conceptivus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

conceptīvus, a, um, adj. [concipio]. *

I That is conceived : fides et dilectio non substantiva animae sed conceptiva, Tert. Res Carn. 40.—

II That is ordered, directed; so only feriae, in the Roman ritual, those festivals that were not fixed for a certain day, but were celebrated annually on days appointed by the priests or magistrates, movable festivals . Such were the Compitalia, Paganalia, Sementivae, Latinae, etc., Varr. L. L. 6, § 26; Macr. S. 1, 16; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 62, 15 Müll.