mensa
[ men-suh ]
/ ˈmɛn sə /
noun, plural men·sas, men·sae [men-see] /ˈmɛn si/ for 1, genitive men·sae for 2.
Also called altar slab, altar stone.
the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
(initial capital letter) Astronomy.
the Table, a southern constellation near Octans.
Origin of mensa
First recorded in 1685–95,
mensa is from the Latin word
mēnsa table
Words nearby mensa
menostaxis,
menotropins,
menotti,
mens rea,
mens sana in corpore sano,
mensa,
mensal,
mensch,
mense,
menservants,
menses
Definition for mensa (2 of 3)
Mensa
[ men-suh ]
/ ˈmɛn sə /
noun
an international fellowship organization for people with IQ's in the top 2 percent of the general population.
Origin of Mensa
From the Latin word
mēnsa table, symbolizing the original conception of the society, “a round table where no one has precedence”
OTHER WORDS FROM Mensa
Men·san, nounDefinition for mensa (3 of 3)
a mensa et thoro
[ ey men-suh et thawr-oh, thohr-oh ]
/ eɪ ˈmɛn sə ɛt ˈθɔr oʊ, ˈθoʊr oʊ /
adjective Law.
pertaining to or noting a divorce that forbids spouses to live together but does not dissolve the marriage bond.
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British Dictionary definitions for mensa (1 of 3)
Mensa
1
/ (ˈmɛnsə) /
noun Latin genitive Mensae (ˈmɛnsiː)
a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Hydrus and Volans and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Word Origin for Mensa
Latin, literally: the table
British Dictionary definitions for mensa (2 of 3)
Mensa
2
/ (ˈmɛnsə) /
noun
an international society, membership of which is restricted to people whose intelligence test scores exceed those expected of 98 per cent of the population
British Dictionary definitions for mensa (3 of 3)
a mensa et thoro
/ (eɪ ˈmɛnsə ɛt ˈθɔːrəʊ) /
adjective
law
denoting or relating to a form of divorce in which the parties remain married but do not cohabit: abolished in England in 1857
Word Origin for a mensa et thoro
Latin: from table and bed