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Wisdom

//ˈwɪzdəm// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Wisdom of Solomon, a book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
Noun
  1. 1
    An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise. uncountable
  2. 2
    the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight wordnet
  3. 3
    A piece of wise advice. countable
  4. 4
    the quality of being prudent and sensible wordnet
  5. 5
    The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight wordnet
  2. 7
    The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment wordnet
  4. 9
    The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    The ability to know and apply spiritual truths. countable, uncountable

    "Wiſdom…is to a man an infinite Treaſure, for ſhe is the Breath of the Power of God, and a pure Influence that floweth from the Glory of the Almighty; ſhe is the Brightneſs of Eternal Light, and an undefiled Mirror of the Majeſty of God, and an Image of his Goodneſs; ſhe teacheth us Soberneſs and Prudence, Righteouſneſs and Strength; ſhe underſtands the Subtilty of words, and Solution of dark ſentences; ſhe foreknoweth Signs and Wonders, and what ſhall happen in time to come."

  6. 11
    A group of wombats. countable, rare, uncountable

    "It would also be difficult to get to the bottom line accurately if a wisdom of wombats ate your working papers. Both scenarios are equal in probability."

  7. 12
    A group of owls. countable, rare, uncountable

    "What he expected to find I cannot imagine , unless it was a wisdom of owls. What he did see and hear were telephones ringing, assistants answering them, getting up from their seats to take a book or a card from a file, returning[…]"

  8. 13
    Ellipsis of wisdom tooth. abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, ellipsis

    "HAVING MY WISDOMS REMOVED"

Etymology

From Middle English wisdom, from Old English wīsdōm (“wisdom”), from Proto-West Germanic *wīsadōm, from Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz (“wisdom”), corresponding to wise + -dom. Cognate with Scots wisdom, wysdom (“wisdom”), West Frisian wiisdom (“wisdom”), Dutch wijsdom (“wisdom”), German Weistum (“legal sentence”), Danish/Norwegian/Swedish visdom (“wisdom”), Icelandic vísdómur (“wisdom”).

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