meracus

mĕrācus, a, um, adj. [merus], pure, unmixed, esp. of wine (class.).

• I Lit.: vinum meracius, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 78: uva, Prop. 2, 24 (3, 31), 27.—
• • B Transf., of other things: helleborum, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 137; cf. Pers. 4, 16.—
• II Trop.: libertas, Cic. Rep. 1, 43, 66: meracissimus scientiae fons, Sid. Ep. 3, 10.—Hence, adv.: mĕrācē, purely, without mixture (post-Aug.): minus, sed meracius bibere, Cels. 1, 3: rubere, Sol. 33, 18.—Transf.: purius, meracius amare, Sid. Ep. 4, 1.

merācus, a, um (merus), lauter, rein, unvermischt, pur, I) eig.: a) v. Flüssigkeiten, vinum, Cels. u. (Ggstz. vinum aquatum) Cael. Aur.: u. so poet. uva, Prop.: vinum meracius, Cic. – b) v. trockenen Ggstdn., rein, unverfälscht, elleborum, Hor. ep. 2, 2, 137. – II) übtr., unvermischt, unversetzt, non modice temperata, sed nimis meraca libertas, Cic. (vgl. merus no. I): libido dominandi meracior, Augustin.: meracissimus scientiae fons, Sidon. epist. 3, 10, 1.

meracus [CL], merax [ML] 1 pure, undiluted, unmixed; b (of wine or sim.); c (of metal); d (of action or abstr.). ~ax, -cis, i. purus et clarus Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 356.  b in meracum latices valuit convertere nectar Bede CuthbV 412; vino quidem de aqua facto et quidem ~acissimo donatus es Id. Hom. I 14.72; 1169 pro vino merascissimo quo habundamus Ep. G. Foliot 207; octo dolia vini ~acissimi transmisit ei M. Par. Maj. III 412; vinum meracissimum manibus tenete Ps.-Map 70.  c ~acissimo liquidi argenti metallo Aldh. Met. 2 p. 71.  d quod si mysterium quaerimus, apparente in carne Domino ~aca illa legalis sensus suavitas paulatim coeperat ob carnalem Pharisaeorum interpretationem a prisca sua virtute deficere Bede Hom. I 14. 69; ~aca sunt judicia Dei et mera est misericordia ejus Bald. Cant. Sacr. Alt. 722D. 2 intact, not desecrated. Achilles corpus ~acum reddidit et Priamum illesum ad Trojana duxit menia Natura Deorum 186. 3 (as sb f.) medicinal potion for stimulation of the brain. hec ~aca ‥ i. potio medicinalis acuta et utilis et dicitur meraca quasi mentem exacuens Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 13; hec ~aca ‥ i. quedam potio ad vitiatum cerebrum purgandum Ib. 356. 4 (as sb n.) pure wine. sapientia ‥ miscuit vinum suum, at stulta mulier nil ~acum habens ‥ quoscumque valet aggregat Bede Prov. 968.

mĕrācus, (14) a, um (merus), pur, sans mélange : [vin] Cic. Nat. 3, 78 ; [ellébore] Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 137 || [fig.] meraca libertas Cic. Rep. 1, 66, liberté sans mélange || -cior Cic. Nat. 3, 78 ; -cissimus Sid. Ep. 3, 10.

meracus , a, um. adj. c.
純精者。Meracum 純洒。

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merācus adj.with comp.

• merus, pure, unmixed: vinum meracius: helleborum, H.—Fig., pure, unadulterated, genuine: libertas.