English → Latin
“advice” in Latin
cōnsiliumplan, intention, design, purpose; counsel, advice; determination, resolve, resolutionpraeceptumteaching, lesson; precept; order, commandauctōritāscredibility, prestige, reputation, importance; influence, weight, personal weight; power, ability, authority
The English word advice itself goes back to Latin vīsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
advice
consilium (general term): praeceptum (direction given by one qualified to teach): auctoritas (declared opinion of a person of weight and influence). To give advice to anybody, alicui consilium dare: consilii auctorem esse alicui. To give anybody good, sound, or sensible advice, alicui rectum consilium dare: honest advice, fidele consilium alicui dare: excellent advice, maxime utilia alicui suadere. To ask anybody’s advice, aliquem consulere; by letter, per litteras (also of consulting physician), petere consilium ab aliquo. To follow anybody’s advice, sequi alicujus consilium; alicujus consilio uti; alicujus consilio obtemperare. To act by anybody’s advice, facere de or ex alicujus consilio. By my advice, me auctore, suasore, consuasore; me auctore et suasore; or me suasore et auctore; me suasore et impulsore: me hortante (by my exhortation). To despise anybody’s advice, alicujus consilium spernere (Ov.): aliquem monentem spernere (if it is warning advice, Ov.). To assist anybody with advice, alicui adesse, praesto adesse, non deesse.
Deliberation, Vid: With advice, consilio, consulte (not consulto), considerate, remota temeritate. Without advice, sine consilio; inconsiderate; temere.
Intelligence, Vid:
Prudent consideration, consilium.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for advice?
- The usual Latin words for “advice” are cōnsilium, praeceptum, auctōritās. 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.