adjective

audītōrĭus

fem. audītōria · neut. audītōrium

relating to a hearer; hearing

relating to a hearer or hearing.

As adj. only once: cavernae, the auditory passages, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 3.—Far… •

As adj. only once: cavernae, the auditory passages, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 3.—Far more freq.,

Subst.: audītōrĭum, ii, n.

Subst.: audītōrĭum, ii, n.

A hearing of a cause at law; a judicial examination

A hearing of a cause at law, a judicial examination (cf. audio, II. A. 3.), Dig. 4, 8, 41.—

The place where something; is heard; a lecture-room figuratively ••

The place where something (a discourse, a lecture) is heard, a lecture-room, hall of justice (not in Cic.; perh. in gen. not before the Aug. period): cujus rei gratiā plenum sit auditorium, Quint. 2, 11, 3: domum mutuatur et auditorium exstruit etc., Tac. Or. 9; 10; 39: nonnulla in coetu familiarium velut in auditorio recitavit, Suet. Aug. 85; id. Tib. 11; id. Claud. 41; id. Rhet. 6; * Vulg. Act. 25, 23; Dig. 42, 1, 54; 49, 9, 1; 4, 4. 18 al.—Trop., of the forum: non rudibus dimicantes nec auditorium semper plenum, Tac. Or. 34.—

A school •

A school, in opp. to public life: condicio fori et auditorii, Quint. 10, 1, 36.—

The assembled hearers themselves; the audience; auditory •

The assembled hearers themselves, the audience, auditory: nuper adhibito ingenti auditorio, Plin. Ep. 4, 7; so App. Mag. p. 320, 33.

Perseus ID: n4459 Key: auditorius