wisdom

Meaning

Noun

  • An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
  • A piece of wise advice.
  • The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.
  • The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
  • The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.
  • The ability to know and apply spiritual truths.
  • A group of wombats .
  • The herb, thyme.

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Origin

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

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