A sentient being is one who perceives or responds to sensations of whatever kind—sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell. Sentient ultimately comes from the Latin verb sentire, which means "to feel" or …

SENTIENT definition: having the power of perception by the senses; conscious. See examples of sentient used in a sentence.

Sentience is simply awareness prior to the arising of Skandha. Thus, an animal qualifies as a sentient being.

Someone involved in preaching, relieving pain, or in breeding contented sentient beings, rats perhaps, can go on holiday or retire.

2 meanings: 1. having the power of sense perception or sensation; conscious 2. rare a sentient person or thing.... Click for more definitions.

1. Having sense perception; conscious: "The living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage" (T.E. Lawrence). 2. Experiencing sensation or feeling.

Definition of sentient adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.