English → Latin
“defecation” in Latin
pūrgātiōpurification, cleansing, purginglūstrātiōlustration (purification by sacrifice)dēfaecātiōcleansing, purifying; defecation
The English word defecation itself goes back to Latin faex, through dēfaecātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
defecation
purgatio (general term ☞ purificatio is a bad word): lustratio (defecation by expiatory sacrifice): defaecatio (very late; Tert., Anim., 27).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for defecation?
- The usual Latin words for “defecation” are pūrgātiō, lūstrātiō, dēfaecātiō. 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.