Definition of "sententia" []

• An adage or aphorism. (noun)

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• "In that case the doctrine is termed sententia de haeresi suspecta, haeresim sapiens; that is, an opinion suspected, or savouring, of heresy (see CENSURES, THEOLOGICAL)."
• "Come to think of it, it should read "sententia" but you managed to misspell in Latin the word you misspelled in English."
• "You've got "sententia" sitting right there as the third word."