sapiential

[ sey-pee-en-shuh l ]

/ ˌseɪ piˈɛn ʃəl /

adjective

containing, exhibiting, or affording wisdom; characterized by wisdom.

Nearby words

saphenous nerve, saphenous vein, sapid, sapiens, sapient, sapiential, sapiently, sapindaceous, sapiosexual, sapir, sapir, edward

Origin of sapiential

1475–85; < Late Latin sapientiālis, equivalent to sapienti(a) wisdom (see sapient, -ia) + -ālis -al¹

Related forms

sa·pi·en·tial·ly, adverbun·sa·pi·en·tial, adjectiveun·sa·pi·en·tial·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for sapiential

The "sapiential literature" of the Old Testament was the least specifically Israelite.
The Expositor's Bible:|Alfred Plummer

British Dictionary definitions for sapiential

sapiential

/ (ˌseɪpɪˈɛnʃəl, ˌsæpɪ-) /

adjective

showing, having, or providing wisdom

Derived Forms

sapientially, adverb

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