noun

conspīrātĭo

gen. conspīrātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

1. conspiro, prop.

a blowing; breathing together

a blowing or breathing together. *

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Lit., of unison in wind instruments: canentium, Col. 12, 2, 4.—Far more freq.,

an agreement in feeling; opinion, union, unanimity, concord, harmony figuratively

Trop., an agreement in feeling or opinion, union, unanimity, concord, harmony.

In a good sense: conspiratione hominum atque consensu, Cic. Off. 2, 5, 16:… ••

In a good sense: conspiratione hominum atque consensu, Cic. Off. 2, 5, 16: bonorum omnium, id. Cat. 4, 10, 22: optimatium, Suet. Caes. 15: omnium ordinum ad defendendam libertatem (with concordia), Lentul. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 15, 3: (amici) quantā amoris conspiratione consentientis, Cic. Fin. 1, 20, 65: conspiratio consensusque virtutum, id. ib. 5, 23, 66: in re publicā bene gerendā, id. Dom. 11, 28: civitatium, Just. 34, 1, 1. —

a plotting, plot, mutiny, conspiracy

In a bad sense, a plotting, plot, mutiny, conspiracy, Cic. Scaur. 10, 20; 16, 37; id. Deiot. 4, 11; Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 13, a, 5; Quint. 6, 1, 9; 12, 7, 2; Suet. Aug. 19; id. Calig. 56 et saep.—

the conspirators, body of conspirators by metonymy •

Meton., the conspirators, body of conspirators: cum tota ejus conspiratio late quaereretur, Val. Max. 4, 7, 2.

Perseus ID: n10591 Key: conspiratio