"sursum" meaning in Latin

See sursum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈsuːr.sum/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈs̠uːrs̠ʊ̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /ˈsur.sum/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈsursum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: sūrsum [canonical]
Etymology: From sub- + vorsum. Etymology templates: {{af|la|sub-|versus|alt2=vorsum}} sub- + vorsum Head templates: {{la-adv|sūrsum|-}} sūrsum (not comparable)
  1. upwards Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-sursum-la-adv-eaAXHftg
  2. (rare) above, high up Tags: not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-sursum-la-adv-uomOpT5K Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms prefixed with sub-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with sub-: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sūrsuorsum [archaic], sūrsus, sūsum
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      "text": "Padanian:"
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      "text": "Insular Romance:"
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        {
          "english": "Any given body has a movement of its own, such as fire upwards, earth downwards.",
          "ref": "early 6th c., Boethius, Contra Eutychen et Nestorium 1",
          "text": "corpus omne habet proprium motum, ut ignis sursum, terra deorsum."
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          "text": "nares, quod omnis odor ad supera fertur, recte sursum sunt"
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        "(rare) above, high up"
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      "ipa": "[ˈs̠uːrs̠ʊ̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsur.sum/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "text": "Dalmatian:"
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      "text": "sois"
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      "text": "Italo-Romance:"
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      "text": "Padanian:"
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      "ipa": "/ˈsur.sum/",
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      "word": "sūsum"
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