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5 · Abstract Ideas and Concepts (page 1 of 7)
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51A11 :51AA8 the Universe❧ Things Unknown, the Unknown
51A1 :92B1 Existence❧ (story of) Jupiter (Zeus)
51A5 Intrinsic Nature, Essence, Idea (according to Plato)
51A5(+0) Intrinsic Nature, Essence, Idea (according to Plato) (+ variant)
51A51 Interior, Interiority
51A51 :25 Interior, Interiority❧ earth, world as celestial body
51A51 :33B5 Interior, Interiority❧ enemy
51A7 Perfection, Completeness; 'Perfettione', 'Operatione perfetta' (Ripa)
51A7 :46C24111 Perfection, Completeness; 'Perfettione', 'Operatione perfetta' (Ripa)❧ sail
51A7 :58AA1 Perfection, Completeness; 'Perfettione', 'Operatione perfetta' (Ripa)❧ Destruction
51A8 Things Known, the Known
51A8 :52B5112 Things Known, the Known❧ Bad, Evil, Wrong
51AA3 Abstractness, Insubstantiality
51AA4 Nothingness, Absence
51AA4 :12E62 Nothingness, Absence❧ altar ~ Greek religion
51AA4 :21C Nothingness, Absence❧ fire (one of the four elements)
51AA4 :21D Nothingness, Absence❧ water (one of the four elements)
51AA4 :22C4 Nothingness, Absence❧ colours, pigments, and paints
51AA4 :22E12 :24A8 Nothingness, Absence❧ burning❧ sunlight
51AA4 :25D29 Nothingness, Absence❧ dust (soil type)
51AA4 :25F(+351) Nothingness, Absence❧ animals (+ skin, fleece, hide, fur, leather)
51AA4 :25F24(CAMEL)(+332) Nothingness, Absence❧ hoofed animals: camel (+ antlers; horn)
51AA4 :25F24(DEER)(+512) Nothingness, Absence❧ hoofed animals: deer (+ animal(s) attacking)
51AA4 :25F3(+352) Nothingness, Absence❧ birds (+ feathers)
51AA4 :25G3 Nothingness, Absence❧ trees
51AA4 :25G3(OAK) Nothingness, Absence❧ trees: oak
51AA4 :25G4(+223) Nothingness, Absence❧ plants and herbs (+ thorn, prickle)
51AA4 :25G4(GARLIC) Nothingness, Absence❧ plants and herbs: garlic
51AA4 :25G52 Nothingness, Absence❧ mosses
51AA4 :25H112 Nothingness, Absence❧ rocks
51AA4 :26B Nothingness, Absence❧ rain
51AA4 :31A2112 Nothingness, Absence❧ teeth
51AA4 :31A221 Nothingness, Absence❧ head (human)
51AA4 :31A2212 Nothingness, Absence❧ eyes
51AA4 :31A2213 Nothingness, Absence❧ ears
51AA4 :31A22141 Nothingness, Absence❧ tongue
51AA4 :31A22151 Nothingness, Absence❧ brains
51AA4 :31A2221 Nothingness, Absence❧ heart
51AA4 :31A2255 Nothingness, Absence❧ foot
51AA4 :31A22611 Nothingness, Absence❧ blood
51AA4 :31A25372 Nothingness, Absence❧ scratching one's ear
51AA4 :31A32 Nothingness, Absence❧ hearing, listening (one of the five senses)
51AA4 :31A343 Nothingness, Absence❧ salt (taste)
