Scelus, sceleris, pe. cor. n. g. Vir. A mischieuous deed: a naughtie act. An vngracious person: a naughtie felow.Artifex scelerum. Sen. A worker of much mischiefe.Hortator scelerum. Vir. Imaginem sceleris repræsentare. Quin. Instinctor sceleris. Tac. Molimen sceleris. Ouid.Socij scelerum arque ministri. Lucr. Felowes and helpers to worke mischiefe. Clandestinum scelus. Ci. Infestum scelus & immane. C. Crudele.Virg. Ingens. Sen. Derestabile. Ci. Inuisum. Sen. Dirum. Valer. Flac. Leue. Sen. Exitiale. Vir. Nefandum. Luca. Granissimum. Quin. Nefarium. Ci. Immane. Lucr. Profanum. Clau. Importunum. C. Sæuum. Luca. Impunita scelera. Ci. Vsitatum. Sen. Infandum scelus. Sen. Abesse ab his tot maleficijs sceleris, Vide ABVM. Abuti scelere. Ci. Addere scelus in scelus, Vide ADDO.Admittere scelus. Hor. To commit a naughtie act.Aggredi scelus.Ouid.To attempt or goe about a mischieuous act. Anhelare scelus, Vide ANHELO. Arcere scelus. Sen. Astringi scelere Cic. Vide ASTRINGO. Coarguere sceleris, Vide COARGVO.Committere scelus, Quin. Conari scelus. Quint. Concipere scelus, Vide CONCIPIO.Inexpiabili scelere contaminari, Lactan.Conuictus scelere. Sen. Coopertus sceleribus. Ci. Cruentari scelere, Vide CRVENTVS.Cumulare scelus scelere, Vide CVMVLO.Damnare aliquem sceleris.Ouid.Defungi scelere aliquo. Sen. Edere scelus in aliquem.Cic.To worke a mischienous acte against one.Expendere scelus. Vir. To be punished for his naughtie act.Facere scelus. Ci. To commit a misthieuous act.Facere palm aliquod scelus Quin.Inflammari scelere & furore. Ci. Loquuntur mera scelera, Vide MERVS.Obligare aliquem scelere, Vide OBLIGO.Pendere pœnas pro scelere. Lucr. Perficere scelus. Ci. Refugere scelus. O. To eschem the doing of a naughtie act.Monimenra scelerum relinquere.Ouid.Pœnas sceleribus pares rependere. Sen. Resistere sceleri.Ouid.Soluere breues pœnas magnis sceleribus. Sen. Suscipere scelus aliquod. Catul. Suspectare scelus alicuius. Ta. To suspect ones naughtie doing. Tegere scelus. Tac. Scelere velandum scelus. Sen. Vlcisci scelera. Sen. Scelus, pro Scelerato aliquando ponitur. Ter. A naughtie person.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
scĕlus, ĕris, n. [Sanscr. root skhal, to fall, akin to khal-, to deceive; cf. Goth. skal, to owe], an evil deed; a wicked, heinous, or impious action; a crime, sin, enormity, wickedness (the strongest general term for a morally bad act or quality; very freq. both in sing. and plur.; cf. nefas). I.Lit.1.Absol.: facinus est vincire civem Romanum, scelus verberare, prope parricidium necare, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, 170; cf. so (opp. to flagitia and delicta) Tac. G. 12: majus in sese scelus concipere nefariis sceleribus coöpertus, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, 9; id. Rosc. Am. 13, 37: detestabile scelus, id. Lael. 8, 27: scelus atque perfidia, id. Rosc. Am. 38, 109; so (with perfidia) id. Phil. 11, 2, 5; id. Att. 2, 22, 2; 3, 13, 2; Sall. J. 107, 2; Liv. 40, 39 al.; cf. (with audacia) Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, 170; (with furor) id. ib. 2, 5, 62, 161; (with avaritia) id. ib. 2, 5, 9, 24; id. Clu. 8, 23: documentum Persarum sceleris, id. Rep. 3, 9, 15: ex hac parte pudor pugnat, illinc petulantia ... hinc pietas, illinc scelus, id. Cat. 2, 11, 25: scelus est igitur, nocere bestiae, quod scelus qui velit, etc., id. Rep. 3, 11, 19: quid mali aut sceleris fingi aut excogitari potest, quod, etc., id. Cat. 2, 4, 7: nefario scelere concepto, id. Verr. 2, 4, 32, 72: concipere in se, id. ib. 2, 1, 4, 9 (v. supra): tantum sceleris admittere, id. Att. 9, 10, 3: scelus nefarium facere, id. de Or. 1, 51, 221; cf. id. Rosc. Am. 9, 25: perficere, id. Clu. 68, 194: scelus an-helare, id. Cat. 2, 1, 1: moliri, id. Att. 7, 11, 1: edere, id. Phil. 13, 9, 21; cf.: edere in aliquem, id. Sest. 27, 58: suscipere, id. Phil. 11, 1, 2: scelere se alligare, id. Fl. 17, 41: scelere astringi, id. Sest. 50, 108: scelere obstringi, id. Verr. 2, 4, 32, 71: obrui, Liv. 3, 19 et saep.—2. With gen. obj.: scelus legatorum contra jus gentium interfectorum,
the crime of murdering their deputies
, Liv. 4, 32.—Prov.: vulgo dicitur: Scelera non habere consilium, Quint. 7, 2, 44.—II.Transf.A. Of animals or inanimate things (post-Aug.; perh. only in Plin.), a bad quality, vicious nature, a vice, fault: nec bestiarum solum ad nocendum scelera sunt, sed interim aquarum quoque et locorum, Plin. 25, 3, 6, 20: maximum salamandrae, id. 29, 4, 23, 74: Scythae sagittas tingunt viperină sanie ... inremediabile id scelus, id. 11, 53, 115, 279.—B. Concr., in vulgar lang. as a term of reproach, rascal, scoundrel, villain, rogue; and of women, drab, baggage, etc.: minime miror, navis si fracta tibi, Scelus te et sceleste parta quae vexit bona, Plant. Rud. 2, 6, 22; id. Am. 2, 1, 7; id. Bacch. 5, 1, 9; id. Mil. 3, 2, 14; 3, 2, 27; id. Pers. 4, 9, 6; Ter. And. 2, 1, 17; 4, 1, 42; id. Eun. 5, 4, 19; id. Ad. 5, 1, 6; 5, 1, 12 al.; cf.: scelus viri,
you scoundrel of a man
, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 60.— With a masc. pron.: is me scelus attondit, etc., Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 9: ubi illic est scelus, quid me perdidit?Ter. And. 3, 5, 1; cf.: scelus, quemnam hic laudat?id. ib. 5, 2, 3.—C. In Plaut., Ter., and Mart., a mishap (qs. arising from wickedness), a misfortune, calamity (cf. sceleratus, B. 2., and scelestus, II.): perdidi unum filium puerum quadrimum ... Major potitus hostium est: quod hoc est scelus!Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 104: Pa. Quid hoc est sceleris? Ch. Perii, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 34 Ruhnk.; Mart. 7, 14, 1.—D.A natural catastrophe: scelera naturae, i. e. earthquakes, inundations, etc., Plin. 2, 93, 95, 206.