iactatio

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

iactātiō ōnis, f

iacto, a tossing, shaking agitation, motion : corporis, gesticulation : volneris, L.: ex magnā iactatione terram videre.—Fig., agitation : iactationes animorum incitatae: popularis, stirring the populace.—A boasting, ostentation, display, vanity : est voluptas gestiens et se efferens insolentius: cultūs, Ta.: virtutis, Cu.: iactationem habuit in populo, was applauded .

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