English → Latin
“inspired” in Latin
tangōto touch, grasp; to reach, arrive at, come to a place; to attain tofānāticustemple; divinely inspired, enthusiastic; frantic, frenziedfurōto rave, rage, or seethe; to be crazed, mad, or franticfuribundusfrantic, frenzied; maddened, raving; inspiredlymphōto dilute with water; to water; to enrage, make mad
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inspired
divino spiritu inflatus or tactus: mente incitatus (general terms): fanaticus: furens: furibundus: lymphatus (if the supposed inspiration is of a wild, fanatic character). To be inspired, spiritu divino tangi (Liv.); divino quodam spiritu inflari (Cic.); divino instinctu concitari (Cic.); ardore aliquo incitari atque inflammari (Cic.): the predictions of inspired bards, furibundae vatum praedictiones.
Inspired with anything, impletus aliqua re (filled with anything; e.g., spe animoque): incensus aliqua re (inflamed, kindled; e.g., amore, officio).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inspired?
- The usual Latin words for “inspired” are tangō, fānāticus, furō; also furibundus, lymphō. 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.