sage
- noun
- /seɪdʒ/
- And some people even say maybe he was a sage, wise person.
- ancient sage
- saints and sages
- sage on the stage
We're not the wise people, we're not sages, we're not perfect intellects.
- We're not the wise people, we're not sages, we're not perfect intellects.
- Nearly all the great sages and prophets were aristocrats.
- Let me ask you to put put on your wise sage hat and give advice to young people.
- Chastise the waves like the poets and sages command.
- So no more basing your ideas on ancient rituals or sage kings.
- And I had this model of Jesus as a profound sage figure.
- You know, from very ancient times, all the philosophers and Saints and sages tell people to get to know yourself better.
- Still, the Stoics described the sage as somebody who is never overwhelmed by strong emotions.
- So I did Western philosophers, so does sages and scientists throughout history.
- And that Sadiq liked the Soweto sage never messes up.
- Like say I've had a very strange journey, met the most strangest people in the sages circumstances.
Examples
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The ancient sage shared his insights about life and happiness with the villagers.
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But pride, according to an ancient sage experienced with the ways of bean obsession, cometh before the fall.
Fiction book (1997) -
Let me ask you to put put on your wise sage hat and give advice to young people.
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By what right do you act like a sage?
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And I had this model of Jesus as a profound sage figure.
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W. R., nothing is more precious to me than your friendship and sage advice.
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The Human Project gives this great big dinner for all the scientists and sages in the world.
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He's the sage of Southeast Asia.
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What would the ancient Confucius sages write about us if they could?
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Even the wisest sages and scholars cannot find him.
Synonyms
A man respected for good judgment who gives advice to others
A respected expert who leads and influences others in a field
A calm thoughtful person who lives by reason
A woman who knows a lot about people and herbs and people trust for advice
An older person respected for their knowledge and good sense
A respected person people go to for advice
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
A bush with a strong smell that grows in southern California and Mexico and is used as medicine
A low shrub with grey, silvery leaves that grows on dry coastal hills in California
- Specialized
A tall California plant that lives many years with fragrant leaves and pale blue or violet flowers
- US
A plant that lives for many years with soft white leaves and grows in the US Southwest
- US
A low shrub with many branches and pale grey leaves that gives shelter and food to wild animals
- US
A low woody plant with serrated leaves and cream to pink or purple flowers in spikes native to North America
- UK
A plant in the mint family with one-sided rows of yellow flowers in European woodlands
- Specialized
A plant with soft leaves and a strong smell that lives for many years and has small brownish flowers
How Wise
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sage (wise person) comes from the Latin root sapere, which means 'to know'. A sage was someone famous for deep knowledge and good judgment, so the name fits the meaning of a wise guide.