Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

latrocinium

/ˌlætɹəˈsɪniəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: la-trocini-um
IPA: /ˌlætɹəˈsɪniəm/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Second Council of Ephesus.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"But the whole circumstances of the Latrocinium, where everything was done to degrade Constantinople by Dioscurus, render it impossible to attach any weight to a statement of this kind ..."
"The business of the Council of Chalcedon was to reverse the proceedings of the Latrocinium ..."
"This was all the more significant because the victors at the Latrocinium were surprisingly slow in following up their advantage in Constantinople."

Etymology

From Latin latrocinium (“act of brigandage; an illegitimate church council”). Doublet of larceny.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: latrocinium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌlætɹəˈsɪniəm/
British English: /ˌlætɹəˈsɪniəm/

Usage

Derogatory

Questions

How do you pronounce latrocinium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlætɹəˈsɪniəm/.
What does latrocinium mean?: The Second Council of Ephesus.
Where does latrocinium come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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