English → Latin
“sedition” in Latin
sēditiōinsurrection, dissension, mutiny, sedition, rebellion, outbreak, uprising, riot; discord, strife, quarrel, turmoil, dissmoveōto move, stir, set in motion; to disturb, shake, remove; to arouse, excite, promote, producetumultusan uproar; bustle, violent commotion, disturbance, tumult; turmoil, panic; a storm, tempest, thunderclap; a sudden outbrrebelliōA renewal of war; rebellion, insurgency, revolt.; usurpation, overthrowrebellisThat makes war anew, waging war again; insurgent, rebellious.rebellātiōa renewal of hostilities; revolt, rebellionconcitōto rush; to rouse up, agitate, move violently, stir up, excite, disturb; to spur, impel, incite
The English word sedition itself goes back to Latin eō, through sēditiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sedition
seditio: motus (a disturbance in the state): tumultus (with the Romans any sudden disturbance, sudden war): vis repentina (a sudden sedition): rebellio: rebellium: rebellatio (rising of a vanquished people against their conquerors). To raise or cause a sedition, seditionem, tumultum facere, concitare; seditionem commovere, concire: to inflame sedition, ignem et materiam seditioni subdere: to endeavor to stir up sedition, sollicitare, concitare aliquem: to suppress a sedition, seditionem sedaire, lenire, tranquillam facere, comprimere, exstinguere: a sedition arises seditio oritur, concitatur, exardescit; breaks out again, seditio recrudescit: abates, seditio languescit; dies away, conticescit
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sedition?
- The usual Latin words for “sedition” are sēditiō, moveō, tumultus; also rebelliō, rebellis, rebellātiō. 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.