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peritus

peritus noun: a Roman Catholic theologian attending an ecumenical council to give advice.

Noun

peritus (plural periti)

  1. A Roman Catholic theologian attending an ecumenical council to give advice.
    • Among the leading periti at Vatican II, there was an almost universal belief that this theological diet was inadequate for dealing with the problems of the late-twentieth century.2013 February 12, Tracey Rowland, “Pope Benedict XVI: God's Rottweiler or the Church's German shepherd?”, in Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Forms of peritus

pluralperiti

Origin of peritus

From Latin perītus (“skillful”).

Questions about peritus

What does peritus mean?
Peritus means a Roman Catholic theologian attending an ecumenical council to give advice.
What part of speech is peritus?
Peritus is a noun.
What is the plural of peritus?
The plural of peritus is periti.

Words near peritus in the dictionary

  1. peritumorally
  2. peritumorous
  3. peritumour
  4. peritumoural
  5. peritumourally
  6. peritus
  7. perityphlic
  8. perityphlitic
  9. perityphlitides
  10. perityphlitis
  11. periulcer

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