sapiential

[ sey-pee-en-shuh l ]
/ ˌseɪ piˈɛn ʃəl /

adjective

containing, exhibiting, or affording wisdom; characterized by wisdom.

Origin of sapiential

1475–85; < Late Latin sapientiālis, equivalent to sapienti(a) wisdom (see sapient, -ia) + -ālis -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM sapiential

sa·pi·en·tial·ly, adverb un·sa·pi·en·tial, adjective un·sa·pi·en·tial·ly, adverb

Example sentences from the Web for sapiential

  • The "sapiential literature" of the Old Testament was the least specifically Israelite.

    The Expositor's Bible: |Alfred Plummer

British Dictionary definitions for sapiential

sapiential
/ (ˌseɪpɪˈɛnʃəl, ˌsæpɪ-) /

adjective

showing, having, or providing wisdom

Derived forms of sapiential

sapientially, adverb