English → Latin
“worship” in Latin
venerorto worship, adore, revere, venerate; to pay (one's) respectsadōrōto speak to, accost, address; negotiate a matter with; to bring an accusation, accuse; to speak to someone to obtain somcolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,uōto put on (clothes etc.); don.deusgod, deity; the ancient Roman “Dī Penātēs,” personal or family gods of hearth and home, embodied as small statues or icovenerātiōreverence, veneration; worshipadōrātiōworship, adorationsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed (translating Greek ἱερός); devoted (to a divinity for sac
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
worship v.
venerari: adorare (the latter, the stronger; both with the addition ut deum, when the object is a person; Vid: Suet., Vit., 2): colere (deos, in deorum numero; by formal rites, etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) venerari et colere: aliquem admirari, colere, colere et observare (to admire greatly, esteem highly). Proverbially. To worship the rising sun, (semper) ad id, unde aliquis flatus ostenditur, vela dare (Cic., De Or., 2, 44, 187): ☞ adorare not in Cic.
worship s.
veneratio: adoratio (act of worshipping, by prayer or other such homage): cultus (by sacrifices). Divine worship, Dei cultus; divinus cultus (general term): res divinae (things relating to the Deity): sacra, -orum, neuter (everything which pertains to external worship, sacrifice, etc.): to celebrate divine worship, sacra procurare: sacris operari: res divinas rite perpetrare: to be present at divine worship, rebus divinis interesse (of the priest): sacris adesse (of the people; Vid: “to be PRESENT”): pertaining to divine worship, *ad Dei cultum (or ad res divinas, or ad sacra) pertinens: your worship (as a title), reverentia vestra (after Plin., Paneg., 95, 6).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for worship?
- The usual Latin words for “worship” are veneror, adōrō, colō; also uō, deus, venerātiō. 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.