1. plural of summa; comprehensive treatises or works that systematically cover a particular subject
Usage: academic; often refers to medieval scholastic works

Examples

• The medieval scholars wrote several summas on theology.
• Thomas Aquinas’s summas remain influential in philosophical studies.
• The library’s collection includes important summas from the 13th century.
• Students of medieval philosophy must study these classical summas.
• The professor assigned readings from various theological summas.