51AA4 :31A35 Nothingness, Absence❧ touch, feeling (one of the five senses)
51AA4 :31A5 Nothingness, Absence❧ care of the body, hygiene
51AA4 :31A534 Nothingness, Absence❧ beard
51AA4 :31B1 Nothingness, Absence❧ sleeping; unconsciousness
51AA4 :31B19 Nothingness, Absence❧ resting
51AA4 :31B522 Nothingness, Absence❧ drunken brawl (usually peasants fighting in an inn)
51AA4 :31B6214 Nothingness, Absence❧ weeping
51AA4 :31B62141 Nothingness, Absence❧ tears
51AA4 :31B6234(+9223) Nothingness, Absence❧ chewing (+ attacking somebody)
51AA4 :31D112 Nothingness, Absence❧ child
51AA4 :31E23141 Nothingness, Absence❧ deprivation of air, choking
51AA4 :31G Nothingness, Absence❧ the soul
51AA4 :33A13 Nothingness, Absence❧ meeting
51AA4 :33A5 Nothingness, Absence❧ friends
51AA4 :33B1 Nothingness, Absence❧ quarrel, argument
51AA4 :33B14 Nothingness, Absence❧ threatening behaviour, challenging
51AA4 :33B9 Nothingness, Absence❧ flight, running away; pursuing
51AA4 :41A7631 Nothingness, Absence❧ mattress
51AA4 :41B12(OIL) Nothingness, Absence❧ burning as process: oil
51AA4 :41B162 Nothingness, Absence❧ smoke
51AA4 :41C671 Nothingness, Absence❧ oils and vegetable fats
51AA4 :41C711 Nothingness, Absence❧ wine ~ alcoholic drinks
51AA4 :41D2211 Nothingness, Absence❧ veil
51AA4 :42A2 Nothingness, Absence❧ confinement, birth
51AA4 :42E131 Nothingness, Absence❧ mourning the dead
51AA4 :42F55(+0) Nothingness, Absence❧ house-guard, doorkeeper, janitor (+ variant)
51AA4 :43 Nothingness, Absence❧ recreation, amusement
51AA4 :43C1112(+415) Nothingness, Absence❧ hunt ~ mammals (+ net)
51AA4 :43C1147 Nothingness, Absence❧ hunting dogs
51AA4 :43C424 Nothingness, Absence❧ target (~ sharpshooting)
51AA4 :45A1 Nothingness, Absence❧ war
51AA4 :45C1 Nothingness, Absence❧ weapons
51AA4 :45C13(SWORD) Nothingness, Absence❧ hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
51AA4 :45I53 Nothingness, Absence❧ armistice, truce
51AA4 :46B31 Nothingness, Absence❧ money
51AA4 :46B414 Nothingness, Absence❧ hiring, leasing
51AA4 :46B4510 Nothingness, Absence❧ 'Debito' (Ripa)
51AA4 :46B911 Nothingness, Absence❧ bribery
51AA4 :46C24111 Nothingness, Absence❧ sail
51AA4 :46C5 Nothingness, Absence❧ travelling; tourism
51AA4 :46C5141 Nothingness, Absence❧ being welcomed ~ travelling
51AA4 :47I1(+81) Nothingness, Absence❧ agriculture (+ soil cultivation ~ agricultural processes)
51AA4 :47I21111(+9343) Nothingness, Absence❧ ox (+ tail of an animal)
51AA4 :47I221 Nothingness, Absence❧ herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.
