cupio dissolvi

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Italian

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Etymology

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Originating from Latin cupiō dissolvī et esse cum Christō (I wish to be dissolved and be with Christ), an expression found as a quotation in Tertullian's De patientia (2nd century CE), as an early translation of Ancient Greek τὴν ἐπιθῡμίᾱν ἔχων εἰς τὸ ἀναλῦσαι καὶ σὺν Χριστῷ εἶναι (tḕn epithūmíān ékhōn eis tò analûsai kaì sùn Khristôi eînai, having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ), a passage of Paul's epistle to Philippians (1:23-4).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈku.pjo disˈsɔl.vi/
  • Hyphenation: cù‧pio‧dis‧sòl‧vi

Noun

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cupio dissolvi m (uncountable) (uncommon)

  1. a desire to extinguish one's self
  2. an unwillingness to exist
  3. self-destructiveness

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