noun

ŏpŭlentĭa

gen. ŏpŭlentiae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

riches; wealth; opulence

riches, wealth, opulence (not in Cic. or Cæs.).

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Lit.: habemus publice egestatem, privatim opulentiam, Sall. C. 52, 22: opulentia neglegentiam tolerabat, id. ib. 52. 9: Trojae opulentia, Verg. A. 7, 262: metallorum, Plin. 2, 93, 95, § 207.—In plur.: deos decent opulentiae et factiones, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 89; id. Bacch. 3, 4, 17: copiis atque opulentiis anteire, Gell. 20, 5, 8.—

resources; power by extension •

Transf., like opes, resources, power, of a people: invidia ex opulentiā orta est, Sall. C. 6, 3; Nep. Cim. 2, 5: Lydorum, Tac. A. 4, 55.—

richness figuratively •

Trop., richness, etc.: linguae, Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 21

Perseus ID: n32857 Key: opulentia