horror, ōris, m. [horreo], a standing on end, standing erect, bristling.
I Lit. (only poet. and very rare): comarum, Luc. 5, 154; Val. Fl. 1, 229: pontus non horrore tremit, i. e. was not ruffled , agitated , Luc. 5, 446; cf.: montes horrore nivali semper obducti, Amm. 15, 10, 1.—*
B Trop., roughness , rudeness of speech: veterem illum horrorem malim quam istam novam licentiam, Quint. 8, 5, 34.—
II Transf. (cf. horreo, II.).
A A shaking , trembling.
1 In gen. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): tremulo ramos horrore moveri, Ov. M. 9, 345: horror soli, Flor. 2, 6.—
2 In partic.
a A shaking , shivering , chill , coldfit , ague-fit (class.): mihi frigidus horror Membra quatit, Verg. A. 3, 29; cf. Val. Fl. 7, 563: frigus voco ubi extremae partes membrorum inalgescunt: horrorem, ubi totum corpus intremit, Cels. 3, 3: Atticam doleo tam diu: sed quoniam jam sine horrore est, spero esse ut volumus, Cic. Att. 12, 6 fin. : horrorem tertianae et quartanae minuere, Plin. 22, 25, 72, § 150.—
b A shaking , shuddering , quaking , trembling with fright; dread , terror , horror (class.): est ea frigida multa, comes formidinis, aura, quae ciet horrorem membris et concitat artus, Lucr. 3, 291: ea res me horrore afficit, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 16; cf. id. ib. 66: di immortales, qui me horror perfudit! quam sum sollicitus, quidnam futurum sit! Cic. Att. 8, 6, 3: me luridus occupat horror Spectantem vultus etiamnum caede madentes, Ov. M. 14, 198: frigidus artus, Dum loquor, horror habet, id. ib. 9, 291: spectare in eadem harena feras horror est, Plin. 28, 1, 2, § 4.—
c A shaking or trembling with joy : laetus per artus horror iit, Stat. Th. 1, 494; cf.: me quaedam divina voluptas percipit atque horror, Lucr. 3, 29 sq.—
d Dread , veneration , religious awe : hic numinis ingens horror, Val. Fl. 2, 433: arboribus suus horror inest, Luc. 3, 411: animos horrore imbuere, Liv. 39, 8, 4: perfusus horrore venerabundusque, id. 1, 16, 6. —
B That which causes dread , a terror , horror (poet.): serrae stridentis, Lucr. 2, 411: validi ferri natura et frigidus horror, id. 6, 1011: Scipiadas, belli fulmen, Carthaginis horror, id. 3, 1034; imitated by Sil.: jacet campis Carthaginis horror, Sil. 15, 340.