Vulgus, vulgi, mas. gen. & hoc Vulgus, vulgi, neut. Cice. The common people.Commendatio in vulgus. Cice. Praise among the common people.Fames in vulgus.Tacit.Gratus in vulgus. Tac. Acceptable to the common people.Retinere nomen in vulgus.Cic.To keepe his name among the common people.Quod vulgus seruorum solet. Ter. As common sorte of setuaunts is wont to do.Nihil est incertius vulgo. Ci. Nothing more wauering, &c. Ancipitis pugnat sententia vulgi.Stat.The common people are of contrarie opinions.Demens vulgus. Sil. Fœmineum vulgus. Lucan. Fallax.Virg. Humile. Plin. Ignobile.Virg. Imperitum. Plin. Incautum. Virg.Incertum vulgus scinditur in contraria studia. Virgil. The wauering people is diulded into contrarle affections.Indoctum vulgus.Ouid. Iners. Claud. Infidum. Hor. Inutile. Iuue. Leue.Ouid.Vnconstante and mutable.Maliguum. Hor. Miserabile, Vir. Mobile.Stat. Mutabile. Val. Flac.Præceps. Sen. Profanum. Hor. Rude vulgus & expers artis, Ouid.Segne. Lucan. Stolidi mendacia vulgi. Virg.Vile vulgus.Senec. Acceptum in vulgus, Vide ACCIPIO.Attonitum pauet vulgus.Ouid.Spolia in vulgus cedebant. Tac. The people had the spoile.Celebrata in vulgus Celsi laus. Tac. Celsus is much praised and spoken of among the common people.Digitis vulgi designari.Ouid.Hoc exire, atque in vulgus emanare non poterit.Cic.Thys can not come abroade to the knowledge of the people, and be talked of.Indicare aliquid in vulgus. Ci. Mobile mutatur semper cum principe vulgus. Claud. The wauering people changeth alway, as the prince doth.Probari in vulgus, Vide PROBO.Spargere voces in vulgum. Vir. To talke abroade among the people.Malignum spernere Vulgus. Hor. In vulgus aduerso rumore fuit.Tacit.He had an yll name among the people.Tribuere in vulgus.Cic.To apply himselfe to the affectian of the people.Vox venit ad aures vulgi. Vir. Cæteri omnes vulgus fuimus, sine gratia, sine authoritate.Salust. Vulgus, de ouibus dixit.Virg.
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vulgus (volg-), i, n. (masc., Att., Sisenn., and Varr. ap. Non. p. 230, 27 sq.; Verg. A. 2, 99; Phaedr. 4, 14; Liv. 6, 34, 5; 24, 32, 1; Lucr. 2, 920 et saep.) [Sanscr. várga, a group], the great mass, the multitude, the people, public (class.; cf.: plebs, turba). I. In gen.: non est consilium in vulgo, non ratio, etc., Cic. Planc. 4, 9; Sall. J. 66, 2; Verg. A. 2, 39: quod in vulgus gratum esse sentimus,
with the people
,
with the public
,
generally
, Cic. Att. 2, 22, 3: in vulgus notus, id. ib. 9, 5, 2; Liv. 22, 3, 14; Tac. H. 1, 71; 2, 26fin.; 2, 93 al.: apio gratia in vulgo est, Plin. 20, 11, 44, 112.—II. In partic. A.A mass, crowd, throng, multitude of persons or animals: vulgus servorum, Ter. And. 3, 4, 4: mulierum, id. Hec. 4, 2, 24: patronorum, Cic. Brut. 97, 332: insipientium, id. Tusc. 2, 26, 63: densum (umbrarum), Hor. C. 2, 13, 32: inane (animarum), Ov. F. 2, 554: femineum, Luc. 7, 39: incautum (ovium), Verg. G. 3, 469: aequoreum,
of sea-monsters
, Sen. Hippol. 957.—B. With an accessory idea of contempt, the crowd, the vulgar, mob, rabble, populace: sapientis judicium a judicio vulgi discrepat, Cic. Brut. 53, 198: ceteri omnes strenui, boni, nobiles atque ignobiles, vulgus fuimus sine gratiā, sine auctoritate, Sall. C. 20, 7: gratiam ad vulgum quaesierat, Liv. 6, 34, 5: quid oportet Nos facere, a vulgo longe lateque remotos?Hor. S. 1, 6, 18: odi profanum vulgus et arceo, id. C. 3, 1, 1: malignum Spernere vulgus, id. ib. 2, 16, 40: infidum, id. ib. 1, 35, 25: mobile, Stat. S. 2, 2, 123: fani pulchritudo et vetustas Praenestinarum etiam nunc retinet sortium nomen: atque id in vulgus; quis enim magistratus aut quis vir illustrior utitur sortibus?
among the common people
,
among the populace
, Cic. Div. 2, 41, 86: spargere voces In volgum ambiguas, Verg. A. 2, 99: alio pane procerum, alio volgi, Plin. 19, 4, 19, 53: vulgus proceresque gemunt, Ov. M. 8, 526.—C. Militari gratiora vulgo, the common soldiery, Curt. 3, 6, 19: vulgo militum acceptior, id. 7, 2, 33.— Hence, vulgō (volg-), abl. adv., prop. among the multitude; hence, in gen., before every body, before all the world, generally, universally, everywhere, all over, commonly, openly, publicly (syn.: palam, publice, aperte): num locum ad spectandum dare? aut ad prandium invitare? Minime, sed vulgo, passim. Quid est vulgo? Universos, Cic. Mur. 35, 73: ejusmodi tempus erat, ut homines vulgo impune occiderentur, id. Rosc. Am. 29, 80: vulgo totis castris testamenta obsignabantur, Caes. B. G. 1, 39: accidit, ut vulgo milites ab signis discederent, id. ib. 5, 33: vulgo nascetur amomum,
everywhere
, Verg. E. 4, 25: vituli volgo moriuntur in herbis, id. G. 3, 494: vulgo loquebantur, Antonium mansurum esse Casilini,
generally
, Cic. Att. 16, 10, 1: aliquid vulgo ostendere ac proferre,
before all the world
,
openly
, id. Verr. 2, 4, 28, 64; cf.: quas (litteras) vulgo ad te mitto, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 6, 21: verum illud verbum est, vulgo quod dici solet, Omnes, etc.,
usually
, Ter. And. 2, 5, 15; cf.: ut vulgo uti solemus, Quint. 9, 2, 8: hoc quod vulgo sententias vocamus, id. 12, 10, 48: victum vulgo quaerere, i. e.
by prostitution
, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 38; so, vulgo concepti, Dig. 1, 5, 23.