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obreptĭo

obreptĭo · f

a creeping

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What it meant

obreptĭo — Lewis & Short

obreptĭo, ōnis, f.id.,

I a creeping or stealing on, a coming on suddenly or by surprise, a surprise (post - Aug.): Ventidius, aggressus per obreptionem, Front. Strat. 2, 5, 36; Arn. 5, 162: arrogari per obreptionem, Dig. 2, 4, 10: precum, Cod. Th. 5, 8, 1. —Transf. (eccl. Lat.), a surprise by sudden temptation, Ambros. in Luc. 10, § 72.

Where it came from

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