Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Anciently, a kind of catapult having many forms.
- n. A light piece of ordnance.
- n. A whirligig.
- n. In medicine, a name formerly applied to obstructive intestinal disorders, probably specifically to intussusception.
Examples
“Just ask the ancient Romans who used tormentum vigilae (waking torture) to extract information from their enemies.”
“Justorum animae in manu Dei sunt, et non tanget illos tormentum mortis.”
“No torture of body like unto it, Siculi non invenere tyranni majus tormentum, no strappadoes, hot irons, Phalaris 'bulls,”
“Maximum tormentum quod excogitare, vel docere te possum, est ipse amor.”
“Tis suavis amaricies, dolentia delectabilis, hilare tormentum;”
“Praesertim quum tormentum ei vita sit, bona spe fretus, acerba vita velut a carcere se eximat, vel ab aliis eximi sua voluntate patiatur.”
“Non enim res gestae versibus comprehendendae sunt, quod longe melius historici faciunt, sed per ambages deorumque ministeria et fabulosum sententiarum tormentum praecipitandus est liber spiritus. ”
“_Torment_ comes from _tormentum_, a machine (engine) for throwing stones to inflict _torture_.”
Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois
“The _tormentum_, which was an elastic instrument, discharged stones and darts, and was continued until the discovery of gunpowder.”
The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization.
“Some English witches in Somersetshire used instead to say, "Thout, tout, throughout and about;" and when they wished to return from their meeting they said "Rentum, tormentum!”
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