dīrectĭo
ōnis, f.
I.
A making straight or even, a levelling: plana coagmentorum, Vitr. 7, 3, 5 sq.—
B.
Concr., a straight line, App. de Mundo, p. 57.—
II.
Trop.
A.
A directing, aiming, towards any thing: quaedam rationis ad veritatem, Quint. 3, 6, 30.—
B.
Righteousness, uprightness, Vulg. Psa. 44, 6; 118, 7.