sage

IPA: sˈeɪdʒ

noun

  • A wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
  • The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
  • Any plant in the genus Salvia
  • Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.
  • A surname transferred from the nickname.
  • A male given name from English.
  • A female given name from English.
  • (Wicca) One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, older than a middle-aged Father and boyish Master
  • A place name:
  • A neighbourhood along Trout Lake Road, city of North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
  • An unincorporated community in Izard County, Arkansas, United States.
  • A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
  • An unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States.
  • A ghost town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.

verb

  • (Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply.

adjective

  • wise.
  • (obsolete) grave; serious; solemn
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Examples of "sage" in Sentences

  • And, just a word of sage counsel for your next movie role.
  • At squash planting time, the sage is about four inches high
  • In fear of death, the quiet saint or sage is dying all his life.
  • The sage is subtle, overshadowed by the roast and hops; the hot peppers reach a crescendo way back in the throat, singeing the uvula.
  • This turkey breast, flavored with the traditional rosemary and sage, is also dusted with chili powder and served with a side of collard greens as a nod to Africa.
  • This shrub is the _artemisia_ -- a species of wild sage or wormwood, -- and the plains upon which it grows are called by the hunters, who cross them, the _sage prairies_.
  • The name sage, meaning wisdom, appears to have had a different origin, but as the plant was reputed to strengthen the memory, there seems to be ground for believing that those who ate the plant would be wise.
  • While condemning every attempt of a people to establish its own liberties, Alexander still believed that in some countries sovereigns would do well to make their subjects a grant of what he called sage and liberal institutions.
  • In the first place the feet sink in the loose and sandy soil, in the second it is densely covered with the hideous porcupine; to avoid the constant prickings from this the walker is compelled to raise his feet to an unnatural height; and another hideous vegetation, which I call sage-bush, obstructs even more, although it does not pain so much as the irritans.

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