"scienter" meaning in Latin

See scienter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [skiˈɛn.tɛr] [Classical-Latin], [ʃiˈɛn.ter] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: scientius [comparative], scientissimē [superlative]
Etymology: From sciēns (“knowing, understanding”) + -ter (“adverb suffix”). Etymology templates: {{suf|la|sciēns|-ter|t1=knowing, understanding|t2=adverb suffix}} sciēns (“knowing, understanding”) + -ter (“adverb suffix”) Head templates: {{la-adv|scienter}} scienter (comparative scientius, superlative scientissimē)
  1. skillfully, expertly
    Sense id: en-scienter-la-adv-qNsxYTZX Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -ter Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ter: 70 30
  2. knowingly, understandingly, wisely
    Sense id: en-scienter-la-adv-cj8ohuaw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sciēns, scientia, scientificus, scientiola, scīlicet, sciō, scīscō

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "ignorantly, unknowingly",
      "translation": "ignorantly, unknowingly",
      "word": "īnscienter"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "sciemment"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "sciēns",
        "3": "-ter",
        "t1": "knowing, understanding",
        "t2": "adverb suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "sciēns (“knowing, understanding”) + -ter (“adverb suffix”)",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From sciēns (“knowing, understanding”) + -ter (“adverb suffix”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "scientius",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scientissimē",
      "links": [
        [
          "scientissimē",
          "scientissime"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scienter"
      },
      "expansion": "scienter (comparative scientius, superlative scientissimē)",
      "name": "la-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sciēns"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "scientia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "scientificus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "scientiola"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "scīlicet"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sciō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "scīscō"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "98 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin terms suffixed with -ter",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "skillfully, expertly"
      ],
      "id": "en-scienter-la-adv-qNsxYTZX",
      "links": [
        [
          "skillfully",
          "skilfully"
        ],
        [
          "expertly",
          "expertly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "knowingly, understandingly, wisely"
      ],
      "id": "en-scienter-la-adv-cj8ohuaw",
      "links": [
        [
          "knowingly",
          "knowingly"
        ],
        [
          "understandingly",
          "understandingly"
        ],
        [
          "wisely",
          "wisely"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[skiˈɛn.tɛr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃiˈɛn.ter]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scienter"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "ignorantly, unknowingly",
      "translation": "ignorantly, unknowingly",
      "word": "īnscienter"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Latin 3-syllable words",
    "Latin adverbs",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin terms suffixed with -ter",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "sciemment"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "sciēns",
        "3": "-ter",
        "t1": "knowing, understanding",
        "t2": "adverb suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "sciēns (“knowing, understanding”) + -ter (“adverb suffix”)",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From sciēns (“knowing, understanding”) + -ter (“adverb suffix”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "scientius",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scientissimē",
      "links": [
        [
          "scientissimē",
          "scientissime"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scienter"
      },
      "expansion": "scienter (comparative scientius, superlative scientissimē)",
      "name": "la-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sciēns"
    },
    {
      "word": "scientia"
    },
    {
      "word": "scientificus"
    },
    {
      "word": "scientiola"
    },
    {
      "word": "scīlicet"
    },
    {
      "word": "sciō"
    },
    {
      "word": "scīscō"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "skillfully, expertly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "skillfully",
          "skilfully"
        ],
        [
          "expertly",
          "expertly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "knowingly, understandingly, wisely"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knowingly",
          "knowingly"
        ],
        [
          "understandingly",
          "understandingly"
        ],
        [
          "wisely",
          "wisely"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[skiˈɛn.tɛr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃiˈɛn.ter]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scienter"
}

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