Meaning of pectus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. chest, breast
   declension-3, neuter
2. heart, breast, as the seat of emotion
   declension-3, figuratively, neuter
3. soul, spirit, mind, understanding
   declension-3, figuratively, neuter
4. person, individual (as a being of passion)
   declension-3, neuter

Equivalents

Examples

“‘ō nimium facilēs, ō tōtō pectore captae!’”

“O too easy [souls]! O [those] with every spirit having been captured!” (That is to say, easy to deceive and entirely believing. Several figurative translations are possible. The poetic voice is that of Juno (mythology).)

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