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“refreshment” in Latin
refectiōremaking; restoration, repair; refreshment, recreationrecreātiōrestoration, recoveryanimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason, oblectātiōdelight, amusement, diversionoblectāmentuma source of delight, pleasure, amusementvoluptāspleasure, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction; joy, charmervīsstrength; might; vigor; capability (physical)reficiōto make again, make anew; remake, renew, rebuild, reconstruct; to restore, repair, fix, refit; to reappoint, re-elect
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
refreshment
refectio: recreatio (act of refreshing): id, quod recreat, reficit corpus (vires) or animum (that which refreshes the body or mind): oblectatio, oblectamentum, voluptas (delight, mental enjoyment): to find refreshment in anything, aliqua re recreari, refici (of body and mind) aliqua re delectari, oblectari (of the mind): to take refreshment, *cibum, quo corpus recreatur, sumere (to take food): *caldam sumere (a warm drink).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for refreshment?
- The usual Latin words for “refreshment” are refectiō, recreātiō, animus; also oblectātiō, oblectāmentum, voluptās. 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.