Histrio, see [Actor].
Hœdus, see [Caper].
[Homicida]; Interfector; Peremtor; Interemtor; Percussor; Sicarius. Homicida denotes the manslayer in a general sense, as far as manslaughter is a crime, like ἀνδροφόνος; whereas interfector, peremtor, and interemtor, only the slayer of a particular person, whether the deed be a crime or not, like φονεύς; percussor and sicarius denote the instruments of another’s will, and mere mechanical executioners of another’s decree; but the percussor executes a public sentence of condemnation, as the headsman, while the sicarius lends and hires out his hand to a secret assassination, like the bandit. Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 93. Erat tum multitudo sicariorum . . et homines impune occidebantur. . . Si eos putas . . . quos qui leviore nomine appellant, percussores vocant, quæro in cujus fide sint et tutela. (iii. 191.)
[Homo]; Mas; Vir; Homunculus; Homuncio; Homullus. 1. Homo (Goth. guma, from humus, χθών, ἐπιχθόνιος), means a human being, man or woman, in opp. to deus and bellua, like ἄνθρωπος; mas and vir mean only the man; mas in a physical sense, in opp. to femina, like ἄρσην; vir (Goth. wair, from ἰρῆνες), in a physical sense, in opp. to mulier, like ἀνήρ. Sen. Polyb. 36. Non sentire mala sua non est hominis, at non ferre non est viri. Ep. 103. Cic. Tusc. ii. 22. Fam. v. 17. Justin, xi. 13. 2. Homunculus denotes the weak and powerless being called man, with reference to the whole race, in opp. to the Deity, to nature in general, to the universe, etc.; homuncio and homullus denote the weak and insignificant man, as an individual, in opp. to other men; homuncio, with a feeling of pity; homullus, with a feeling of scorn. (v. 133.)
Honestas, see [Virtus].
Honestus, see [Bonus].
Honorare; Honestare. Honorare means to honor any body, by paying him singular respect, and yielding him honor; but honestare means to dignify, or confer a permanent mark of honor upon any body.
Hornus; Hornotinus. Hornus (χθεσινός) that which is of this year, as a poetical, hornotinus, as a prosaic word.
[Horridus]; Hirtus; Hirsutus; Hispidus; Asper. Horridus (from χέρσος, χορταῖος), is the most general expression for whatever is rough and rugged, from want of formation; hirtus and hirsutus refer particularly to what is covered with rough hair, in opp. to what is soft and smooth; hispidus and asper, to rough elevations, in opp. to what is level; hispidus, to the roughness that offends the eye; asper, to the roughness that causes pain. Vell. P. ii. 4. describes Marius as hirtus et horridus; hirtus referring to his neglected exterior, horridus, to his rough nature. (vi. 161.)
Horror, see [Vereri].