English → Latin
“factious” in Latin
sēditiōsusmutinous, seditious; quarrelsome, factious; troubledturbulentusstormy, turbulent; unruly, riotousōrātiōspeech, discourse, language; the power of speech; manner or style of speakingcōntiōa meeting, assembly; a speech, oration or discourse before a public assemblyvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice); to name, designate; to bring or put (into a state or condition)
The English word factious itself goes back to Latin factiō, through factiosus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
factious
seditiosus (of persons or things; e.g., oratio, concio, voces): rerum evertendarum or rerum novarum cupidus: rerum mutationis cupidus: turbulentus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) seditiosus ac turbulentus. ☞ Not factiosus, which means “one who has a large body of followers, a party,” etc.: its only approach to the meaning of “factious” is when it is implied that the person aims at being the head of a party.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for factious?
- The usual Latin words for “factious” are sēditiōsus, turbulentus, ōrātiō; also cōntiō, vocō. 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.