pathetic
pathetic
adj.
P. and V. οἰκτρός, P. ἐλεεινός, Ar. and V. ἐλεινός.
adj.
P. and V. οἰκτρός, P. ἐλεεινός, Ar. and V. ἐλεινός.
PATHETIC
movens; animum movena pellens tangens; vim movendi habeas; ad movendum compositus factus.
movens; animum movena pellens tangens; vim movendi habeas; ad movendum compositus factus.
pathetic:
1. flēbĭlis, e (plaintive; full of tearful emotion): p. (moving) strains, f. modi, Hor. Od. 2, 9, 9: cf. Nägels. Stil. p. 321.
2. *păthētĭcus (Gr. παθητικός· calculated to excite the passions: late, and suitable only for critical language): Macr. S. 4, 1, et pass.
3. oft. best to expr. by circuml.: a p. strain, *cantus aptus commovendis animis (affectibus), Nägels. l. c.; aptus ad misericordiam movendam; aptus ad mentes hominum ad misericordiam incitandas: cf. Cic. de Or. 1, 12, 53. (N.B.--By no means movens, or commovens, absol.: v. Nägels. l. c.)
1. flēbĭlis, e (plaintive; full of tearful emotion): p. (moving) strains, f. modi, Hor. Od. 2, 9, 9: cf. Nägels. Stil. p. 321.
2. *păthētĭcus (Gr. παθητικός· calculated to excite the passions: late, and suitable only for critical language): Macr. S. 4, 1, et pass.
3. oft. best to expr. by circuml.: a p. strain, *cantus aptus commovendis animis (affectibus), Nägels. l. c.; aptus ad misericordiam movendam; aptus ad mentes hominum ad misericordiam incitandas: cf. Cic. de Or. 1, 12, 53. (N.B.--By no means movens, or commovens, absol.: v. Nägels. l. c.)