CONCLAVE, CUBICULUM. +Conclave+ is the most general term for any closed room, and especially a room of state; +cubiculum+ is a particular expression for a dwelling-room. (vi. 75.)
CONDITIO; STATUS. +Conditio+ (#xunthesis#, #sunthesia#) is a state regulated by the will; +status+ is a state arising from connection. Cic. Fam. xii. 23. Omnem _conditionem_ imperii tui, _statum_que provinciæ demonstravit mihi Tratorius. (vi. 76.)
CONFISUS; FRETUS. +Confisus+ means, subjectively, like _securus_, depending on something, and making one's self easy, #pepoithôs#; whereas +fretus+ (#phraktos#, ferox) means, objectively, like _tutus_, protected by something, #errhômenos#. (i. 20.)
CONJUGIUM; MATRIMONIUM; CONTUBERNIUM; NUPTIÆ. +Conjugium+ and +matrimonium+ denote the lasting connection between man and wife, for the purpose of living together and bringing up their offspring; +conjugium+ is a very general term for a mere natural regulation, which also takes place among animals; +contubernium+ means the marriage connection between slaves; +matrimonium+, the legal marriage between freemen and citizens, as a respectable and a political regulation; whereas +nuptiæ+ means only the commencement of _matrimonium_, the wedding, or marriage-festival.
CONSIDERARE; CONTEMPLARI. +Considerare+ (from #katidein#) denotes consideration as an act of the understanding, endeavoring to form a judgment; +contemplari+ (from #katathambein#) an act of feeling, which is absorbed in its object, and surrenders itself entirely to the pleasant or unpleasant feeling which its object excites. (v. 130.)
CONSTAT; APPARET; ELUCET; LIQUET. +Constat+ means a truth made out and fixed, in opp. to a wavering and unsteady fancy or rumor; whereas +apparet+, +elucet+, and +liquet+ denote what is clear and evident; +apparet+, under the image of something stepping out of the back-ground into sight; +elucet+, under the image of a light shining out of darkness; +liquet+, under the image of frozen water melted. (vi. 78.)
CONSUETUDO; MOS; RITUS; CÆRIMONIA. +Consuetudo+ denotes the uniform observance of anything as a custom, arising from itself, and having its foundation in the inclination or convenience of an individual or people, #ethos#; whereas +mos+ (modus) is the habitual observance of anything, as a product of reason, and of the self-conscious will, and has its foundation in moral views, or the clear dictates of right, virtue, and decorum, #êthos#; lastly, +ritus+ denotes the hallowed observance of anything, either implanted by nature as an instinct, or introduced by the gods as a ceremony, or which, at any rate, cannot be traced to any human origin. +Consuetudines+ are merely factitious, and have no moral worth; +mores+ are morally sanctioned by silent consent, as +jura+ and +leges+ by formal decree; +ritus+ (from #arithmos#, #rhuthmos#), are natural, and are hallowed by their primæval origin, and are peculiar to the animal. (v. 75.) 2. +Ritus+ is a hallowed observance, as directed and taught by the gods or by nature; whereas +cærimonia+ (#kêdemonia#) is that which is employed in the worship of the gods.