English → Latin
“military” in Latin
mīlitārisOf a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial.; Of or pertaining to war.; Warlike.bellumwarglōriaglory, renown, fame, honorlauspraise, glory, repute; fame; approbation, commendation
The English word military itself goes back to Latin mīles, through mīlitāris.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
military
militaris: in a military manner, militariter (general term): more militari (after the manner of a soldier): more militiae (as in warfare, according to military rules): instituto militari, exemplo militari (as is usual with soldiers). Military abilities, virtus imperatoria (of the general): military renown, belli (or bellica) gloria or laus; gloria militaris; rei militaris laus: great military renown, excellens in re militari gloria: to possess military renown, belli gloria or bellica laude florere: military affairs, res bellicae (relating to war): res militaris, militia (relating to soldiers and their duties): to have great skill in military affairs, summam scientiam or magnam prudentiam rei militaris habere: military school, ludus militaris (PROP., a school of cadets, etc.): militiae disciplina (figuratively, field service itself, as training soldiers; Vid: Cic., Manil., 10, 28): military discipline [Vid: DISCIPLINE]: the military, milites (general term, soldiers; also, as opposed to citizens, etc., Plin., Ep., 10, 27, 2): copiae, exercitus (troops, forces, an army): homines militares (experienced soldiers; Vid: Herzog, Sall., Cat., 45, 2): to discharge anyone from military service, alicui militiae vacationem dare (if not yet a soldier): aliquem militia solvere (if a soldier): to bury with military honors, aliquem militari honesto funere humare: ☞ Militia for soldiers, the military, is foreign to classical prose, even if it can be proved to be so used earlier than Justin.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for military?
- The usual Latin words for “military” are mīlitāris, bellum, glōria; also laus. 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.