perpetual
perpetual
adj.
Frequent: P. and V. πυκνός, Ar. and P. συχνός.
Incessant: V. διᾰτελής.
Continuous: P. συνεχής, ἐνδελεχής.
Eternal: P. αἰώνιος, ἀΐδιος ; see continuous.
adj.
Frequent: P. and V. πυκνός, Ar. and P. συχνός.
Incessant: V. διᾰτελής.
Continuous: P. συνεχής, ἐνδελεχής.
Eternal: P. αἰώνιος, ἀΐδιος ; see continuous.
PERPETUAL
Lasting perpetuus (uninterrupted): perennis (of constant duration): continens continuus (following immediately one after another): sempiternus: aeternus [SYN. in ETERNAL]. (The words are found in this connection and order.) perpetuus et aeternus; perpetuus et sempiternus. Perpetual snow nives quas ne aestas quidem solvit: perpetual rain assidui imbres; imbrium continuatio: perpetual drought siccitates (see Herzog Caes. B.G. 4 10): perpetual fever febris continens or continua or assidua: perpetual toil labor assiduus or continuus: perpetual diligence assiduitas: perpetual sleep somnus continens.
Assiduous etc. assiduus: sedulus etc. SYN. in ASSIDUOUS.
Lasting perpetuus (uninterrupted): perennis (of constant duration): continens continuus (following immediately one after another): sempiternus: aeternus [SYN. in ETERNAL]. (The words are found in this connection and order.) perpetuus et aeternus; perpetuus et sempiternus. Perpetual snow nives quas ne aestas quidem solvit: perpetual rain assidui imbres; imbrium continuatio: perpetual drought siccitates (see Herzog Caes. B.G. 4 10): perpetual fever febris continens or continua or assidua: perpetual toil labor assiduus or continuus: perpetual diligence assiduitas: perpetual sleep somnus continens.
Assiduous etc. assiduus: sedulus etc. SYN. in ASSIDUOUS.
perpetual:
1. sempĭternus: the p. courses of the stars, s. stellarum cursus, Cic. Rep. 6, 24: true friendships are p., verae amicitiae s. sunt, id. Am. 9, 32.
2. pĕrennis, e (lasting on from year to year): the p. courses of the stars, stellarum perennes cursus, id. N. D. 2, 21, 55: incessant and p. motion, continuata motio et p., id. Tusc. 1, 10, extr. Join: also, perennis et perpetuus, Cic. N. D. l. c.
3. assĭduus (in less exact sense): v.INCESSANT . (N.B.--Perpetuus denotes that something goes on without interruption, so long as it goes on at all = unbroken, continuous: only in later authors = perpetual: v. INCESSANT .)
1. sempĭternus: the p. courses of the stars, s. stellarum cursus, Cic. Rep. 6, 24: true friendships are p., verae amicitiae s. sunt, id. Am. 9, 32.
2. pĕrennis, e (lasting on from year to year): the p. courses of the stars, stellarum perennes cursus, id. N. D. 2, 21, 55: incessant and p. motion, continuata motio et p., id. Tusc. 1, 10, extr. Join: also, perennis et perpetuus, Cic. N. D. l. c.
3. assĭduus (in less exact sense): v.