Ardor, ardôris, m. g. Cic.Vehement or parching heaterburning: feruencie: earnest desire: exceeding loue.Ardor flammæ feruidus. Lucr. Ardor flammeus exederat syluas. Lucr. Deflagrare ardore.Cic.Ardore flammæ conflagrare.Cic.Ardore stellarum micare.Cic. Solis ardore torieri. Cic.Refrigerare ardores corporum. Plin. Sol ardorem dissipat in omnes partes. Lucr. Nimios lolis ardores defendere.Cic. Ardor cæli. Cic.Ardore terra dehiscit.Virg.Ardor nubium conflictu expressus.Cic.Oculorum ardor.Cic.Vultuum at que motuum ardor.Cic. Studium & ardor amotis.Cic.Ardor animi consedit.Cic.The feruent desire is alayed.Restincto ardore cupiditatum omnum.Cic.Ardorem exercitus intendebant. Tac. Inijt eum magnus laudis ardor Stat.Earnest desire.Idem ardor omnes haber. Vit. Al hath like desire or courage.Inijcere ardorem.Liu.To inflame: to incourage.Insatiatus ardor.Stat. Generosus ardor. Sen. Ardor edendi.Ouid.Great hunger. Ardorem vetitum de corde fugare.Ouid.Vnlawfull loue.Ardorem dissimulare. Tibul. Loue.
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ardor, ōris, m. [ardeo], a flame, fire, heat, burning heat, lit. and trop. I.Lit.: solis ardor, Lucr. 2, 212: exortus est sol cum ardore, Vulg. Jac. 1, 11: ignium, Lucr. 5, 587: ignis, Vulg. 2 Pet. 3, 12: flammarum, Lucr. 5, 1093: flammaï, id. 5, 1099 al.: visas ab occidente faces ardoremque caeli, Cic. Cat. 3, 8: ardor caelestis, qui aether vel caelum nominatur, id. N. D. 2, 15, 41: ardore deflagrare, id. Ac. 2, 37, 119: ardores corporum in morbis, Plin. 14, 16, 18, 99: Visitabo vos in egestate et ardore,
with burning fever
, Vulg. Lev. 26, 16 al.— II.Trop.A. Of the flashing fire of the eyes, brightness, brilliancy: fervescit et ex oculis micat acribus ardor,
and fire gleams forth from the keen eyes
, Lucr. 3, 289: ille imperatorius ardor oculorum, Cic. Balb. 21, and id. N. D. 2, 42, 107.—Of the external appearance in gen.: in te ardor voltuum atque motuum, Cic. Div. 1, 37, 80: oris,
animation
, Vell. 2, 35.—B. Of the passions or feelings, heat, ardor, glow, impatience, eagerness, ardent desire: Sive voluptas est sive est contrarius ardor, i. e. dolor,
some tormenting pain
, Lucr. 3, 251: cupiditatum ardore restincto, Cic. Fin. 1, 13, 43: ardor mentis ad gloriam, id. Cael. 31: quem ardorem studii censetis fuisse in Archimede, qui etc., id. Fin. 5, 19, 50: ardor animi non semper adest, isque cum consedit, id. Brut. 24, 93: vultus ardore animi micans, Liv. 6, 13: ardorem compescere, Tac. Agr. 8; Liv. 8, 16. —Transf. from the combatants to the weapons: tantus fuit ardor armorum, Liv. 22, 5: Ardorem cupiens dissimulare meum,
glowing love
, Tib. 4, 12, 6; so Ov. M. 7, 76.— With obj. gen.: at te ejusdem virginis ardor Perdiderat, Ov. M. 9, 101; 9, 140; Hor. Epod. 11, 27 al.—And meton., the object of ardent affection, love, flame: tu primus et ultimus illi Ardor eris, Ov. M. 14, 683.