English → Latin
“fornication” in Latin
stuprumdishonor; disgrace; shame; defilement; debauchery; lewdness; violationscortorto seek harlots and other prostitutes, spend time with them; to partake in licentious behavior, debauchery
The English word fornication itself goes back to Latin fornix, through fornicātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fornication
stuprum. To be given to fornication, lubidinibus indulgere; rebus venereis deditum esse: to commit fornication, stupra facere; scortari (with a prostitute): with anybody, stuprum facere cum, etc. (if only once); stupra facere cum, etc.; stupri consuetudinem facere cum, etc. (if repeatedly; the last, Suet., Cal., 24).
Scripturally, it stands also for idolatry, Vid. FORSAKE, Vid: To DESERT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fornication?
- The usual Latin words for “fornication” are stuprum, scortor. 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.