English → Latin
“teaching” in Latin
īnstitūtiōdisposition, arrangement; custom, manner; instruction, educationērudītiōThat which removes one from ignorance whether instruction, education or erudition, learning, knowledgedisciplīnateaching, instruction, education; training; learning, knowledge, discipline, science, studydoctrīnateaching, instruction; learning, erudition; doctrine, theorypraeceptumteaching, lesson; precept; order, commandpraeceptiōtaking or receiving in advance; anticipation; preconception; precept
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
teaching
Instruction, institutio: eruditio: disciplina.
Doctrine, system of instruction, doctrina: praecepta, -orum, neuter: praeceptio. Vid: also, INSTRUCTION, DOCTRINE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for teaching?
- The usual Latin words for “teaching” are īnstitūtiō, ērudītiō, disciplīna; also doctrīna, praeceptum, praeceptiō. 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.