sententia

noun

sen-ˈten(t)-sh(ē-)ə How to pronounce sententia (audio)
Definition of sententianext
as in proverb
an often stated observation regarding something from common experience a handbook of sententiae and advice for those about to enter the state of matrimony

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  1. proverb
  2. saying
  3. word
  4. epigram
  5. maxim
  6. motto
Noun
  • To paraphrase an old proverb, the best time to connect the fights for trans and reproductive rights was decades ago.
    Colleen Hamilton, Them, 4 Dec. 2024
  • This brings up the proverb of wanting to have your cake and eat it too.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of proverb
Noun
  • What Team Northeast's saying: Philly's too hard-edge to be anything but Northeast.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There’s a saying that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of saying
Noun
  • Corcoran delivered his final words before taking his last breath.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
  • As households witnessed their utility bills drop—sometimes by nearly 90% according to Miller—word spread that the people going door to door were here to help.
    Marina Lopes, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of word
Noun
  • On his plane plastered with Trumpian epigrams, Vance makes the case for Trump’s second-term vision of enhanced executive power.
    Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
  • No one could tell the clock by him; no one could quote an epigram of his; no one could ever remember his being a friend of their daddy—or even their granddaddy.
    E. L. Doctorow, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Definition of epigram
Noun
  • The big-picture, keep-it-simple characteristics of this market moment are easy enough to recite like self-help maxims: Inflation continues to retreat more quickly than the economy has slowed.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Here is another useful maxim: Sometimes less is more.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of maxim
Noun
  • That’s the motto, at least, for scores of DIYers who modify their homes again and again for the sake of personalization.
    Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Boasting an enviable black book of exclusive VIP experiences and relationships with some of the world’s finest guides, UTC lives by its motto, Why do Ordinary.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of motto
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