Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
sententiarian .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who read lectures, or commented, on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris (1159-1160), a school divine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who read
lectures , or commented, on the Sentences of Peter Lombard.
Etymologies
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Examples
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As soon as the three members of the royal family were left alone, the king, stretching himself, with a slight yawn, observed, "This man looks not like a conspirator, brother Richard, though his sententiary as to nature and science lacked loyalty and respect."
The Last of the Barons — Volume 03 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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The king, who seemed thoughtful and fatigued, approached the two, and said, with a forced smile, "What learned sententiary engages you two scholars?"
The Last of the Barons — Volume 08 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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The king, who seemed thoughtful and fatigued, approached the two, and said, with a forced smile, "What learned sententiary engages you two scholars?"
The Last of the Barons — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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As soon as the three members of the royal family were left alone, the king, stretching himself, with a slight yawn, observed, "This man looks not like a conspirator, brother Richard, though his sententiary as to nature and science lacked loyalty and respect."
The Last of the Barons — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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