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Fausta, ae, v. 2. Faustus.

2. Faustus.

  1. I. A surname of L. Cornelius Sulla, the son of the dictator, also called Faustus Sulla, Cic. Clu. 34, 94; id. Sull. 19, 54; id. Vatin. 13, 32; id. Agr. 1, 4, 12; id. Att. 9, 1, 4; 9, 11, 4; Caes. B. C. 1, 6.
    1. B. Deriv.: Faustĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Faustus Sulla, Faustian: ager, that produced excellent wine, Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 62: vina, Front. Fer. Als. 3.
  2. II. Fem.: Fausta, ae, daughter of Sulla, wife of Milo, Cic. Att. 5, 8, 2.
  3. III. A poor tragedian, Juv. 7, 12.

faustē, adv., luckily, favorably, v. 1. faustus fin.

1. faustus, a, um, adj. [for favostus, from faveo; lit., favorable; hence], of favorable or fortunate omen, fortunate, favorable, auspicious, prosperous, lucky (rare but class.; cf.: felix, fortunatus, beatus, prosperus, dexter, secundus): quae (omina) majores nostri quia valere censebant, idcirco omnibus rebus agendis: QVOD BONVM FAVSTVM FELIX FORTVNATVMQVE ESSET praefabantur, Cic. Div. 1, 45, 102: so, ut nobis haec habitatio Bona, fausta, felix fortunataque eveniat, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 3: utile sit faustumque precor, quod imagine somni Vidimus, Ov. F. 3, 27: omen, Liv. 7, 25, 11; Ov. M. 6, 448; 9, 785 al.; cf.: exitus ut classi felix faustusque daretur, Lucr. 1, 100: i pede fausto, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 37: indoles Nutrita faustis sub penetralibus, id. C. 4, 4, 26: o faustum et felicem hunc diem! Ter. And. 5, 4, 53; cf. Cic. Tusc. 1, 49, 118: o nox illa fausta huic urbi! id. Flacc. 41, 103: annus, Ov. F. 1, 63: nisi tempestas indulget tempore fausto, favorable, suitable, Lucr. 1, 805.
Hence, * fauste, adv., favorably, fortunately: ut eis quoque hominibus ea res fauste, feliciter prospereque eveniret, Cic. Mur. 1, 1.

Faustĭānus, a, um, v. 2. Faustus.

Faustīna, ae, f.

  1. I. The wife of the emperor Antoninus Pius, Capit. Anton. Pius, 1.
  2. II. The wife of the emperor Antoninus Philosophus, Capit. Anton. Phil. 6.
    Hence, Faustīnĭānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Faustina: puellae, Capit. Anton. Phil. 26: SCHOLA, for the use of the puellae Faustinianae, Inscr. Or. 1895.

Faustĭtas, ātis, f. [faustus], happy condition, favorable circumstances, happiness; as a goddess, the personified Fertility of the soil: nutrit rura Ceres almaque Faustitas, Hor. C. 4, 5, 18.

Faustŭlus, i, m., the shepherd who brought up Romulus and Remus, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 9; Liv. 1, 4, 7; Ov. F. 3, 56; 4, 854 al.
Facete, an epithet of Atticus, Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 1.