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sapiential

/seɪ.piˈɛnt͡ʃəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
sapi-en-tial
IPA
/seɪ.piˈɛnt͡ʃəl/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Possessing or conferring wisdom, especially religious wisdom.

Etymology

From Middle English sapyencyall, from Old French or Late Latin/Ecclesiastical Latin sapientiālis, from Latin sapientia (“wisdom”) + -ālis (“-al”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sapyencyall, -, sapientiālis, sapientia

Inflected Forms

more sapiential (comparative) most sapiential (superlative)

Derived Forms

sapientially

Questions

How do you pronounce sapiential?
The recorded pronunciation is /seɪ.piˈɛnt͡ʃəl/.
What does sapiential mean?
Possessing or conferring wisdom, especially religious wisdom.
Where does sapiential come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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