English → Latin
“vengeance” in Latin
ultiōvengeance, revengevindictaceremonial staff used in manumission; punishment, vengeance; redress, satisfactionpoenapenalty, punishment; hardship, torment; executionīraire, anger, wrathīrācundiairritability, a proneness to anger, hastiness of temper, irascibility, wrathfulnessulcīscorto avenge; to take vengeance on, punishIūstīnusa male given name, feminine equivalent Iūstīna, equivalent to Koine Greek Ἰουστῖνος (Ioustînos) or English Justin; Justi
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
vengeance
ultio (private): vindicta (inflicted by competent authority): poenae (penalty, punishment): ira: iracundia (anger, wrath). To take vengence, ulcisci (Cic.); ultionem petere (Tac.), exigere ab aliquo (Justinus); poenas petere, repetere ab aliquo. Vid: AVENGE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for vengeance?
- The usual Latin words for “vengeance” are ultiō, vindicta, poena; also īra, īrācundia, ulcīscor. 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.