English → Latin
“forgiveness” in Latin
veniaindulgence, kindness (i.e., lenient treatment); mercy, grace, favour; pardonpostulōto demand, ask, request, desire; to pretend, claim; to prosecute, accuse, impeach, sue
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
forgiveness
venia: poenae remissio: poenae meritae remissio (remission of punishment). To ask (anybody’s) forgiveness, veniam ignoscendi petere; postulare, sibi ut ignoscatur; postulare, ut ignoscat aliquis; alicui satisfacere (to give satisfaction by asking for pardon); on account of anything, alicui rei veniam petere; anybody for anything, alicui rei ut ignoscat aliquis, postulare; ab aliquo petere or aliquem orare, ut ignoscat aliquid: I ask your forgiveness for it, id ut ignoscas, a te peto: to obtain forgiveness from anybody, aliquem ad ignoscendi voluntatem deducere; impetrare ab aliquo veniam; about anything, alicui rei.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for forgiveness?
- The usual Latin words for “forgiveness” are venia, postulō. 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.