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Fīdēnae, ārum (sing. Fīdēna, ae, Sil. 15, 91; Tac. A. 4, 62. Fĭdēna with the

  1. I. i short, Verg. A. 6, 773), f., a very ancient town of Latium, on the left bank of the Tiber, five miles from Rome, now Castel Giubileo, Liv. 1, 27; 2, 19; 4, 17; 22; 33 sq.; Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 96; id. Phil. 9, 1, 4; Suet. Tib. 40; id. Calig. 31; Tac. H. 3, 79; Prop. 4 (5), 1, 36; Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 8; Juv. 6, 57 al.; cf. Bormann, Alt-Latin. Chorographie, p. 239 sq.
  2. II. Deriv.: Fīdēnas, ātis, adj., of or belonging to Fidenae: ager, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 54: bellum, Liv. 1, 15.
    As a surname: L. Sergius Fidenas, Liv. 4, 17; 25.
    In plur. subst.: Fīdēnātes, ium, m., the inhabitants of Fidenae, Fidenates, Liv. 1, 15; 4, 17 sq.

fīdens, entis, Part. and P. a., from fido.

fīdenter, adv., confidently, boldly; v. fido, P. a. fin.

1. fīdentĭa, ae, f. [fidens, from fido], confidence, self-confidence, boldness (a philosophical word of Cicero): ejus (fortitudinis) partes sunt magnificentia, fidentia, patientia, perseverantiafidentia est, per quam magnis et honestis in rebus multum ipse animus in se fiduciae certa cum spe collocavit, Cic. Inv. 2, 54, 163: fidentiae contrarium est diffidentia, et ea re vitium est; audacia non contrarium sed oppositum est ac propinquum, et tamen vitium est, id. ib. § 165: si fidentia, id est firma animi confisio, scientia quaedam est et opinio gravis non temere assentientis, metus quoque est diffidentia exspectati et impendentis mali, id. Tusc. 4, 37, 80.

2. Fīdentĭa, ae, f., a small town in Gallia Cisalpina, between Parma and Placentia, now Borgo S. Donnino, Vell. 2, 28; Liv. Epit. 88. Its inhabitants are called Fīdentīni, Plin. 3, 15, 20, § 116; Mart. 1, 54.

fīdo, fīsus sum (ante-class. form of the fut. fidebo, Nov. ap. Non. 509, 4), 3, v. n. [root in Sanscr. bandh, unite; Gr. πείθω, persuade, πεῖσμα, cable; Lat. fidus, Deus Fidius, foedus; cf.: fascis, fascia; Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 262; but Fick refers fido to root bhidh; Goth. beidan; Engl. bide, to expect; Vergl. Wört. p. 380], to trust, confide, put confidence in, rely upon a person or thing (rare; in the verb. finit. mostly poet.; but class. in the part. praes. and P. a.).

        1. (α) With dat.: fidere nocti, Verg. A. 9, 378: fugae fidens, id. ib. 11, 351: pestilentiae fidens (with societate fretus), Liv. 8, 22, 7: taedae non bene fisa, Ov. M. 15, 827: qui sibi fidit, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 22; id. S. 2, 2, 108: puer bene sibi fidens, Cic. Att. 6, 6, 4.
        2. (β) With abl.: hac (Cynosurā) fidunt duce nocturnā Phoenices in alto, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 41, 106; id. Ac. 2, 20, 66: arcu fisi Getae, Ov. P. 4, 9, 78: cursu, id. M. 7, 545: ope equinā, id. ib. 9, 125: pecuniā, Nep. Lys. 3 fin.: prudentiā consilioque fidens, Cic. Off. 1, 23, 81.
          Doubtful, whether dat. or abl. (v. Zumpt, Gr. § 413; cf. confido): nec nitido fidit adultero, Hor. C. 3, 24, 20: pictis puppibus, id. ib. 1, 14, 15: (Jugurtham) Mario parum fidere, Sall. J. 112, 2: ingenio, Quint. 10, 7, 18; cf.: ingenio suo, Plin. Ep. 4, 13 fin.: suis rebus, Cic. Att. 10, 8, 2.
        3. (γ) With inf.: fidis enim manare poëtica mella Te solum, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 44; Sil. 1, 432: parum fidens pedibus contingere matrem, Luc. 4, 615: fisus cuncta sibi cessura pericula, Caesar, id. 5, 577.
        4. (δ) Absol.: ubi fidentem fraudaveris, i. e. who trusts (you), Plaut. As. 3, 2, 15.
          Hence, fīdens, entis, P.a. (lit., trusting to one’s self, self-confident; hence), confident, courageous, bold: qui fortis est, idem est fidens, qui autem est fidens, is profecto non extimescit: discrepat enim a timendo confidere, Cic. Tusc. 3, 7, 14: fidenti animo gradietur ad mortem, id. ib. 1, 46, 110; cf.: tum Calchas haec est fidenti voce locutus, id. poët. Div. 2, 30, 64: fidens animi, Verg. A. 2, 61; Tac. A. 4, 59 fin.; so, fidens armorum, Luc. 9, 373.
          Comp.: Romanus, fidentior, Amm. 16, 12 al.
          Sup.: fidentissimo impetu acies motae, Amm. 27, 10, 12.
          Adv.: fīdenter, confidently, fearlessly, boldly: timide fortasse signifer evellebat, quod fidenter infixerat, Cic. Div. 2, 31, 67: agere, id. Ac. 2, 8, 24: confirmare, id. de Or. 1, 56, 240; cf. id. N. D. 1, 8, 18.
          Comp.: paulo vellem fidentius te illi respondisse, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 21.
          Sup.: accedere fidentissime, Amm. 17, 1, 9; August. Ver. Rel. 3.