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tribulatio

Tribulatio is a Latin noun meaning distress, tribulation, or hardship. It is the source of the English term tribulation when used in historical, theological, or literary contexts. The word is formed as a noun of action with the suffix -atio, typically from a root connoting troubling or harassing.

In classical Latin texts, tribulatio denotes suffering, pressure, or trial within legal, moral, or philosophical discussions,

In Christian Latin literature, including the Vulgate translation of the Bible, tribulatio is used to translate

In modern scholarship and liturgy, tribulatio is chiefly encountered as a historical or textual term rather

See also tribulation, eschatology, persecution, Latin language.

covering
both
personal
affliction
and
collective
hardship.
It
appears
in
descriptions
of
adversity
as
a
test
of
character
or
virtue.
the
Greek
term
thlipsis,
signifying
persecution,
pressure,
or
distress
suffered
by
believers.
It
is
also
associated
with
eschatological
references
to
a
future
period
of
intense
trouble,
sometimes
termed
the
“great
tribulation”
in
medieval
and
doctrinal
writings.
than
a
living
vocabulary
in
contemporary
Latin.
When
rendered
into
English,
it
is
usually
translated
as
tribulation
or
affliction.