Home

Nominatio

Nominatio is a Latin noun meaning the act of naming, designation, or appointment; it also covers the general sense of naming a person or thing and the designation of candidates for office. The term is formed from the verb nominare with the abstract-s noun suffix -tio, and it is feminine in gender. In Latin, the word is declined as a third-declension noun (nominatio, nominationis, etc.).

In classical usage, nominatio referred to formal naming or designation in various contexts, including the designation

During the medieval and early modern periods, nominatio retained its broad sense of naming and designation

In contemporary scholarly Latin, nominatio continues to be used to discuss historical processes of nomination or

See also: Nomenclature, Nomination, Nominative.

of
individuals
for
public
office,
the
naming
of
persons
in
lists
or
records,
and
the
act
of
mentioning
someone
in
discourse
or
documents.
It
could
denote
the
nomination
of
a
candidate
for
magistracy
or
other
positions,
as
well
as
the
naming
of
things
in
legal
or
administrative
acts.
and
appeared
in
ecclesiastical
and
secular
documents
to
describe
the
appointment
or
nomination
of
persons
to
offices,
benefices,
or
other
roles.
It
also
appears
in
glossaries
and
scholastic
texts
as
a
general
definition
for
the
act
of
naming.
naming
within
source
material.
In
modern
languages,
the
English
cognate
nomination
is
the
common
term,
while
nominatio
remains
a
Latin-language
reference
point
for
discussions
of
naming
and
designation.