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Cĕrĕālis (Cĕrĭālis; cf. Serv.ad Verg. A. 1, 177; so Cic. Att. 2, 12, 2 and 4 Orell.), e, adj. [Ceres].

  1. I. Pertaining to Ceres, devoted to her, and, meton., pertaining to the cultivation of land, grain, or agriculture: nemus, sacred to Ceres, Ov. M. 8, 741: sacrum, id. Am. 3, 10, 1: Eleusin, id. F. 4, 507; id. M. 7, 439 (cf. Mel. 2, 3, 4: Eleusin Cereri consecrata): papaver (as her symbolic attribute), Verg. G. 1, 212 Heyne; Col. 10, 314: cenae, i. e. splendid, like those at the festivals of Ceres, Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 25: sulci, Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 11: munera, id. M. 11, 121; 13, 639: dona, id. ib. 11, 122; id. F. 1, 683; 6, 391 (cf.: dona Cereris, id. M. 5, 655): herbae, id. F. 4, 911: libum, id. ib. 1, 127: semina, id. M. 1, 123: culmus, Verg. G. 2, 517: arma, i. e. the implements for grinding and baking, id. A. 1, 177: solum, i. e. the cake laid on the ground, id. ib. 7, 111 (cf. id. ib. v. 109): aediles, who had the superintendence of provisions; v. aedilis fin.
    Hence,
    1. B. Subst.: Cĕrĕālĭa, ium, n. (also in appos.: Cerealia ludi, Liv. 30, 39, 8; cf.: Megalesia ludi, al.), the festival of Ceres, celebrated on the 10th of April, Cic. Att. 2, 12, 2 and 4; Varr. L. L. 6, § 15 Müll.; Ov. F. 4, 619; cf. id. ib. 389 sq.
  2. II. A Roman cognomen, Mart. 4, 8; 12, 52.

‡ Cĕrĕālĭtas, ātis, f. [Cerealis], the office of a Cereal edile, Inscr. Orell. 3994.

cĕrĕbellāre, is, n. [cerebellum], a brain-covering, i. e. a head-covering; only Veg. 3, 7, 1; 3, 11, 3; 3, 12, 6; 5, 32, 3.

cĕrĕbellum, i, n. dim. [cerebrum], a small brain, Cels. 2, 18; Plin. 29, 5, 32, § 100; 30, 13, 38, § 112; * Suet. Vit. 13.
Figuratively, Petr. 76, 1.

cĕrĕbrōsus, a, um, adj. [cerebrum], having a madness of the brain, hare-brained, hotbrained, passionate, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 22, 8 sq.: unus, * Hor. S. 1, 5, 21 (but Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 36, ellebosus).
Of animals: boves, Col. 2, 11, 11.

cĕrē̆brum (per tmesin: saxo cerecomminuit-brum, Enn. ap. Don. p. 1777 P., and ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 412), i, n. [root kar- of κάρη, v. celsus init.; and root bharof φέρω, fero; cf. Corss. Beitr. p. 354],

  1. I. the brain, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 19; Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 32; 5, 2, 7; Verg. A. 5, 413; 9, 419; Lucr. 6, 804; Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 19; Plin. 11, 37, 49, § 133 sq.; 33, 6, 34, § 102 et saep.
    1. B. Meton., understanding, Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 30; Hor. S. 2, 3, 75; Phaedr. 1, 7, 2; Suet. Calig. 50.
      Anger, choler, Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 25; cf. id. Bacch. 2, 3, 17: o te, Bolane, cerebri Felicem! ( = cerebrosus, passionate), Hor. S. 1, 9, 11.
  2. * II. Transf. to plants, the pith in the upper part, Plin. 13, 4, 8, § 36.

Cērellia (Caer-), ae, f., a Roman lady mentioned in the letters of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 13, 72, 1; id. Att. 12, 51, 3.

* cērĕŏlus, a, um, adj. dim. [cereus], of the color of wax: pruna, Col. 10, 404 (in Plin. 15, 13, 12, § 41, called cerina).

Cĕrēs (cf. Verg. G. 1, 96; Ov. F. 4, 615; Mart. 3, 58, 6), ĕris

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  1. I. gen. CERERVS, Inscr. Fabr. p. 626, 225; cf. Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [Sabini Cererem panem appellant, Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 7; prop. the goddess of creation (cf. Serv. l. l.), from the stem cer, Sanscr. kri, to make], the daughter of Saturn and Ops, Ov. F. 6, 285, sister of Jupiter and Pluto, mother of Proserpine, goddess of agriculture, esp. of the cultivation of corn, and of the growth of fruits in gen. (cf. Cerealis); represented as upon a chariot drawn by dragons, with a torch in her hand, and crowned with poppies or ears of corn, Ov. F. 4, 497; 4, 561; 3, 786; 4, 616; id. Am. 3, 10, 3; Tib. 1, 1, 15; 2, 1, 4; Verg. G. 1, 96; Hor. C. S. 30; cf. O. Müll. Archaeol. § 357 sq.: templum Desertae Cereris, deserted (because the temple was in a solitary, secluded place), Verg. A. 2, 714: Cereri nuptias facere, i. e. without wine, Plaut. Aul. 2, 6, 5; cf. Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 343.
    From the names of places where she was worshipped, called Ceres Hennensis, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 107; Lact. 2, 4, 28: Catinensis, id. l. l.: Eleusina, id. 1, 21, 24: Milesia, id. 2, 7, 19; cf. Val. Max. 1, 1, ext. 5.
    1. B. Ceres profunda or inferna, i. e. Proserpina, Stat. Th. 4, 460; 5, 156; cf.: sacerdos Cererum, Inscr. Orell. 6082.
  2. II. Meton., food, bread, fruit, corn, grain, etc., Fest. s. v. cocus, p. 45; cf.: fruges Cererem appellamus, vinum autem Liberum, Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 60; Verg. G. 1, 297; id. A. 1, 177; 1, 701; Hor. C. 3, 24, 13; id. Epod. 16, 43; Ov. M. 3, 437; 8, 292; 11, 112 al.
    Prov.: sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus, Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6; cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 60.

