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“philanthropist” in Latin
genusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type, class; species (general classification, as of living things), taxon (of anihūmānushuman (of man, people); humane, kind, philanthropic; cultured, refined
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
philanthropist
amicus hominibus (Nep.); generi, vitae hominum amicus; humanus (Cic.): to be a philanthropist, vitae hominum amice vivere (Cic., Off., 1, 26, 92).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for philanthropist?
- The usual Latin words for “philanthropist” are genus, hūmānus. 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.