scientia

Meaning

Verb

nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of sciēns

Noun

1. (abstract, declension-1, feminine) knowledge, awareness, cognizance (the state of knowing a fact or situation)
2. (abstract, declension-1, feminine) learning, learnedness, erudition (the state of having an extensive knowledge)
3. (abstract, declension-1, feminine) expert understanding of a skill, art, science etc. (also as opposed to practice)
4. (concrete, declension-1, feminine) that which is known (as opposed to a mere belief, translating Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē))
5. (Medieval-Latin, concrete, declension-1, feminine) that which is known (as opposed to a mere belief, translating Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē))
6. (concrete, declension-1, feminine) the knowledge, lore, scholarship of a particular discipline
7. (concrete, declension-1, feminine) the know-how, skill, expertise (applied knowledge)
8. (Medieval-Latin, concrete, declension-1, feminine) a science (an organized branch of methodically-acquired knowledge with a unified subject-matter)

Concepts

science

knowledge

ability

wisdom

skill

learning season

information

brain

🧠

luggage, baggage

craftspersonship

learning

Opposite of

ignōrantia, ūsus, experientia, exercitātiō, opīniō, suspiciō, coniectūra

Synonyms

cognitio

potestas

prudentia

habilitas

sapientia

sollers acumen

solertia

calliditas

notitia

potentia

ars

🎨

disciplinae

humanitas

litterae

conscientia

doctrina

gnaritas

indicium

intellegentia

nūntius

artes

studia

Translations

science

scienza

ciência

wetenschap

ciencia

ciència

Wissenschaft

bilim

conocimiento

zanist

conhecimento

επιστήμη

conoscenza

kennis

Pronounced as (IPA)

[skiˈɛn.ti.a]

Etymology

From sciēns, scientem (“knowing, aware; having expertise”) + -ia (“abstract noun suffix”). Attested from Varro onwards (early 1st century BCE).