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“coherence, coherency” in Latin
cohaereōto cling, cleave or stick (closely) together; to be united, cohere, adhere; to be composed of, consist of or in; to be ncontextusa weaving, knitting; a joining; connection, coherenceperpetuitāsperpetuity, continuitymundusclean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant, sophisticated; decorated, adornedōrātiōspeech, discourse, language; the power of speech; manner or style of speakingsermōa conversation, discussion; a rumor, diction, speech, talk, discourse; a language, manner of speaking
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
coherence, coherency
cohaerentia (as state; e.g., mundi): contextus (connection as state; e.g., of a discourse, orationis, sermonis; of matters and words, rerum et verborum; compare Ernesti Lex. techn. Lat., p. 90): perpetuitas (the uninterrupted continuation; e.g., orationis): the systematic coherence, continuatio seriesque rerum, ut alia ex alia nexa et omnes inter se aptae colligataeque videantur (Cic., Nat., Deor., 1, 4, extr.): there is coherence in matters, cohaerere sibi or inter se: in coherence [Vid: COHERENT]. To relate anything in (or with) proper coherence, cuncta, ut acta sunt, alicui exponere: alicui omnem rem ordine narrare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for coherence, coherency?
- The usual Latin words for “coherence, coherency” are cohaereō, contextus, perpetuitās; also mundus, ōrātiō, sermō. 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.