noun

ŏpĕrātĭo

gen. ŏpĕrātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

a working; work; operation

a working, work, labor, operation (not in Cic. or Cæs.).

In gen.: insidiantur aquantibus (apibus) ranae, quae maxima earum est…

In gen.: insidiantur aquantibus (apibus) ranae, quae maxima earum est operatio, cum sobolem faciunt, Plin. 11, 18, 19, § 61; 11, 24, 28, § 80; Vitr. 2, 9.—

in particular

A religious performance; service; solemnity

A religious performance, service, or solemnity, a bringing of offerings: operationes denicales, offerings, Fest. s. v. privatae feriae, p. 242 Müll.; Inscr. a. 286, p. Chr. ap. Orell. 2234.—

beneficence; charity

In Christian authors, beneficence, charity, Lact. 6, 12; Prud. Psych. 573.

Perseus ID: n32663 Key: operatio