more 
important, &c. Cic. Honoris gradu su¬ 
perior. Id. Superior contra improbos. 
Id. Popnlus superior factus, h. e. gained 
the superiority. Ctes. Superiores habe- 
bantur, h. e. as superior or as people in su¬ 
perior circumstances. Cic. Loco, tortuna, 
' fama superiores, h. c. superior or more 
distinguished. Id. Superioribus invide- 
tur, h. e. superiors. Varr. Superior 
state, h. e. older, more advanced in age. 
_ Hence, in war, a conqueror, van¬ 
quisher. Nep. Discessit superior, li. e. 
came of victorious. Cces. Nostri su- 
periore's fuerint, h. e. conquered. - 
III. The superi. Superrimus is mem 
tioned by Varr. L. L. 6,3. - IT Another 
form of the superi. is SUPReMUS, a, 
um, highest, uppermost, upnwst, topmost. 
Virg. montes. But this may also mean 
the tops, summits , highest parts of the moun¬ 
tains. -IT Hence, the highest, chief, su¬ 
preme. Plaut. Jupiter.- IT Also, the 
highest, greatest, extreme, worst. V irg- 
macies. Cic. supplicium.-IT Also, the 
last, latest, extreme, final. Virg. nox. 
Ooid. Manum supremam imponere, 
h. c. to put the last hand to. Plin. Su- 
premis suis annis, h. e. in his last years. 
— Supremus, a, um, is also used for pots 
suprema . Colum. Nocte suprema,. h. e. 
at the end of the ni<rht. Horat. Sole su¬ 
premo, h. c. occidente. — Supremus, a, 
um, means especially last with regard 
to life, or when death is spoken oi. 
Cic. dies, 7t. e. the last day, the day of 
one's death. Tibull. hora, /(. e. the last 
hour, the hour of one's death. Virg. ho¬ 
nor, h. e. the last honors of a funeral vvl d 
ceremonies. Ovid, ignes, h. e. fnnera 
pile. Id. tori, h. e. biers. Id. \ocat ore 
supremo, h. c. with a dying mouth, or u - 
fore his death. Quintil. judicia, A. e. a 
last will or testament. So, also, Mart .at- 
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