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God's Wisdom

God's Wisdom

8.3
Perfect and infinite knowledge that God has
  • noun
translation icon : sabiduría de Dios
  • She found comfort in believing that God's Wisdom surpasses all human understanding.

Examples

  • Some theologians have written extensively about God's Wisdom and how it guides the universe.

  • In many religions, believers pray for a glimpse of God's Wisdom to help them make difficult decisions.

  • We seek God's Wisdom in our decisions.

  • How can we understand God's Wisdom?

  • In many religions, believers pray for a glimpse of God's Wisdom to help them make difficult decisions.

  • She found comfort in believing that God's Wisdom surpasses all human understanding.

  • Some theologians have written extensively about God's Wisdom and how it guides the universe.

Synonyms

omniscience
vsGod's Wisdom
4 9.9

The state of knowing everything

is presented as perfect and divine, attributed to a supreme being
infinite wisdom
vsGod's Wisdom
  • Informal
1 8.2

Said about someone who makes a decision that seems smart but is actually poor

is used seriously to mean perfect and infinite knowledge of a supreme being

Surface Forms

God's Wisdom singular

Morphology

God's + wisdom

The phrase is a simple possessive construction: 'God's' (belonging to God) combined with 'wisdom' (ability to make wise decisions), so the meaning 'wisdom possessed by God' is directly inferable from the parts by a B1 learner who knows both words. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common, so while theological nuances (e.g. 'infinite' or 'perfect') may need context, the basic meaning is transparent.

Etymology

God's Wisdom comes from the image of God as someone who knows everything, like a lamp that lights every road and choice. So God's Wisdom means 'perfect, all-knowing wisdom' that guides people.