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scientia.

knowledge, science; skill;

8 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[skiˈɛn.ti.a]Classical-Latin[ʃiˈɛn.t͡si.a]

  1. knowledge, awareness, cognizance (the state of knowing a fact or situation)

    abstract · declension-1 · feminine

  2. learning, learnedness, erudition (the state of having an extensive knowledge)

    abstract · declension-1 · feminine

  3. expert understanding of a skill, art, science etc. (also as opposed to practice)

    abstract · declension-1 · feminine

  4. that which is known (as opposed to a mere belief, translating Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē))

    concrete · declension-1 · feminine

  5. that which is known (as opposed to a mere belief, translating Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē)) knowledge (as distinguished according to the direction: from cause to effect or vice versa, corr. to Ancient Greek διότι (dióti) vs. ὅτι (hóti))

    Medieval-Latin · concrete · declension-1 · feminine
    scientia propter quid
    scientia quia

  6. the knowledge, lore, scholarship of a particular discipline

    concrete · declension-1 · feminine
    scientia speculātīva

  7. the know-how, skill, expertise (applied knowledge)

    concrete · declension-1 · feminine
    scientia practica

  8. a science (an organized branch of methodically-acquired knowledge with a unified subject-matter)

    Medieval-Latin · concrete · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From sciēns, scientem (“knowing, aware; having expertise”) + -ia (“abstract noun suffix”). Attested from Varro onwards (early 1st century BCE).

verb[skiˈɛn.ti.a]Classical-Latin[ʃiˈɛn.t͡si.a]

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of sciēns

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · participle · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

From sciēns, scientem (“knowing, aware; having expertise”) + -ia (“abstract noun suffix”). Attested from Varro onwards (early 1st century BCE).

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