- sententiary
- sen·ten·tiary
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Sententiary — Sen*ten ti*ary, n. [LL. sententiarius.] One who read lectures, or commented, on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris (1159 1160), a school divine. R. Henry. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sententiary — senˈtenchēˌerē noun ( es) Etymology: Medieval Latin sententiarius theological candidate studying the Sentences of Peter Lombard 12th century theologian, from Latin sententiae sentences : aphorist … Useful english dictionary
Sententiarist — Sen*ten ti*a*rist, n. A sententiary. Barnas Sears (Life of Luther). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sententia — n. (pl. tiae ) aphorism; opinion. ♦ sententiary, n. speaker of sententiae. ♦ sententious, a. aphoristic; full of aphorisms; pompously moralising … Dictionary of difficult words