51AA4 :48C514 Nothingness, Absence❧ picture, painting
51AA4 :48C7562 Nothingness, Absence❧ vocal popular music
51AA4 :49A Nothingness, Absence❧ education
51AA4 :51A5 Nothingness, Absence❧ Intrinsic Nature, Essence, Idea (according to Plato)
51AA4 :51B1 Nothingness, Absence❧ Relation
51AA4 :51BB1 Nothingness, Absence❧ Absoluteness, Non-relatedness
51AA4 :51BB6 Nothingness, Absence❧ Originality
51AA4 :51C2 Nothingness, Absence❧ Necessity, Inevitability; 'Necessità' (Ripa)
51AA4 :51E2 Nothingness, Absence❧ Superiority
51AA4 :51F3 Nothingness, Absence❧ Priority, Pre-eminence
51AA4 :51FF521 Nothingness, Absence❧ Delay
51AA4 :51II6 Nothingness, Absence❧ Low, Bottom
51AA4 :51K1 Nothingness, Absence❧ Change
51AA4 :52A11 Nothingness, Absence❧ Attention, Concentration
51AA4 :52A52 Nothingness, Absence❧ Judgement, Discrimination; 'Giuditio' (Ripa)
51AA4 :52B2 Nothingness, Absence❧ Admission, Belief
51AA4 :52C11 Nothingness, Absence❧ Opinion
51AA4 :52D4 Nothingness, Absence❧ Prolixity, Verbosity, Loquacity; 'Loquacità' (Ripa)
51AA4 :52DD3 Nothingness, Absence❧ Taciturnity; 'Secretezza', 'Secretezza overo Taciturnità' (Ripa)
51AA4 :52E2 Nothingness, Absence❧ Prediction, Prophecy; 'Augurio', 'Divinatione', 'Profetia' (Ripa)
51AA4 :53B2 Nothingness, Absence❧ Decisiveness, Decision
51AA4 :53B3 Nothingness, Absence❧ Self-control; 'Dominio di se stesso' (Ripa)
51AA4 :53BB2 Nothingness, Absence❧ Hesitation
51AA4 :53C21 Nothingness, Absence❧ Compulsion
51AA4 :54A211 Nothingness, Absence❧ Scrupulosity; 'Scropolo' (Ripa)
51AA4 :54A33 Nothingness, Absence❧ Skill, Ability; 'Artificio', 'Prontezza' (Ripa)
51AA4 :54A42 Nothingness, Absence❧ Restraint
51AA4 :54A46 Nothingness, Absence❧ Rest; 'Quiete' (Ripa)
51AA4 :54A6 Nothingness, Absence❧ Helpfulness
51AA4 :54AA1 Nothingness, Absence❧ Inactivity
51AA4 :54AA4 Nothingness, Absence❧ Vehemence, Violence, Fierceness; 'Sforza con Inganno', 'Violenza' (Ripa)
51AA4 :54AA52 Nothingness, Absence❧ Guiltiness
51AA4 :54B11 Nothingness, Absence❧ Use
51AA4 :54B6 Nothingness, Absence❧ Worth, Value
51AA4 :54BB31 Nothingness, Absence❧ Damage, Disservice; 'Danno' (Ripa)
51AA4 :54D12 Nothingness, Absence❧ Exercise; 'Essercitio' (Ripa)
51AA4 :54D3 Nothingness, Absence❧ Completion
51AA4 :54DD2 Nothingness, Absence❧ Idleness; 'Otio' (Ripa)
51AA4 :54DD4 Nothingness, Absence❧ Difficulty
51AA4 :54DD51 Nothingness, Absence❧ Danger; 'Pericolo' (Ripa)
51AA4 :54DD52 Nothingness, Absence❧ Risk; 'Ardire ultimo & necessario' (Ripa)
51AA4 :54E4 Nothingness, Absence❧ Defence
51AA4 :54E41 Nothingness, Absence❧ Self-defence
51AA4 :54E42 Nothingness, Absence❧ Protection; 'Custodia', 'Difesa contra nimici, malefici & venefici', 'Difesa contra pericoli', 'Riparo da i tradimenti' (Ripa)
51AA4 :54EE11 Nothingness, Absence❧ Opposition, Counteraction, Resistance
51AA4 :54EE2 Nothingness, Absence❧ Hindrance, Obstruction
51AA4 :54EE33 Nothingness, Absence❧ Competition, Rivalry, Emulation; 'Emulatione' (Ripa)
51AA4 :55A1 Nothingness, Absence❧ Acquisition, Gain, Profit
51AA4 :55A12 Nothingness, Absence❧ Reward, 'Praemium'; 'Premio', 'Remuneratione' (Ripa)
51AA4 :55B1 Nothingness, Absence❧ Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa)
