retractation
RETRACTATION
☞ not retractatio or revocatio in this sense: use the verbs. (Cic. uses παλινῳδία in Greek characters in his epistles; e.g. Att. 7 7.
☞ not retractatio or revocatio in this sense: use the verbs. (Cic. uses παλινῳδία in Greek characters in his epistles; e.g. Att. 7 7.
retractation:
1. rĕceptus, ūs (very rare): the r. of a too obstinately maintained opinion, r. nimis pertinacis sententiae, Liv. 4, 57.
2. pălĭnōdia: Macr. (This is thrice used by Cic. as a Gk. word: e. g.: a rather disgraceful r., subturpicula παλινῳδία, Att. 4, 5): v.RECANTATION . [N.B.--"Retractationes," the title of a work of Aug., means "revisions," "amended views."]
1. rĕceptus, ūs (very rare): the r. of a too obstinately maintained opinion, r. nimis pertinacis sententiae, Liv. 4, 57.
2. pălĭnōdia: Macr. (This is thrice used by Cic. as a Gk. word: e. g.: a rather disgraceful r., subturpicula παλινῳδία, Att. 4, 5): v.