noun · femininefirst declension
indulgentia
indulgentia f (genitive indulgentiae)
Meaning
- feminineleniency, concession, pardon
- feminineindulgence, gentleness, complaisance, tenderness, fondness, kindness
- EcclesiasticalLatinfeminineindulgence, remission
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
benignitās dantisindulgentia -ae (f) — in Epistulae, ch. 19
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | indulgentia | indulgentiae |
| genitive | indulgentiae | indulgentiārum |
| dative | indulgentiae | indulgentiīs |
| accusative | indulgentiam | indulgentiās |
| ablative | indulgentiā | indulgentiīs |
| vocative | indulgentia | indulgentiae |
indulgentĭa, ae, f. indulgens,
I. indulgence, gentleness, complaisance, tenderness, fondness (class.).
I. Of persons:
quid est dignius, in quo omnis nostra diligentia indulgentiaque consumatur? Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 44, § 112: in hujus (matris) sinu indulgentiaque educatus, Tac. Agr. 4: a corporis obsequio indulgentiaque discedere, Cic. Leg. 1, 23, 60; with benevolentia, id. ib. 13, 35: materiam sibi ducis indulgentia quaerit, Juv. 7, 21.—With in and acc.: Caesaris in se, Caes. B. G. 7, 63, 8: ejus nimia indulgentia in Lepidum, Planc. ad Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 4: pro sua indulgentia in suos, Balb. et Opp. ad Cic. Att. 9, 7, A, 2.—With gen. obj.: qui simili sensu atque indulgentia filiarum commovemini, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 44, § 112. —II. Transf., of inanim. and abstr. things (post-Aug.):
caeli, i. e. mild weather, Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 16; 18, 21, 50, § 186: fortunae, Vell. 2, 80.—B. A remission (post-class.).
(a). Of punishment, Capitol. Anton. 6, § 3. —
(b). Of taxation, Amm. 16, 5, 16.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
indulgentia ae, f
indulgens, a yielding, indulgence, forbearance: Caesaris in se, Cs.: mea in illum (conlegam): corporis.—Tenderness, fondness, affection, favor: patria: in huius (matris) indulgentiā educatus, Ta.: Capua luxurians indulgentiā fortunae, L.: materiam sibi ducis indulgentia quaerit, Iu.: caeli, mildness, V.: qui indulgentiā filiarum commovemini, etc.
Origins
From indulgēns + -ia.
Descendants
- Spanishandulencia
- Englishindulgence
- Frenchindulgence
- Italianindulgenza
- Portugueseindulgência
- Romanianindulgență
- Spanishindulgencia
- Russianиндульге́нция
In English words that came into English from indulgentia
- indulgenceindulgentia
- indulgencyindulgentia