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Justitia
Justitia
See also: justitia
English
Proper noun
Justitia
- (Roman mythology) One of the Horae, she is the goddess of justice. She is the daughter of Jupiter and Themis, her sisters are Pax and Eunomia. She is the Roman counterpart of Dike.
- A female given name
- (poetic) justice, order and judgement.
Translations
Goddess of justice
Coordinate terms
- Lady Justice, Dike, Dike Astraea, Astraea
Antonyms
- Adikia
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justitia
See also: Justitia
Latin
Noun
jūstitia f (genitive jūstitiae); first declension
- Alternative form of iustitia
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | jūstitia | jūstitiae |
genitive | jūstitiae | jūstitiārum |
dative | jūstitiae | jūstitiīs |
accusative | jūstitiam | jūstitiās |
ablative | jūstitiā | jūstitiīs |
vocative | jūstitia | jūstitiae |
References
- justitia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “justitia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.