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“heinous” in Latin
nefāriusnefarious, execrable, abominable, loathsomeimmānisimmense, enormous, huge, vast; brutal, inhuman, frightful, savagefoedustreaty, compact, alliance, truce, league; agreement, bond, contract, compact, pact, pledge, conditions, terms; covenantflāgitiōsusshameful, disgraceful, scandalous; profligate, dissoluteatrōxfierce, savage, bloody; heinous, cruel, severe; terrible, frightening, dreadfulfacinusdeed, action, doing; adventure, venture, undertaking; crime, wickedness, evil deedscelusan evil deed; a wicked, heinous, or impious action; wickedness, villainy; criminal, villain, felon, scoundrel, rascal, rflāgitiumdisgraceful or shameful action, deed, or crime; scandal; shame, disgrace, outrage
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
heinous
nefarius: immanis: foedus: flagitiosus: atrox (e.g., facinus, Liv.). Heinous crimes, scelera; flagitia: nefaria (adjective): the most heinous crimes, rlagitiosissima facinora (Sall.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for heinous?
- The usual Latin words for “heinous” are nefārius, immānis, foedus; also flāgitiōsus, atrōx, facinus. 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.