Wise-hearted
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Wise; knowing; skilful.
"Of all missionary work this was the one which necessarily kept most under the surface; they could not talk about it as they did of many other things; the whole custom and tradition of the place was against them, and many of their wisest-hearted missionary ladies knew that they could not precipitate matters, counting converts by baptism, and saying they repressed the work which was being done."
Example
More examples"Of all missionary work this was the one which necessarily kept most under the surface; they could not talk about it as they did of many other things; the whole custom and tradition of the place was against them, and many of their wisest-hearted missionary ladies knew that they could not precipitate matters, counting converts by baptism, and saying they repressed the work which was being done."
Etymology
From wise + hearted.
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