'Latinism' definitions:
Definition of 'Latinism'
(from WordNet)
noun
A word or phrase borrowed from Latin
Definition of 'Latinism'
From: GCIDE
- Latinism \Lat"in*ism\, n. [Cf. F. latinisme.] A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to Latin; also, a mode of speech in another language, as English, formed on a Latin model. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The term is also sometimes used by Biblical scholars to designate a Latin word in Greek letters, or the Latin sense of a Greek word in the Greek Testament. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Latinism'
- Latin,
- Latinity,
- Latinization,
- Latinize,
- Latinized,
- Latinizing,
- Latinly,
- latinate,
- Dog Latin,
- Late Latin,
- Latin America,
- Latin American,
- Latin Church,
- Latin Union,
- Latin cross,
- Latin races,
- Law Latin,
- Low Latin,
- biblical latin,
- classical latin,
- latin alphabet,
- latin quarter,
- latin square,
- medieval latin,
- new latin,
- old latin,
- vulgar latin,
- Neo-Latin,
- latin-american,
- nov-latin,
- economic commission for latin america