KJV Dictionary Definition: latin

latin

LAT'IN, a. Pertaining to the Latins, a people of Latium, in Italy; Roman; as the Latin language.

Latin church, the western church; the christian church in Italy, France, Spain and other countries where the Latin language was introduced, as distinct from the Greek or eastern church.

LAT'IN, n.

1. The language of the ancient Romans.

2. An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin.

latinism

LAT'INISM, n. A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to the Latins.

latinity

LATIN'ITY, n. Purity of the Latin style or idiom; the Latin tongue.

latinize

LAT'INIZE, v.t. To give to foreign words Latin terminations and make them Latin.

LAT'INIZE, v.i. To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin.