superbia

sŭperbĭa, ae, f. [superbus].

I.

In a bad sense, loftiness, haughtiness, pride, arrogance (syn.:

arrogantia, insolentia, fastidium, fastus): num sibi aut stultitia accessit aut superat superbia?

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 77:

magnitudinem animi superbia (imitatur) in animis extollendis,

Cic. Part. Or. 23, 81:

divitiae dedecoris plenae sunt et insolentis superbiae,

id. Rep. 1, 34, 51:

abicio superbiam,

Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 10:

in rebus prosperis superbiam magno opere, fastidium arrogantiamque fugiamus,

id. Off. 1, 26, 90; so (with fastidium) id. Rep. 1, 32, 48; (with arrogantia) id. Inv. 1, 54, 105; Caes. Fragm. ap. Gell. 4, 16, 8; (with avaritia) Liv. 43, 2, 2; (with insolentia, contumacia) Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 41, § 89;

(with importunitas),

id. Rep. 1, 40, 62; id. Lael. 15, 54; (with inhumanitas) id. de Or. 1, 22, 99; (with crudelitas) Liv. 8, 33, 11; (opp. moderatio) id. 8, 33, 13:

domicilium superbiae,

id. Agr. 2, 35, 97:

pone superbiam,

Hor. C. 3, 10, 9:

superbiam alicujus retundere,

Phaedr. 4, 23, 21:

in vultu damnosa superbia vestro, Ov A. A. 3, 509: silentium ipsius in superbiam accipiebatur,

was interpreted as pride, Tac. A. 6, 19 (13) fin.:

absit superbia, asperitas,

Plin. Ep. 8, 24, 5:

nec tanta superbia victis,

Verg. A. 1, 529.— Plur.:

secundas fortunas decent superbiae,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 1, 28.—

2.

Conceit, vanity:

legatos, velut ad ludibrium stolidae superbiae in senatum vocatos esse,

Liv. 45, 3, 3.—

3.

Rudeness, discourtesy:

superbiam tuam accusant, quod negent te percontantibus respondere,

Cic. Fam. 7, 16, 3.—

* B.

Transf., of things: album opus propter superbiam candoris concipit fumum, the delicacy of white (as a color), Vitr. 7, 3, 4.—

II.

In a good sense, lofty spirit, honorable pride ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

sume superbiam Quaesitam meritis,

Hor. C. 3, 30, 14:

nec tantam Vespesiano superbiam,

Tac. H. 3, 66.—

B.

Transf., of things:

eadem causa in piris taxatur superbiae cognomine,

Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 53; cf. superbus, II. B. 1.