51AA4 :55C2 Nothingness, Absence❧ Giving
51AA4 :55CC1 Nothingness, Absence❧ Saving, Frugality, Parsimony; 'Parsimonia' (Ripa)
51AA4 :55CC3 Nothingness, Absence❧ Borrowing, Hiring
51AA4 :56B42 Nothingness, Absence❧ Coarseness, Rusticity
51AA4 :56BB1 Nothingness, Absence❧ Pain, Sorrow, Sadness; 'Dolore', 'Dolore di Zeusi' (Ripa)
51AA4 :56D Nothingness, Absence❧ Hope and Fear
51AA4 :56DD1 Nothingness, Absence❧ Fear, Dread; 'Paura', 'Timidità o Timore', 'Timore' (Ripa)
51AA4 :56DD1 :22D1 Nothingness, Absence❧ Fear, Dread; 'Paura', 'Timidità o Timore', 'Timore' (Ripa)❧ loud sound, noise
51AA4 :56E2 Nothingness, Absence❧ Rage, Anger
51AA4 :56F23 Nothingness, Absence❧ Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa)
51AA4 :56FF2 Nothingness, Absence❧ Hate; 'Odio capitale' (Ripa)
51AA4 :57A25 Nothingness, Absence❧ Responsibility, Liability
51AA4 :57A43 Nothingness, Absence❧ Sense of Guilt
51AA4 :57A75 Nothingness, Absence❧ Mercy, Compassion; 'Compassione', 'Misericordia' (Ripa)
51AA4 :57AA642 Nothingness, Absence❧ Sophistication
51AA4 :57AA76 Nothingness, Absence❧ Jealousy; 'Gelosia', 'Rammarico del ben'altrui' (Ripa)
51AA4 :57B3 Nothingness, Absence❧ Justification, Vindication
51AA4 :57BB21 Nothingness, Absence❧ Contempt
51AA4 :57BB22 Nothingness, Absence❧ Insult; 'Ingiuria', 'Offesa' (Ripa)
51AA4 :57BB25 Nothingness, Absence❧ Calumny, Detraction; 'Biasimo vitioso', 'Calunnia', 'Detrattione', 'Maledicenza' (Ripa)
51AA4 :57BB3 Nothingness, Absence❧ Accusation, Incrimination
51AA4 :59B33 Nothingness, Absence❧ Respectability; 'Precedenza et Preminenza de titoli' (Ripa)
51AA4 :59B5 Nothingness, Absence❧ Merit; 'Merito' (Ripa)
51AA5 Circumstance, Accident
51AA51 Exterior, Exteriority
51AA7 Imperfection, Incompleteness; 'Imperfettione' (Ripa)
51AA7 :3 Imperfection, Incompleteness; 'Imperfettione' (Ripa)❧ Human Being, Man in General
51AA7 :52DD1 Imperfection, Incompleteness; 'Imperfettione' (Ripa)❧ Secrecy, Latency, Concealment; 'Secretezza' (Ripa)
51AA8 Things Unknown, the Unknown
51AA8 :42G2111 Things Unknown, the Unknown❧ father (first degree family relationships)
51B2 Similarity, Likeness
I i 10 Nihil ad Parmenonis suem Nothing like Parmeno's pig
I ii 62 Cascus cascam ducit An old man takes an old bride
I vi 50 Qualis vir, talis oratio As the man is, so is his talk
I vii 27 Omnia idem pulvis All is the same dust
I x 2 Uno tenore Even tenor
I x 71 Similes habent labra lactucas Like lips like lettuce
I x 72 Dignum patella operculum The cover is worthy of such a cup
II i 28 Eiusdem Musae aemulus A suitor of the selfsame muse
II i 74 Purpura juxta purpuram dijudicanda Purple should be judged against purple
II iii 21 Ovo prognatus eodem Hatched from the same egg
II iv 51 Quod index auro, id aurum homini What the touchstone is to gold, gold is to men
II v 49 Novi Simonem et Simon me I know Simon and Simon knows me
II vii 71 Aut Plato philonissat aut Philo platonissat Either Plato philonizes or Philo platonizes
II viii 7 Similior ficu As like as two figs
II viii 57 Eadem cera One and the same wax
II x 2 Nauson Naucrati Nauson to Naucrates
II x 3 Tolle tolle mazam quam ocissime scarabaeo A dung-cake for the beetle, quick as quick!
