dīrectĭo

ōnis, f.

dirigo

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.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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