1. celsus — Lewis & Short
celsus, a, um, adj.P. a., of obsolete 2. cello, found in antecello, excello, etc., to rise high, tower; root kar-, in ka/rh, ka/rhnon, ko/rus; cerebrum, crista, pro-ceres; calamus, culmus, columna, etc.,
I raised high, extending upward, high, lofty (syn.: altus, erectus, sublimis, elatus, procerus).
I Physically:
(deus homines) humo excitatos, celsos et erectos constituit,Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 140:
celsissimo Germano procerior (Judaeus),Col. 3, 8, 2:
status (oratoris) et erectus et celsus,Cic. Or. 18, 59; cf. Liv. 30, 32, 11;
and celsior ingressus,Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 51:
in cornua cervus,Ov. M. 10, 538 (cf.:
surgens in cornua cervus,Verg. A. 10, 725):
capitolia,Verg. A. 8, 653:
turres,Hor. C. 2, 10, 10; Ov. M. 3, 61:
Acherontia,Hor. C. 3, 4, 14:
Apenninus,id. Epod. 16, 29; cf.:
vertex montis, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 7, 13: celsa Paphus atque Cythera,lofty, Verg. A. 10, 51:
ne, si celsior (ibis), ignis adurat (opp. demissior),Ov. M. 8, 205.—
II Morally.
A In a good sense.
1 High, lofty, elevated above that which is common, great (syn.:
erectus, eminens, excellens, altus): celsus et erectus et ea, quae homini accidere possunt, omnia parva ducens,Cic. Tusc. 5, 14, 42:
generosior celsiorque,Quint. 1, 3, 30:
mente,Sil. 16, 188.—
2 Elevated in rank or station, noble, eminent:
celsissima sedes dignitatis atque honoris,Cic. Sull. 2, 5:
eques,Stat. S. 1, 4, 42; cf. under adv. and Celeres.—
B In a bad sense, haughty, proud, high-spirited:
haec jura suae civitatis ignorantem, erectum et celsum, etc.,Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 184:
celsi et spe haud dubia feroces,Liv. 7, 16, 5:
celsi Ramnes,Hor. A. P. 342; Sil. 16, 187.—Hence, adv.: celsē.
I (Acc. to I.) High; comp., Col. 4, 19, 2; Claud. ap. Eutr. 1, 387; Amm. 25, 4.—
II (Acc. to II.) Nobly:
nati,Stat. S. 3, 3, 145 (others read: celso natorum honore).