II x 35 Mali thripes, mali ipes Worm's bad, grub's bad
III i 25 Palumbem pro columba A pigeon instead of a dove
III iii 45 Mons cum monte non miscetur Mountains never meet
III iii 73 Syrus cum non sis, ne syrissa Not being a Syrian, do not behave like one
III iv 83 Surdaster cum surdastro litigabat Hard-of-hearing versus Nearly deaf
III iv 95 Oscitante uno deinde oscitat et alter When one yawns another yawns too
III v 19 Ad restim funiculum Cord to rope
III vi 86 De grege illo est He is from that flock
III ix 34 Aut ipse fuisti aut tui simillimus It was either you or someone very like you
III ix 84 Principes inter se noti Rulers know each other
IV i 24 Ficus post piscem Figs after fish
IV i 65 Conos artoxya Bangles and baubles
IV i 92 Cura esse, quod audis Take care to be what you are said to be
IV ii 3 E culmo spicam conjicere To guess from the stalk what the grain was like
IV iii 36 Patris est filius He is his father's son
IV v 23 Aut piscem olet, aut florem Smelling of fish or flower
IV v 43 Aspis a vipera An asp borrows poison from a viper
IV v 63 Qualis hera, tales pedissequae Like mistress, like maids
IV vii 57 Bestia bestiam novit Beast knows beast
IV x 32 Vestigiis inhaerere Tread in the tracks of
IV x 64 Asinus asino et sus sui pulcer Ass looks lovely to ass and pig to pig
V i 54 Faciles partus Children that come easily
51B2 :41C611 Similarity, Likeness❧ kinds of flour or grain
51B2 :51BB2 Similarity, Likeness❧ Dissimilarity, Unlikeness
51B2 :51HH1 Similarity, Likeness❧ Part, Section, Aspect
51B2 :55BB1 Similarity, Likeness❧ Poverty; 'Povertà', 'Povertà del doni', 'Povertà in uno ch'habbia bell'ingegno' (Ripa)
51B2 :57AA6141 Similarity, Likeness❧ Untrustworthiness, Unreliability
51B2 :95A(ACHILLES) Similarity, Likeness❧ (story of) Achilles
51B3 :25F25(ELEPHANT) Parity, Equality❧ trunked animals: elephant
51B3 :45A2 Parity, Equality❧ peace
51B3 :45C1 Parity, Equality❧ weapons
51B3 :49L1 Parity, Equality❧ letters, alphabet, script
51B3 :51FF5 Parity, Equality❧ End; 'Fine' (Ripa)
51B3 :54A7 Parity, Equality❧ Strength, Power; 'Fortezza', 'Fortezza d'Animo e di corpo', 'Fortezza del corpo congiunta con la generosità dell'animo', 'Fortezza & valore del corpo congiunto con la prudenza & virtù del animo', 'Forza' (Ripa)
51B3 :54BB31 Parity, Equality❧ Damage, Disservice; 'Danno' (Ripa)
51B3 :54E Parity, Equality❧ Reciprocal Action
51B3 :98B(CHAEREPHON) Parity, Equality❧ male persons from classical history (CHAEREPHON)
51B5 :32B Identity❧ peoples; ethnic groups; nationalities
51B6 Imitation; 'Imitatione' (Ripa)
51B61 :22D Repetition❧ sound
51B61 :33B3 Repetition❧ fighting
51B61 :33B6 Repetition❧ killing ~ aggressive relationships
51B61 :52B5112 Repetition❧ Bad, Evil, Wrong
51B61 :52CC41 Repetition❧ Error; 'Errore' (Ripa)
51B61 :54C21 Repetition❧ Persuasion; 'Persuasione' (Ripa)
