sensum

[ sen-suhm ]

noun,plural sen·sa

[sen-suh]. /ˈsɛn sə/.

sense datum (def. 1).

Origin of sensum

1915–20; noun use of Latin sēnsum, neuter of sēnsus, past participle of sentīre to feel; see sense

Words Nearby sensum

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How to use sensum in a sentence

Illustrius mult est id quod sequitur, & ad Barbaror sensum in Baptismi laud singulare.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614 | Various
Purumque reliquit Æthereum sensum atque auraï simplicis ignem.
The Advancement of Learning | Francis Bacon
Non credo: sed bene sciens, consulto alium sensum intulit, suo consilio accommodatum!
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume II (of 4) | George Grote
Pinguis venter non gignit sensum tenuem—A fat paunch does not produce fine sense.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources | James Wood
Santa Croce speaks of him as "ita ex vulnere concussus, ut primo die sensum fere omnem amiserit."
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) | Henry Martyn Baird

British Dictionary definitions for sensum

sensum

/ (ˈsɛnsəm) /

nounplural -sa (-sə)

another word for sense datum

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