[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sentence \sen"tence\, n. f., from l. sententia, for sentientia,
   from sentire to discern by the senses and the mind, to feel,
   to think. see sense, n., and cf. sentiensi.
   1. sense; meaning; significance. obs.
      1913 webster

            tales of best sentence and most solace. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            the discourse itself, voluble enough, and full of
            sentence.                             --milton.
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   2.
      a an opinion; a decision; a determination; a judgment,
          especially one of an unfavorable nature.
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                my sentence is for open war.      --milton.
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                that by them luther's works we may pass
                sentence upon his doctrines.      --atterbury.
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      b a philosophical or theological opinion; a dogma; as,
          summary of the sentences; book of the sentences.
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   3. law in civil and admiralty law, the judgment of a court
      pronounced in a cause; in criminal and ecclesiastical
      courts, a judgment passed on a criminal by a court or
      judge; condemnation pronounced by a judicial tribunal;
      doom. in common law, the term is exclusively used to
      denote the judgment in criminal cases.
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            received the sentence of the law.     --shak.
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   4. a short saying, usually containing moral instruction; a
      maxim; an axiom; a saw. --broome.
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   5. gram. a combination of words which is complete as
      expressing a thought, and in writing is marked at the
      close by a period, or full point. see proposition, 4.
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   note: sentences are simple or compound. a simple sentence
         consists of one subject and one finite verb; as, "the
         lord reigns." a compound sentence contains two or more
         subjects and finite verbs, as in this verse: 
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               he fills, he bounds, connects, and equals all.
                                                  --pope.
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   dark sentence, a saying not easily explained.
      1913 webster

            a king . . . understanding dark sentences. --dan.
                                                  vii. 23.
      1913 webster
see also:
sense sentiensi proposition dark sentence 

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