"barba tenus sapiens" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /barˈbaː.te.nus ˈsa.pi.ens/ [Classical], [bärˈbäːt̪ɛnʊs̠ ˈs̠äpiẽːs̠] [Classical], /ˈbar.ba ˈte.nus ˈsa.pi.ens/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈbärbä ˈt̪ɛːnus ˈsäːpiens] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From barbā (“beard”, abl.sg.) + tenus (“as far as”, postp.) sapiēns (“discerning, wise”, adj.), i.e. 'wise only as far as the beard, merely cultivating an appearance of wisdom'. From Erasmus' Adagia, translating Ancient Greek ἐκ πώγονος σοφοί, καὶ ἀπὸ πώγονος φιλόσοφοι (ek pṓgonos sophoí, kaì apò pṓgonos philósophoi), part of a rich earlier tradition of similar sayings in reference to the beard conferring the image of a philosopher, specifically a Stoic one. Cf. sapientem pāscere barbam (“to grow a beard of wisdom”) (Horace), barba nōn facit philosophum (“a beard doesn't make you a philosopher”). Etymology templates: {{m|la|barba|barbā|beard|pos=abl.sg.}} barbā (“beard”, abl.sg.), {{m|la|tenus||as far as|pos=postp.}} tenus (“as far as”, postp.), {{m|la|sapiēns||discerning, wise|pos=adj.}} sapiēns (“discerning, wise”, adj.), {{calque|la|grc|-|notext=1}} Ancient Greek, {{m|grc|ἐκ πώγονος σοφοί, καὶ ἀπὸ πώγονος φιλόσοφοι}} ἐκ πώγονος σοφοί, καὶ ἀπὸ πώγονος φιλόσοφοι (ek pṓgonos sophoí, kaì apò pṓgonos philósophoi), {{m|la|sapientem}} sapientem, {{m|la|pāscere}} pāscere, {{m|la|barbam||to grow a beard of wisdom}} barbam (“to grow a beard of wisdom”), {{m|la|barba nōn facit philosophum||a beard doesn't make you a philosopher}} barba nōn facit philosophum (“a beard doesn't make you a philosopher”) Head templates: {{la-noun|barbā tenus sapiēns<3>|g=m|g2=f}} barbā tenus sapiēns m or f (genitive barbā tenus sapientis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|barbā tenus sapiēns<3>}} Forms: barbā tenus sapiēns [canonical, feminine, masculine], barbā tenus sapientis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], barbā tenus sapiēns [nominative, singular], barbā tenus sapientēs [nominative, plural], barbā tenus sapientis [genitive, singular], barbā tenus sapientum [genitive, plural], barbā tenus sapientī [dative, singular], barbā tenus sapientibus [dative, plural], barbā tenus sapientem [accusative, singular], barbā tenus sapientēs [accusative, plural], barbā tenus sapiente [ablative, singular], barbā tenus sapientibus [ablative, plural], barbā tenus sapiēns [singular, vocative], barbā tenus sapientēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (idiomatic, mildly derogatory) a phoney philosopher, a sophist Tags: declension-3, derogatory, idiomatic, mildly Categories (topical): Appearance, Hair, Human behaviour, Philosophy Synonyms: barbatenus sapiens

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