spontaneous
spontaneous
adj.
Automatic, acting of itself: P. and V. αὐτόμᾰτος.
Voluntary: P. and V. ἑκούσιος, αὐθαίρετος, αὐτεπάγγελτος.
adj.
Automatic, acting of itself: P. and V. αὐτόμᾰτος.
Voluntary: P. and V. ἑκούσιος, αὐθαίρετος, αὐτεπάγγελτος.
SPONTANEOUS
Voluntary Vid:
Of its own accord by circumlocution by sponte: sua sponte (☞ not sponte sua which is found only in poets and later prose writers; the pronouns are put first for emphasis; Vid: Herzog ad Caes. B.G. 1 9): ultro: voluntate: sua voluntate: ipse: (☞ Sen. introduced the use of spontaneus ultroneus; these words can be adopted only as technical terms).
Voluntary Vid:
Of its own accord by circumlocution by sponte: sua sponte (☞ not sponte sua which is found only in poets and later prose writers; the pronouns are put first for emphasis; Vid: Herzog ad Caes. B.G. 1 9): ultro: voluntate: sua voluntate: ipse: (☞ Sen. introduced the use of spontaneus ultroneus; these words can be adopted only as technical terms).
spontaneous:
1. expr. by (sua) sponte: v.SPONTANEOUSLY .
2. vŏluntārius: the universe has all its movements s., natura mundi omnes motus habet v., Cic. N. D. 2, 22, 58: cf. ib. 16, 44: of a plant of s. growth ("wild"), Plin. 20, 22, 90.
3. spontāneus (proceeding from free-will: late, and to be avoided): s. (voluntary) motion, s. motus, Sen. Ep. 121, 7: Macr.
4. ultrōneus (unbidden, without waiting for solicitation: late and rare): Sen. Phr.: they teach the doctrine of s. generation, *materiam proprio suo instinctu animari docent: animalia quaedam sua sponte nasci docent, nec vi creatrice opus esse ut gignantur.
1. expr. by (sua) sponte: v.
2. vŏluntārius: the universe has all its movements s., natura mundi omnes motus habet v., Cic. N. D. 2, 22, 58: cf. ib. 16, 44: of a plant of s. growth ("wild"), Plin. 20, 22, 90.
3. spontāneus (proceeding from free-will: late, and to be avoided): s. (voluntary) motion, s. motus, Sen. Ep. 121, 7: Macr.
4. ultrōneus (unbidden, without waiting for solicitation: late and rare): Sen. Phr.: they teach the doctrine of s. generation, *materiam proprio suo instinctu animari docent: animalia quaedam sua sponte nasci docent, nec vi creatrice opus esse ut gignantur.