1. cērĕus, a, um, adj. [cera], waxen, of wax.

  1. I. Prop., Cic. N. D. 3, 12, 30: effigies, Hor. S. 1, 8, 30: imago, id. ib. 1, 8, 43; id. Epod. 17, 76; cf. id. Ep. 2, 1, 265: castra, cells of wax, honey-comb, Verg. A. 12, 589; cf. regna, waxen realms, id. G. 4, 202: simul acra, Ov. H. 6, 91.
    1. B. Subst.: cē-rĕus, i, m. (sc. funis), a waxlight, wax taper, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 9; Cic. Off. 3, 20, 80; Sen. Ep. 122, 10; id. Brev. Vit. 20, 5; id. Tranq. 11, 7. Such waxlights were brought by clients to their patrons as presents at the time of the Saturnalia, Fest.s.v. cereos, p. 54 Müll.; Macr. S. 1, 7 and 11; Mart. 5, 18.
  2. II. Meton.
    1. A. Wax-colored: pruna, Verg. E. 2, 53; cf. Ov. M. 13, 818: abolla, Mart. 4, 53: turtur, id. 3, 58: cerei coloris electrum, Plin. 37, 2, 11, § 33.
    2. * B. Pliant, soft, like wax: bracchia Telephi, Hor. C. 1, 13, 2.
      Hence,
    3. C. Trop., easily moved or persuaded: cereus in vitium flecti, Hor. A. P. 163.

2. cērĕus, i, m., v. 1. cereus, I. B.

cerevisia, ae, v. cervisia.

†† cerĭa or cerea, ae, f., a Spanish drink, prepared from corn, = celia and cerevisia, Plin. 22, 25, 82, § 164.

†† cervisia, cervesia, or cerevi-sia, ae, f. [Gallic], beer, Plin. 22, 25, 82, § 164; Dig. 33, 6, 9; Isid. Orig. 20, 3, 17; Edict. Diocl. 2, 11.

1. crĕo (old form cerĕo, in Varr. L. L. 6, § 81 Müll.), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [kindred with Sanscr. kar, kri, to make], to bring forth, produce, make, create, beget (very freq. in every period and species of composition).

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen.: rerum primordia pandam, Unde omnes natura creet res auctet alatque, Lucr. 1, 51: animalia, id. 2, 1152: genus humanum, id. 5, 820: mortalia saecla, id. 5, 789: fruges, id. 2, 170: ignem, id. 1, 799; cf.: ignes e lignis, id. 1, 910 et saep.: (Silvius) Aenean Silvium creat, Liv. 1, 3, 7; cf.: fortes creantur fortibus et bonis, Hor. C. 4, 4, 29.
      Also of woman: pueris beata creandis Uxor, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 44; Pall. Febr. 26, 2.
      Hence, in poets freq. in part. perf.: crĕātus, a, with abl. (masc. or fem.), sprung from, begotten by, born of; or subst., an offspring, a child, Ov. M. 5, 145; 11, 295; 11, 303 al.
      Subst.: crĕāta, ōrum, n., things made: servare, Lucr. 2, 572.
    2. B. In partic., publicist. t. t. (cf. facio), to make or create for any jurisdiction or office, i. e. to choose, elect (freq.): qui comitiatu creare consules rite possint, Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 9; so, consules, Caes. B. C. 3, 1; Liv. 4, 7, 2; 4, 7, 7; 4, 7, 10: duo ex unā familiā magistratus, Caes. B. G. 7, 33: Patres, Liv. 1, 8, 7: dictatorem, id. 2, 18 (five times): magistrum equitum, id. 2, 18, 5; 4, 57, 6: interregem, id. 4, 7, 7; 5, 31, 8: tribunum, id. 2, 33, 3: tribuniciam potestatem, id. 5, 2, 8: censores, Suet. Aug. 37: Imperatorem (with eligere), id. Vesp. 6: ducem gerendo bello, Liv. 1, 23, 8. curatorem reipublicae, Dig. 50, 8, 3.
      1. 2. Of the officer who appoints or superintends an election: quos (consules) cum Ti. Gracchus consul iterum crearet, Cic. N. D. 2, 4, 10.
      2. 3. In eccl. Lat. of the exercise of divine power in creation, to create, call into being, endow with existence, etc.: caelum et terram, Vulg. Gen. 1, 1: hominem, id. ib. 5, 1: omnia, id. Eph. 3, 9.
        1. b. Meton.: cor mundum in me, Vulg. Psa. 50, 11 al.
  2. II. Trop., to produce, prepare, cause, occasion: voluptatem meis inimicis, Plaut. Cas. 2, 7, 3: commoditatem mihi, id. Poen. 4, 2, 94: lites, id. ib. 3, 2, 9: omnis has aerumnas, id. Mil. 1, 1, 33: capitalem fraudem tuis cruribus capitique, id. ib. 2, 3, 23: moram dictis, id. Ps. 1, 3, 174: errorem (similitudo), Cic. Div. 2, 26, 55: luxuriam, id. Rosc. Am. 27, 75: seditionem, Vell. 2, 20: taedium ac satietatem ex similitudine, Quint. 9, 4, 143: vomitum dissolutionemque stomachi, Plin. 9, 48, 72, § 155 et saep.