noun

conversĭo

gen. conversōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

a turning round, revolving, revolution

a turning round, revolving, revolution (class.).

In gen.: caeli, Cic. Div. 2, 42, 89; id. Univ. 6 med.; id. Rep. 6, 18, 18:… •

In gen.: caeli, Cic. Div. 2, 42, 89; id. Univ. 6 med.; id. Rep. 6, 18, 18: astrorum omnesque motus, id. Tusc. 1, 25, 62; cf. id. N. D. 2, 19, 49: caelestes, id. Leg. 1, 8, 24.—Hence,

The periodical return of the seasons, caused by the revolution of the heavenly bodies •

The periodical return of the seasons, caused by the revolution of the heavenly bodies: mensium annorumque, Cic. Univ. 14 fin.—

Esp., in medic. lang.,

A turning round, inverting •

A turning round, inverting: vesicae, Plin. 8, 42, 67, § 166.—In plur.: vulvae, Plin. 24, 7, 23, § 39.—

An abscess

An abscess, Col. 6, 17, 6.—

figuratively

subversion, alteration, change •

In gen., subversion, alteration, change: conversio et perturbatio rerum, Cic. Fl. 37, 94; cf. id. Div. 2, 2, 6: moderatio et conversio tempestatum, id. Fl. 13, 31 fin.—

Esp., in rhet.,

The change; transfer from one species of composition to another

The change or transfer from one species of composition to another, Quint. 10, 5, 4.—

The repetition of the same word at the end of a clause

The repetition of the same word at the end of a clause, ἀντιστροφή or ἐπιφορά, Cic. de Or. 3, 54, 207; Quint. 9, 1, 33 sq.; Auct. Her. 4, 13, 19 med.—

The rounding of a period •

The rounding of a period, καμπή, συστροφή: sic enim has orationis conversiones Graeci nominant, Cic. de Or. 3, 48, 186: ut (oratio) conversiones habeat absolutas, id. ib. 3, 49, 190.—

A moral change, conversion; ad •

A moral change, conversion (late Lat.), Alcim. Avit. 6, 49; esp. with ad: ad verum Deum, Aug. Civ. Dei, 7, 33: ad unum verum Deum sanctumque, id. ib. 8, 24, 2.—

A change of view; opinion •

A change of view or opinion: tanta conversio consecuta est, Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 18.

Perseus ID: n10997 Key: conversio