singularitas

singŭlārĭtas, ātis, f. [singularis].

• In gen., a being alone or single, singleness (post-class.), Tert. adv. Valent. 37; id. Anim. 13; id. Exhort. ad Cast. 1; Salv. Cont. Avar. 7, p. 70.—
• II In partic., in gram., the singular number, Charis. p. 72 P.—
• III In arithmetic, unity, the number one: singularitas omnibus mensura communis, Mart. Cap. 7, §§ 750 and 774.

singulāritās, ātis, f. (singularis), I) das Einzelnsein, Alleinsein u. insbes. das ehelose Leben, Eccl. – II) als gramm. t.t., a) = der Singular (Ggstz. pluralitas, der Plural), Charis. 93, 4. – b) = die Einheit, Mart. Cap. 7. § 750. 774. 792. Chalcid. Tim. 37 D.: konkr., die Zahl eins, Chalcid. Tim. 33 sqq.

singularitas [LL] 1 condition or quality of belonging or relating to a particular person (in quot. of leg. jurisdiction). sunt etiam .. quedam genera causarum premissa ~ate licentius expedita (Leg. Hen. 21) GAS 560. 2 the quality or fact of being one in number, singleness (also dist. from multiplicitas); b (gram.); c (theol., w. ref. to nature of Trinity or Christ). d quality of being individual or separate (sts. dist. from communitas or universalitas). e state of being alone or unaccompanied; state of living on one's own (esp. w. ref. to celibacy or monastic life). f uniqueness. Plato in Thimeo ‥ figuram repperit in qua ~as cacumini superinposita ‥ arcem obtinere consideratur Abbo Calc. 3. 1; alias [arbores] circumcidunt ne proceritatem rami pullulantes multitudine reprimant, et succum .. ~ate reddant efficaciorem Gir. PI I 10 p. 36.  b nihil derogaretur constructioni si tantum verbum plurale poneretur. sed verbi ~as notat verbum multotiens resumendum Gerv. Melkley AV 84.  c de geminis in Christo naturis, quas ita in ~atem personae Christi confunditis Alcuin Dogm. 171D; salva divinitatis ~ate, salva item personarum pluralitate Pull. Sent. 686D; nos .. Latini tres personas in deitate dicimus, non ut diversitatem tam simplicis nature sentiamus; sed ~atem nolumus, qui in unitate trinitatem colimus H. Reading (I) Dial. 1146A; posset cognosci ~as Dei et essencia ut singularis, quod falsum est Duns Ord. II 226.  d non absurdum arbitror quadripedum et volucrum et reptilium voces cum generalitate pluralitatis et specialitate ~atis subtiliter dirimere Aldh. PR 131; nisi communiter habeatur caritas .. non erit Spiritus Sancti .. communio sed potius quasi ~as vel solitudo, isto diligente et non illo H. Bos. LM 1388D; ratio universalitatem, sensus vero solam ~atem capit Bern. Comm. Aen. 27; universale posterius singularibus, quia omnis communitas a ~ate procedit Bacon VII 3.  e turtur .. ~ate gaudet adeo ut, si conjugem casu perdiderit, solus exinde permaneat Bede Luke 343C; 12‥ Origines .. de ~ate [i. e. de singularitate clericorum, attrib. Origen, Cyprian, or Aug.] (Catal. Libr. Croyl.) Festschr. J. Vorstius (Leipzig, 1954) p. 294.  f exemplar Parisiense debet cedere antiquis, tum ratione sue novitatis, tum ratione sue ~atis, quia in veritate singularis [sc. exemplaris] fere est que depravat veritatem totius scripture Bacon Min. 331. 3 special quality, characteristic or distinctive feature. b special, unique or eccentric practice, deviation from customary practice. c practice or quality that is outstanding or remarkable. ‘intravit Jesus in quoddam castellum.’ ‘quoddam’ significat quamdam ~atem Ailr. Serm. 19. 305C.  b nulla .. in cibis aut potibus est habenda ~as, nisi fuerit pro alicujus fratris debilitate Cust. Westm. 116; Franciscus discipulos suos .. ad hanc ~atem invitavit informando ad jejunium post Epiphaniam Peckham Paup. 58; abusiones, ~ates, superfluitates .. exstirpaverit Flete Westm. 130.  c nec se de ~ate meriti excelsioris singulariter extollit Bede Hom. I 3. 14; ex pondere illati laboris et ~ate industriae suae a nobis promittitur describi V. Ed. Conf. f. 48v; animi .. magis ~ate prudentis et .. honesti precipuus W. Poit. II 48; si alibi, ubi pauci essent litteris probati, ex .. ~ate scientie posse superbiam generari W. Malm. GP I 45; multi nobiles athlete .. ad illos [sc. Cistercienses] pro novitate ~atis concurrerunt Ord. Vit. VIII 26 p. 445; non miraberis de tante eminentie ~ate tante superbie germen exortum J. Ford Serm. 84. 2. 4 sole possession, private use. non quia aliena defraudassent, sed quia communia sue ~ati conservarent H. Los. Ep. 14 p. 29; animalia non habent, exceptis apibus ‥ nihil ex eis avaricia ~atis expetit, nec decor allicit possessorem Map NC I 27 f. 21v.

singŭlārĭtās, ātis, f. (singularis), ¶ 1 le fait dʼêtre unique, unité : Tert. Val. 37, etc. || célibat : Tert. ¶ 2 [gramm.] a) nombre singulier : Char. 93, 4 ; b) unité, nombre un : Capel. 7, 774, etc.