sapi·en·tial \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|enchəl\adjective Etymology: Middle English sapiencial, from Late Latin sapientialis, from Latin sapientia wisdom + -alis -al : characterized by or peculiar to wisdom < the sapiential attitude … replaced the imprecatory attitude — Joseph Frank > < attributing a sapiential function to prudence — V.J.Bourke >