51B61 :54D11 Repetition❧ Attempt, Trial
51B61 :56E1 Repetition❧ Irritation
51B61 :57AA621 Repetition❧ Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa)
51B6 :25F716(CRAB)(+525) Imitation; 'Imitatione' (Ripa)❧ crustaceans: crab (+ some other movements of animal(s))
51B6 :41C711 Imitation; 'Imitatione' (Ripa)❧ wine ~ alcoholic drinks
51B6 :46A16 Imitation; 'Imitatione' (Ripa)❧ the rich
51BB1 Absoluteness, Non-relatedness
51BB1 :59C2 Absoluteness, Non-relatedness❧ Justice; 'Forza alla giustitia sottoposta', 'Giustitia', 'Giustitia retta', 'Giustitia rigorosa', 'Impietà e violenza soggetta alla giustitia' (Ripa)
51BB1 :59CC2 Absoluteness, Non-relatedness❧ Injustice; 'Ingiustitia' (Ripa)
51BB2 Dissimilarity, Unlikeness
51BB2 :31B62350(+0) Dissimilarity, Unlikeness❧ voice (+ variant)
51BB2 :31B6235 :49L11 Dissimilarity, Unlikeness❧ speaking❧ handwriting, writing as activity
51BB2 :44B192 Dissimilarity, Unlikeness❧ sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty)
51BB2 :48C7562 Dissimilarity, Unlikeness❧ vocal popular music
51BB2 :51H1 Dissimilarity, Unlikeness❧ Totality, the Whole
51BB3 Imparity, Inequality, Difference
51BB3 :45A1 Imparity, Inequality, Difference❧ war
51BB3 :52A13 Imparity, Inequality, Difference❧ Talent
51BB3 :53C11 Imparity, Inequality, Difference❧ Authority, Power; 'Dominio', 'Giurisdittione' (Ripa)
51BB3 :56B3 Imparity, Inequality, Difference❧ Satisfaction, Contentment; 'Contento' (Ripa)
51BB4 Multiformity, Variety
51BB4 :22D(+0) Multiformity, Variety❧ sound (+ variant)
51BB4 :46B61 Multiformity, Variety❧ sales, bargain-sale
51BB4 :49G3 Multiformity, Variety❧ medical examination, medical treatment
51BB4 :54D6 Multiformity, Variety❧ Custom, Habit; 'Consuetudine' (Ripa)
51BB5 Contrariety; 'Contrarietà' (Ripa)
51BB61 Singularity, Uniqueness
51BB61 :12B12 Singularity, Uniqueness❧ supreme being, creator, etc. ~ non-Christian religions
51BB61 :31A4640 Singularity, Uniqueness❧ Madness
51BB61 :31A53 Singularity, Uniqueness❧ hairdress
51BB61 :54D6 Singularity, Uniqueness❧ Custom, Habit; 'Consuetudine' (Ripa)
51C1 :33B1 Cause❧ quarrel, argument
51C1 :54EE31 Cause❧ Disagreement, Discord; 'Discordia' (Ripa)
51C2 Necessity, Inevitability; 'Necessità' (Ripa)
51C2 :31E Necessity, Inevitability; 'Necessità' (Ripa)❧ death of human being
51C2 :41C11 Necessity, Inevitability; 'Necessità' (Ripa)❧ eating
51C2 :41C661 Necessity, Inevitability; 'Necessità' (Ripa)❧ salt
51C2 :41C671 Necessity, Inevitability; 'Necessità' (Ripa)❧ oils and vegetable fats
51C2 :57AA1 Necessity, Inevitability; 'Necessità' (Ripa)❧ Bad Behaviour
51C2 :57AA76 Necessity, Inevitability; 'Necessità' (Ripa)❧ Jealousy; 'Gelosia', 'Rammarico del ben'altrui' (Ripa)
51CC11 Positive Result, Good Result
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