Meanings
comparative more sapiential · superlative most sapiential
- Possessing or conferring wisdom, especially religious wisdom.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecharacterized by wisdom, especially the wisdom of God
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Origin
- Latinsapientia“wisdom”
- Ecclesiastical Latinsapientiālis
- Middle Englishsapyencyall
- Englishsapiential
From Middle English sapyencyall, from Old French or Late Latin/Ecclesiastical Latin sapientiālis, from Latin sapientia (“wisdom”) + -ālis (“-al”).
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Czech sapienciální, mudroslovný
- sapienciálnícontaining or conferring wisdom
- mudroslovnýcontaining or conferring wisdom
Spanish sapiencial
- sapiencialcontaining or conferring wisdom
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sapiential. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sapiential
“sapiential.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sapiential. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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