Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Anciently, a kind of catapult having many forms.
- noun A light piece of ordnance.
- noun A whirligig.
- noun In medicine, a name formerly applied to obstructive intestinal disorders, probably specifically to intussusception.
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Examples
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Just ask the ancient Romans who used tormentum vigilae (waking torture) to extract information from their enemies.
Anne Dunev: Try Catching a Few ZZZ's to Stop Catching Colds 2009
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Justorum animae in manu Dei sunt, et non tanget illos tormentum mortis.
Archive 2008-11-01 bls 2008
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Justorum animae in manu Dei sunt, et non tanget illos tormentum mortis.
November 1: The Feast of All Saints bls 2008
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No torture of body like unto it, Siculi non invenere tyranni majus tormentum, no strappadoes, hot irons, Phalaris 'bulls,
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Maximum tormentum quod excogitare, vel docere te possum, est ipse amor.
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'Tis suavis amaricies, dolentia delectabilis, hilare tormentum;
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Praesertim quum tormentum ei vita sit, bona spe fretus, acerba vita velut a carcere se eximat, vel ab aliis eximi sua voluntate patiatur.
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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. '
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Thomas Ross Mills
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_Torment_ comes from _tormentum_, a machine (engine) for throwing stones to inflict _torture_.
Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois Elmer W. Cavins
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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. John Lord 1852
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