"certamen" meaning in Latin

See certamen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kɛrˈtaː.mɛn] [Classical-Latin], [t͡ʃerˈt̪aː.men] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From certō (“struggle, contend”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|la|certō|-men|pos2=noun-forming suffix|t1=struggle, contend}} certō (“struggle, contend”) + -men (noun-forming suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|certāmen<3>}} certāmen n (genitive certāminis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|certāmen<3>}} Forms: certāmen [canonical, neuter], certāminis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], certāmen [nominative, singular], certāmina [nominative, plural], certāminis [genitive, singular], certāminum [genitive, plural], certāminī [dative, singular], certāminibus [dative, plural], certāmen [accusative, singular], certāmina [accusative, plural], certāmine [ablative, singular], certāminibus [ablative, plural], certāmen [singular, vocative], certāmina [plural, vocative]
  1. A contest, race, struggle, strife. Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-certamen-la-noun-v~4Z6TJl Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Violence Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 34 32 35 Disambiguation of Violence: 36 32 32
  2. A battle, engagement, combat. Tags: declension-3 Synonyms: certatus, duellum, rixa, bellum
    Sense id: en-certamen-la-noun-3SIkTLxJ Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Sports, Violence Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 34 32 35 Disambiguation of Sports: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Violence: 36 32 32
  3. An object contended for, prize. Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-certamen-la-noun-6IuK9zzC Categories (other): Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -men, Violence Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 39 2 2 11 2 1 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 14 21 65 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 34 32 35 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -men: 17 27 56 Disambiguation of Violence: 36 32 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: certāmen equōrum (english: horse race) Related terms: certābundus, certātim, certātiō, certātīvē, certātor, certātus, certō, certor
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          "english": "fight the good fight",
          "ref": "Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, I Timotheum 6:12, page 1836:",
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