latinism | (n) a word or phrase borrowed from Latin |
Latinism | n. [ Cf. F. latinisme. ] A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to Latin; also, a mode of speech in another language, as English, formed on a Latin model. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The term is also sometimes used by Biblical scholars to designate a Latin word in Greek letters, or the Latin sense of a Greek word in the Greek Testament. [ 1913 Webster ] |