English → Latin
“acclamation” in Latin
acclāmātiōacclamationclāmora shout, shouting; an acclamation, applause; a clamor, cry, outcry, protest
The English word acclamation itself goes back to Latin clāmō, through acclāmātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
acclamation
acclamatio, clamores (acclamatio especially of the people shouting out in honor of a popular person, in the historians: for in Cic. it means a shout of disapprobation). (The words are found in this connection and order), plausus clamoresque. To receive anything with acclamations, plausu et clamore prosequi aliquid; with loud acclamations, magno clamore approbare aliquid. To receive anybody with acclamations, acclamare alicui (in Cic., to cry out against). To receive anybody with loud acclamations, clamore et vocibus alicui astrepere. With loud acclamations, cum plausibus clamoribusque.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for acclamation?
- The usual Latin words for “acclamation” are acclāmātiō, clāmor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.