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Sage
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- 1 Wise.
"Harry the fift is crownd, vp vanitie, / Downe royall ſtate, all you ſage counſailers, hence, / And to the Engliſh Court aſſemble now / From euery region, apes of idleneſſe: […]"
- 2 Grave; serious; solemn. obsolete
- 1 of the grey-green color of sage leaves wordnet
- 2 having wisdom that comes with age and experience wordnet
- 1 Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software. Internet
"sage in all fields"
- 1 A surname transferred from the nickname. countable, uncountable
- 2 A male given name from English. countable, uncountable
"She wanted to give the child a unique, meaningful name; among those she and Linda liked, she said, were Laurel and Lavender. Or if it was a boy, perhaps Sage . “Why not Spinach or Cabbage?” Brian had scoffed."
- 3 A female given name from English. countable, uncountable
- 4 One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, older than a middle-aged Father and boyish Master countable, uncountable
- 5 A place name:; A neighbourhood along Trout Lake Road, city of North Bay, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A place name:; An unincorporated community in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. countable, uncountable
- 7 A place name:; A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. countable, uncountable
- 8 A place name:; An unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States. countable, uncountable
- 9 A place name:; A ghost town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. countable, uncountable
- 1 A very wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
"’Tis certain, that, while we aſpire to the magnanimous Firmneſs of the philoſophic Sage, and endeavour to confine our Pleaſures altogether within our own Minds, we may, at laſt, render our Philoſophy, like that of Epictetus and other Stoics, only a more refin’d Syſtem of Selfiſhneſs, and reaſon ourſelves out of all Virtue, as well as ſocial Enjoyment."
- 2 The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes. uncountable, usually
- 3 aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc wordnet
- 4 Any plant in the genus Salvia. uncountable, usually
- 5 a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom wordnet
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- 6 Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic. uncountable, usually
- 7 any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb wordnet
- 1 The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply. Internet
"Reminder to sage and report."
Etymology
From Middle English sage, from Old French sage (11th century), from Vulgar Latin *sapium, from Latin sapere (“to taste, to discern, to be wise”). The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.
From Middle English sage, from Old French sage (11th century), from Vulgar Latin *sapium, from Latin sapere (“to taste, to discern, to be wise”). The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.
From Middle English sauge, from Middle French sauge, from Old French salje, from Latin salvia, from salvus (“healthy”), see safe. Doublet of salvia.
Borrowed from Japanese sage (sage), from 下げる (sageru, “to lower”). From 2channel.
Borrowed from Japanese sage (sage), from 下げる (sageru, “to lower”). From 2channel.
* As an English and French surname, from sage, a nickname for a wise person. The given name, in general use since the 1990s, is also associated with the sage plant. Compare Desage, Lesage. * As an Irish surname, variant of Savage. * As a German surname, from a placename derived from the noun sege (“sedge”) (see sedge).
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