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census, an official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.
“sensus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“sensus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
sensus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
sensus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
not to possess the sense of hearing: sensu audiendi carere
to come within the sphere of the senses: sensibus or sub sensus subiectum esse
to be perceptible to the senses: sensibus percipi
the world of sense, the visible world: res sensibus or oculis subiectae (De Fin. 5. 12. 36)
to make an impression on the senses: sensus movere (more strongly pellere)
a thing makes a pleasant impression on the senses: aliquid sensus suaviter afficit
a thing makes a pleasant impression on the senses: aliquid sensus iucunditate perfundit
to free one's mind from the influences of the senses: sevocare mentem a sensibus (De Nat. D. 3. 8. 21)
something offends my instincts, goes against the grain: aliquid a sensibus meis abhorret
the date: dies (fem. in this sense)
to possess not the least spark of feeling: nullam partem sensus habere
(ambiguous) to come within the sphere of the senses: sub sensum or sub oculos, sub aspectum cadere
(ambiguous) to be a man of taste: sensum, iudicium habere
(ambiguous) to express oneself in popular language: ad vulgarem sensum or ad communem opinionem orationem accommodare (Off. 2. 10. 35)
(ambiguous) to be quite insensible of all feelings to humanity: omnem humanitatis sensum amisisse
sensus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016