"peritus" meaning in English

See peritus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: periti [plural]
Etymology: From Latin perītus (“skillful”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|perītus|t=skillful}} Latin perītus (“skillful”) Head templates: {{en-noun|periti}} peritus (plural periti)
  1. (Christianity) A Roman Catholic theologian attending an ecumenical council to give advice.
    Sense id: en-peritus-en-noun-Uc~7XtFs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Christianity, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 82 3 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 2 24 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 47 7 45 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 44 4 51 Topics: Christianity

Inflected forms

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