magnĭfĭcus — Lewis & Short
magnĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. (
I comp. magnificentior; sup. magnificentissimus; v. in the foll.; old form of comp. magnificior, acc. to Fest. p. 154 Müll., and sup. magnificissimus, acc. to Fest. p. 151; so in the adv. magnificissime, Att. ap. Prisc. p. 603 P.) [magnus-facio], great in deeds or in sentiment, noble, distinguished, eminent, august, great in soul, high-minded (cf. splendidus).
I Lit.
A In a good sense (class.):
vir factis magnificus,Liv. 1, 10:
Rhodiorum civitas magna atque magnifica,great, glorious, Sall. C. 51:
animus excelsus magnificusque,Cic. Off. 1, 23, 79:
cives in suppliciis deorum magnifici, domi parci,magnificent, splendid, grand, fond of splendor, Sall. C. 9:
elegans, non magnificus,fond of show, Nep. Att. 13; Suet. Ner. 30:
magnificus in publicum,Plin. Pan. 51, 3; Vell. 2, 130.—
B In a bad sense, bragging, boastful (ante-class.):
cum magnifico milite, urbis verbis qui inermus capit,Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 42; id. As. 2, 2, 84.—
II Transf., of inanim. and abstr. things, splendid, rich, fine, costly, sumptuous, magnificent, etc. (class.):
magnificae villae,Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 2:
oppidum,Plin. 6, 19, 22, § 67:
apparatus,Cic. Off. 1, 8, 25:
ornatus,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 22, § 58:
funera,Caes. B. G. 6, 18:
funus,Curt. 4, 8, 8:
venationes,Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 3:
nomen,Tac. H. 4, 15:
res gestae,Liv. 26, 2, 1.—Of speech, of high strain, lofly, sublime:
genus dicendi magnificum atque praeclarum,Cic. de Or. 2, 21, 89:
oratio,Plin. 35, 4, 9, § 26; cf. in the comp.:
magnificentius dicendi genus et ornatius,Cic. Brut. 32, 123.—In a bad sense, boastful, bragging:
verba,Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 3:
litterae,Suet. Calig. 44.—Sup.:
Crassus magnificentissimā aedilitate functus,Cic. Off. 2, 16.—Of medicaments, valuable, useful, admirable, Plin. 19, 3, 15, § 38.—Hence, adv., in two forms: magnĭfĭcē and (postAug.) magnĭfĭcenter, nobly, magnificently, generously, grandly, sumptuously, richly, splendidly, excellently:
magnifice conscreabor,Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 7:
cesso magnifice patriceque,id. Cas. 3, 6, 7:
magnifice laudare,Cic. Brut. 73, 254:
ornare convivium,id. Quint. 30, 93:
comparare convivi um,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 65:
vivere,id. Off. 1, 26, 65:
vincere,splendidly, gloriously, id. Cat. 2, 1, 1:
radicula ex melle prodest magnifice ad tussim,admirably, excellently, Plin. 24, 11, 58, § 96; 30, 14, 47, § 139.—In a bad sense, pompously, proudly, haughtily, boastfully: se jactare. Auct. Her. 4, 21, 29:
incedere,Liv. 2, 6.—In the form magnificenter:
oppidum magnificenter aedificatum et eleganter,Vitr. 1, 6.—Comp.:
magnificentius et dicere et sentire,grandly, loftily, Cic. Or. 34, 119.—Sup.:
consulatum magnificentissime gerere,Cic. Fam. 4, 7, 2:
gloriosissime et magnificentissime aliquid conficere,id. Att. 14, 4, 2: jactare se, 2, 21, 3.