supplicium

Definitiones

1. kneeling, supplication, a humble entreaty or petition
   declension-2, neuter
2. punishment
   declension-2, neuter
3. suffering
   declension-2, neuter
4. torture
   declension-2, neuter
5. offering to the gods
   declension-2, neuter

Aequivalentia

Exempla

“CHREMĒS: Prō peccātō magnō, paulum supplicī satis est patrī.”

CHREMES: From a father, a little punishment is enough for a great sin. (Literally, the smallest [form] of punishment. Ancient cultural context: Given the father’s profound authority and intimate bond with his children, a seemingly minor penalty from him has a powerful and sufficient corrective effect, even for a significant transgression.)

“In suppliciis deorum magnifici … erant.”

They were generous in their offerings to the gods.

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