"sapience" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsaːpiˈɛns(ə)/, /ˈsaːpiɛns(ə)/
Etymology: From Old French sapience, from Latin sapientia. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|sapience}} Old French sapience, {{der|enm|la|sapientia}} Latin sapientia Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} sapience, {{enm-noun|-}} sapience (uncountable)
  1. wisdom, discernment (especially religious) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sapience-enm-noun-Jq27YMRx
  2. (One of) the Poetic Books of the Bible. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sapience-enm-noun-8Mbj6BT0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sapiens, sapiense, sapyence, sapyens
Categories (other): Thought Disambiguation of Thought: 0 0

Alternative forms

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