quatenus

English

Etymology

From Latin quatenus.

Adjective

quatenus (not comparable)

1. (Lutheranism) Relating to the belief that the Book of Concord is authoritative insofar as it faithfully describes the Christian faith as revealed in the Bible; admitting the possibility that the Book of Concord might contradict the Bible.

Coordinate terms

• quia

Adverb

quatenus (not comparable)

1. In a quatenus manner.

Latin

Etymology

From quā + tenus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷaː.te.nus/, [ˈkʷäːt̪ɛnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.te.nus/, [ˈkwäːt̪enus]

Adverb

quātenus (not comparable)

1. how far, how long
2. to what extent
   • 1159, John of Salisbury, Policraticus, Prologus:

     Eadem est asini et cuiusvis imperatoris post modicum tempus gloria, nisi quatenus memoria alterutrius scriptorum beneficio prorogatur.

     The reputation of the fool and the emperor is the same after a moderate period of time except in the extent that the memory of either is prolonged by the beneficence of writers.

References

• “quatenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “quatenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• quatenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.