dedecus

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

dē-decus oris, n

disgrace, dishonor, infamy, shame: sumptūs effusi cum dedecore: iudicia operta dedecore: domus plena dedecoris: vitam per dedecus amittere, dishonorably, S.: ob tantum dedecus amens, V.: nihil est detestabilius dedecore. — A cause of shame, disgrace, blemish, reproach, dishonor: tantum, Cs.: dolor meus vestrum dedecus haberetur: prodere visum dedecus, expose the unnatural feature, O.: quod tantum evenire dedecus potest?: si una huic dedecorist parum, T.: ampla domus dedecori domini fit: naturae, Ph.—A deed of shame, outrage, disgraceful act: Omni dedecore infamis: in dedecora incurrunt: Dedecorum pretiosus emptor, H.