English → Latin
“intercessor” in Latin
dēprecorto avert or ward off by (earnest) prayer; deprecate; to pray for, intercede on behalf of, beseechdēprecātrīxa female intercessor
The English word intercessor itself goes back to Latin inter, through intercessor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
intercessor
deprecator (feminine, deprecatrix); for anybody, alicujus or pro alicujus periculo (Cic.); for anything, alicujus rei (e.g., salutis meae, Cic.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) deprecator defensorque (Liv.): ☞ not intercessor. To be an intercessor on anybody’s behalf; Vid: “to make INTERCESSION for.” .
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for intercessor?
- The usual Latin words for “intercessor” are dēprecor, dēprecātrīx. 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.