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What is “terror†in Latin?
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If I have understood correctly, the English word "terror" roughly means various activities invoking fear, such as attacks on civilians, and "terrorism" is the use of terror for political purposes.
The word "terror" has other meanings as well, but I am only interested in it here as the almost synonym of "terrorism".
What would be a good Latin word for this?
The obvious first thought is of course terror, but it seems to mean something else if I read my dictionaries correctly.
It means fear or an entity to be feared, not an activity causing fear.
One option is to use this old word in an extended sense, but I was hoping there to be something more accurate.
I'm looking for a word for modern use, and even coining new words is fine as long as the kind of derivation is attested.
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If I have understood correctly, the English word "terror" roughly means various activities invoking fear, such as attacks on civilians, and "terrorism" is the use of terror for political purposes.
The word "terror" has other meanings as well, but I am only interested in it here as the almost synonym of "terrorism".
What would be a good Latin word for this?
The obvious first thought is of course terror, but it seems to mean something else if I read my dictionaries correctly.
It means fear or an entity to be feared, not an activity causing fear.
One option is to use this old word in an extended sense, but I was hoping there to be something more accurate.
I'm looking for a word for modern use, and even coining new words is fine as long as the kind of derivation is attested.
vocabulary word-request contemporary-latin
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If I have understood correctly, the English word "terror" roughly means various activities invoking fear, such as attacks on civilians, and "terrorism" is the use of terror for political purposes.
The word "terror" has other meanings as well, but I am only interested in it here as the almost synonym of "terrorism".
What would be a good Latin word for this?
The obvious first thought is of course terror, but it seems to mean something else if I read my dictionaries correctly.
It means fear or an entity to be feared, not an activity causing fear.
One option is to use this old word in an extended sense, but I was hoping there to be something more accurate.
I'm looking for a word for modern use, and even coining new words is fine as long as the kind of derivation is attested.
vocabulary word-request contemporary-latin
asked 2 hours ago
Joonas Ilmavirta♦
43.5k1055249
If I have understood correctly, the English word "terror" roughly means various activities invoking fear, such as attacks on civilians, and "terrorism" is the use of terror for political purposes.
The word "terror" has other meanings as well, but I am only interested in it here as the almost synonym of "terrorism".
What would be a good Latin word for this?
The obvious first thought is of course terror, but it seems to mean something else if I read my dictionaries correctly.
It means fear or an entity to be feared, not an activity causing fear.
One option is to use this old word in an extended sense, but I was hoping there to be something more accurate.
I'm looking for a word for modern use, and even coining new words is fine as long as the kind of derivation is attested.
vocabulary word-request contemporary-latin
vocabulary word-request contemporary-latin
asked 2 hours ago
Joonas Ilmavirta♦
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asked 2 hours ago
Joonas Ilmavirta♦
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The objective product of terrorism in Latin is expressed by several words — pavor, formido, metus, timor — of which formido is possibly the strongest.
I think the problem is that we use 'terrorise', etc,. for instilling terror into people or, indeed, whole populations. As far as I know, there is no exact Latin equivalent which expresses this, and it is necessary to use a formation such as alicui formidinem inferre. As an example of the 'activity causing fear' which you mention, Cicero (Quint. 14,47) has the splendid minas iactare, pericula intendere, formidines opponere.
In order to coin a new noun, I should think it must end in -tor or -arius, perhaps minator (an attested word meaning 'cattle drover who uses threats') terrifactor, or formidinarius. As for verbs, terrificare or formidinare ought to be readily understood.
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The objective product of terrorism in Latin is expressed by several words — pavor, formido, metus, timor — of which formido is possibly the strongest.
I think the problem is that we use 'terrorise', etc,. for instilling terror into people or, indeed, whole populations. As far as I know, there is no exact Latin equivalent which expresses this, and it is necessary to use a formation such as alicui formidinem inferre. As an example of the 'activity causing fear' which you mention, Cicero (Quint. 14,47) has the splendid minas iactare, pericula intendere, formidines opponere.
In order to coin a new noun, I should think it must end in -tor or -arius, perhaps minator (an attested word meaning 'cattle drover who uses threats') terrifactor, or formidinarius. As for verbs, terrificare or formidinare ought to be readily understood.
answered 24 mins ago
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The objective product of terrorism in Latin is expressed by several words — pavor, formido, metus, timor — of which formido is possibly the strongest.
I think the problem is that we use 'terrorise', etc,. for instilling terror into people or, indeed, whole populations. As far as I know, there is no exact Latin equivalent which expresses this, and it is necessary to use a formation such as alicui formidinem inferre. As an example of the 'activity causing fear' which you mention, Cicero (Quint. 14,47) has the splendid minas iactare, pericula intendere, formidines opponere.
In order to coin a new noun, I should think it must end in -tor or -arius, perhaps minator (an attested word meaning 'cattle drover who uses threats') terrifactor, or formidinarius. As for verbs, terrificare or formidinare ought to be readily understood.
answered 24 mins ago
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The objective product of terrorism in Latin is expressed by several words — pavor, formido, metus, timor — of which formido is possibly the strongest.
I think the problem is that we use 'terrorise', etc,. for instilling terror into people or, indeed, whole populations. As far as I know, there is no exact Latin equivalent which expresses this, and it is necessary to use a formation such as alicui formidinem inferre. As an example of the 'activity causing fear' which you mention, Cicero (Quint. 14,47) has the splendid minas iactare, pericula intendere, formidines opponere.
In order to coin a new noun, I should think it must end in -tor or -arius, perhaps minator (an attested word meaning 'cattle drover who uses threats') terrifactor, or formidinarius. As for verbs, terrificare or formidinare ought to be readily understood.
answered 24 mins ago
Tom Cotton
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The objective product of terrorism in Latin is expressed by several words — pavor, formido, metus, timor — of which formido is possibly the strongest.
I think the problem is that we use 'terrorise', etc,. for instilling terror into people or, indeed, whole populations. As far as I know, there is no exact Latin equivalent which expresses this, and it is necessary to use a formation such as alicui formidinem inferre. As an example of the 'activity causing fear' which you mention, Cicero (Quint. 14,47) has the splendid minas iactare, pericula intendere, formidines opponere.
In order to coin a new noun, I should think it must end in -tor or -arius, perhaps minator (an attested word meaning 'cattle drover who uses threats') terrifactor, or formidinarius. As for verbs, terrificare or formidinare ought to be readily understood.
answered 24 mins ago
Tom Cotton
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answered 24 mins ago
Tom Cotton
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answered 24 mins ago
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