Sage

Adjective

 * 1) wise

Noun

 * 1) a wise man or spiritual teacher; a man of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher
 * 2) * 1748. David Hume.  Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973.  § 34.
 * we aspire to the magnanimous firmness of the philosophic sage

Noun

 * 1) A savory spice, Salvia officinalis, also planted for ornamental purposes.  Scientific name: Salvia officinalis

Synonyms

 * (herb) ramona

Derived terms

 * Sage Derby
 * sagebush
 * sage green
 * sage grouse
 * sage tea
 * sage thrasher
 * wood sage
 * sage dog

Interjection

 * 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

Verb

 * 1)  The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply

Verbs for Sage
acclaim—; consult—; venerate—; —counsels; —decrees; —foresees; —foretells; — predicts; —prescribes; —proclaims; —pronounces; —prophesies; —visions.

Adverbs for Sage
perceptibly;   discerningly;    profoundly; shrewdly; reputedly; notably; remarkably; unusually; uncommonly; extraordinarily; estimably; learnedly.

Thesaurus
Nestor, Solomon, ace, acute, authority, broad-minded, crackerjack, deep, discerning, doctor, doyen, doyenne, elder, elder statesman, expert, first-rater, genius, gnostic, good hand, great, great soul, guru, illuminate, insightful, intellect, intellectual, intelligent, judicious, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, logical, lover of wisdom, magician, mahatma, man of genius, man of intellect, man of wisdom, mandarin, master, master hand, mastermind, mentor, oracle, past master, penetrating, perceptive, perspicacious, philosopher, philosophic, practiced hand, probing, prodigy, profound, prudent, pundit, rabbi, reasonable, rishi, sagacious, sane, sapient, savant, scholar, seer, sensible, skilled hand, sophic, star, starets, superstar, thinker, topnotcher, virtuoso, whiz, wise, wise as Solomon, wise man, wise old man, wizard

Etymology 1
From sage: (11th century) < Gallo-Romance *sabius < Vulgar Latin *sapius <  sapere: <. The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.

Etymology 2
From sauge, from Latin salvia, from salvus (healthy), see safe.

Etymology 3
From sageru (to lower).

Adjective

 * Catalan: savi
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: ბრძნული
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: Saoi
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 賢い (かしこい, kashikoi), 賢明な(けんめいな, kenmeina)
 * Macedonian:


 * Neapolitan: appusàto, abbasato, sàzio
 * Norwegian: ,
 * Polish: mądry, rozumny
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: glic
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene: moder
 * Spanish:

Noun

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 哲人
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: ბრძენი
 * German: Weiser
 * Hindi: ऋषि
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: fáidh


 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 賢人, 哲人
 * Macedonian: мудрец
 * Neapolitan: appusàto, abbasato, sàzio
 * Ngarrindjeri:
 * Norwegian: vismann
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: мудрец
 * Slovene: modrec
 * Spanish:

Derived terms

 * sagely
 * sageness
 * Seven Sages of Greece

Related terms

 * maharishi

Noun

 * Armenian: եղեսպակ
 * Basque: salbia
 * Bosnian: žalfija
 * Catalan: sàlvia
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: salie
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: מרווה
 * Irish: sáiste


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: セージ (sēji)
 * Macedonian: жалфија
 * Neapolitan: sàrvia
 * Polish:, szałwia lekarska
 * Portuguese:
 * Quechua: ñukch'u
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: шалфей
 * Slovene: žajbelj
 * Spanish:

Anagrams

 * ages, Ages
 * geas
 * Sega

Adjective

 * 1) wise

Etymology
, see above

Noun

 * 1) story of heraldry and valor

Adjective

 * 1) frequent

Adjective

 * 1) Describing someone who is prudent, cautious and judicious
 * 2)  Chaste, modest, irreprochable in conduct

Noun

 * 1) A person who is prudent, cautious and judicious
 * 2) sage

Etymology
*sapius from the Classical verb sapio:

Anagrams

 * ages, âges, âgés

Verb
sage



Adjective

 * 1) wise having wisdom

Etymology
From, see above

Descendants

 * English:
 * French: