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sententia opinion
sententia is a Latin Noun that primarily means opinion.
Definitions for sententia
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
feeling, thought, opinion, vote, sentence
English derivatives:
sententious sentencing
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
A way of thinking, opinion, sentiment. (b) in my view. (c) (usu. as a formula in oaths) in all honesty, sincerely. (d) to (my) liking, agreeably, satisfactorily; not to one's liking.
- 2
One's thinking in respect of future action, purpose, intention. (b) on someone's advice, instructions, etc.; on one's own initiative.
- 3
An authoritative decision, decree; (esp. a judicial pronouncement, sentence, judgement.
Sentences with sententia
Latin to English
Sententiās multās pulchrāsque ex virīs antīquīs trāximus.Compare We have drawn many beautiful thoughts from the ancients.
Quot hominēs, tot sententiae.Compare There are as many opinions as there are men.
Numquam... praestantibus in rē pūblicā gubernandā virīs laudāta est in ūnā sententiā perpetua permānsiō. (Cicero, Epistulae ad familiares I.9.21)Compare Persistence in a single view has never been regarded as a merit in political leaders.
Est brevitate opus. ut currat sententia neu se impediat verbis lassas onerantibus auris.Compare There must be the power of terse expression, that the thoughts may flow on unimpeded by the verbiage, which only tires the overladen ears
Quio res audacter magnas parvasque iocumque eloqueretur sed cura, malaque et bona dictu evomeret si qui vellet tutoque locaret; quorum multa volup ac qaudia clamque palamque, ingenium quoi nulla malum sententia suadet ut faceret facinus levis aut malus.Compare To him he would speak frankly of matters great and small, tell jokes, and, if he so wished, speak well or ill of anything, confident of the other's discretion. With this companion he spent many an agreeable, happy hour, both with others and alone. He had such a disposition that he never deliberately perpetrated a misdeed nor lightly gave offense.
Hic ego sententia non probo, ut noster in amicus benevolentia ille erga ego benevolentia pariter respondeo.Compare I do not approve this sentiment, that our kindness to our friends should correspond to their kindness towards us.
Is disputatio sententia hic liber expono meus arbitratus.Compare The leading ideas of that discussion I have set forth in this book at my own pleasure.
Declension table for sententia
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | sententia | sententiae |
| Gen. | sententiae | sententiārum |
| Dat. | sententiae | sententiīs |
| Acc. | sententiam | sententiās |
| Abl. | sententiā | sententiīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 14.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1736.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 122.
Bibliography
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Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "sententia, sententiae (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/sententia-sententiae.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 14.sententia, sententiae on page 14
