Summa
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Summa is a noun meaning A comprehensive summary of, or treatise on a subject, especially theology or philosophy.
Meaning
A comprehensive summary of, or treatise on a subject, especially theology or philosophy.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) A culmination or archetypal example.
Example Sentences
In size, scope, and graphic ambition [the map] is a summa of the mapping art of the day, represented in paint by Vermeer.
Rockefeller Center is at once a summa of the Art Deco style, and a look ahead to the Internationalist style that dominated after World War II.
The painting is a “summa” of the various trends that intertwined and developed during those crucial years of the early sixteenth century in Florence.
Word Forms
- summas
- summae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include digest, abstract, synopsis, epitome, summary, compendium.
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