English → Latin
“categorical” in Latin
simplexsingle; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure, unmixedabsolvōto release, discharge; to loosen from, make loose, detach, untie; to pay offpūrusclear, limpid; clean; pureiūdiciumjudgment, decision; opinion; trial
The English word categorical itself goes back to Latin cătēgŏrĭcus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
categorical
simplex (simple; straight-forward): absolutus (dependent on nothing else; absolute). (The words are found in this connection and order), simplex et absolutus (opposed to cum adjunctione): purus (unmixed; not limited by any exception; e.g., judicium).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for categorical?
- The usual Latin words for “categorical” are simplex, absolvō, pūrus; also iūdicium. 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.